Tag: Glenanne Gang

• From the Vaults: Capt. Robert Nairac.

  

  Many articles, books and documentaries have been written about Capt. Robert Nairac, who was killed by Republicans on 15 May 1977. This article appeared in November 1977. His body has never been recovered. Covert History’s account of his role in the Dublin and Monaghan bombing and the UVF’s Glenanne Gang can be found in the…

  Covert History Ireland

  5 September 2026

  British Army, Gardai, Historic magazines and pamphlets, IRA, MI5, UVF

  Glenanne Gang, mi5, Robert Nairac, UVF

• The strange death of Harry Breen. By Deirdre Younge.

  

  In April 2017, Village magazine published this article by Deirdre Younge which revealed another side to Chief Superintendent Harry Breen of the RUC. Breen was shot dead by the IRA in 1989. He served as Commander H Division (Armagh and parts of Down) from March 1988 to ’89. His death was the subject of the…

  Covert History Ireland

  20 April 2025

  IRA, MI5, Smithwick Tribunal, UVF

  Deirdre Younge, Glenanne Gang, Harry Breen, IRA, John Weir, mi5, RUC, Smithwick Tribunal, Ulster Resistance, UVF

• Returning the Serve, the Dublin-Monaghan bombings of 1974. [WebBook]

  

  1. London will not share MI5 and MI6’s files with Dublin. 2. The Corbet Lough conspiracy. 3. 2024: A Legal action is being pursued by families and survivors of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings. 4. The President who spelt it out. 5. The Government has Garda surveillance records of the people who campaigned for the…

  Covert History Ireland

  15 March 2025

  British Army, MI5, RUC, UVF

  Colin Wallace, Denis Payne, Ebook, Edward Heath, Glenanne Gang, harold wilson, Harris Boyle, Irish Times, John Weir, kincora, mi5, mi6, Miami Showband, Peter Wright, Robert Nairac, Robin Jackson, RUC, UVF, WebBook, William Hanna