I am a Politics and International Relations Post-Graduate Researcher (PGR) in the Law and Politics department at Cardiff University. My main areas of interest include the study of violence and conflict throughout modern history, as well as Irish politics and contemporary history. In particular, my focus lies on the Northern Ireland conflict and the Provisional Irish Republican Army’s (PIRA) violent campaign. My doctoral research considers PIRA bombings against civilian targets throughout the Northern Ireland conflict (1969-1998) and the extent to which the PIRA were willing to risk substantial casualties in these bombings.