Tag: Liam Cosgrave
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Nest of Spies.
1. Introduction. I remember being struck by a passage in the late Kennedy Lindsay’s book, ‘The British Intelligence Services In Action’ (1981). Lindsay, a Unionist politician, alleged that MI6: ‘has numerous agents and informants [in the Republic of Ireland], including many at high levels in the civil service, police, and armed services. The territory had been part…
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Operation Clockwork Orange Vol 2.
By David Burke. Chapter 4. A Clash of Interests. 040. Stepping on the toes of MI5. The British Army was not aware that William McGrath, the commander of Tara, a Loyalist paramilitary organisation, was a critical player in MI5’s endeavours to spy on Unionist paedophiles. To the military, he was a terrorist and, therefore, a…
