Tag: John Weir

• 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

  20th April 2025

  IRA, MI5, Smithwick Tribunal, UVF

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

• Dublin-Monaghan bombings. [WebBook]

  

  Introduction: Dublin City was rocked by three car bomb explosions on 17 May 1974. The devices detonated in a coordinated fashion at approximately 5.30; all within ninety seconds of each other. Twenty-six people and a full-term unborn child (Baby Doherty) were slaughtered. No warnings were provided. Ninety minutes later, a fourth car bomb exploded in…

  Covert History Ireland

  15th 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