John O'Brien

HYDRAS HEAD SCAPPATICCI Did you know that the Irish state paid Freddie Scappaticci's lawyers €382,270 euros so he could defend himself against the accusation of being Stakeknife? This payment was authorised in 2013. It's about time the files in the Department of Justice on the Smithwick tribunal were made available for public inspection. Hopefully, the Taoiseach's comments in the Dáil mark the beginning of this disclosure process. Scappaticci was not merely an informant; he w

Flowers and tributes laid at the Dublin and Monaghan Bombings Memorial on Talbot Street in Dublin on May 17 after a service marking the 51st anniversary of the series of no-warning blasts which claimed more than 30 lives and injured hundreds.   The Dublin and Monaghan car bombings of 1974 were unspeakable crimes of wanton savagery, executed with total disregard for human life and suffering. Terrible Record Some 34 souls were murdered on that evening, 10 killed in Parnell St,

Sir Iain Livingstone Head of Operation Denton Operation Denton Review – False Dawn The Dublin and Monaghan bombings of 17 May 1974 stand as the deadliest atrocity of the Troubles, claiming 34 lives in the Republic of Ireland. ​ Despite the passage of time, accountability for these events remains elusive, shaped by jurisdictional complexities, secrecy doctrines, and strategies of narrative deflection. Scene in Talbot Street 17 May 1974 - 15 Murdered NCND “Neither Confirm nor D

NCND – British Policy – Legacy Conundrum - Questions for Denton! For more details, please refer to the links provided.   “Neither Confirm nor Deny” (NCND) is a British codified response policy used by government and security agencies when asked questions about sensitive matters such as: intelligence operations, covert sources (agents, informants, surveillance), classified information, or the existence or non-existence of certain records. Instead of answering “yes” or “no”, an

CRYPTIC GARDA REPORT - CONTACT WITH ARMED PIRA   BORDER DUTY 1978/1979 HACKBALLSCROSS AND CASTLEBLANEY STATIONS / ATTACK ON BRITISH SOLDIERS CROSSMAGLEN 3 FEBRUARY 1979/ ONE SOLDIER SERIOUSLY INJURED /    SUSPECT CAR PURSUED BY CASTLEBLANEY CAR / GARDA PADDY TEEHAN (DRIVER) GARDA BRENDAN BRADY (OBSERVER) / TRAVELLING TOWARDS MCSHANES CROSS EASTWARDLY /    HBX CAR GARDA LIAM KING (DRIVER) SGT. JOHN O’BRIEN (OBSERVER) TRAVELLING WEST / TOWARDS MCSHANES CROSS /    SUSPECT CAR WA

The source of the bombs used in the attacks on Dublin and Monaghan. The components of the bombs detonated in Dublin were sophisticated, surpassing the capabilities typically associated with the UVF. Although the identities and roles of several bombers have been revealed over time, there has been no information disclosed about a bomb maker within the UVF. The sophistication of the bomb materials was comparable to that of the Provisional IRA at the time. This suggests that the

N etflix Documentary https://l1nq.com/JMk9H   Stephen Travers and Des McAlea (Lee) fought for years to have the full truth revealed...

THE MOST RECENT ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AT THE TRUMP INTERNATIONAL GOLF CLUB IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA (SEPTEMBER 15) HAS GIVEN SERIOUS...

There is an inextricable link between Politics (Government) and Policing/Security. The murder of Pat Finucane underscores this link from...

D/Sergeant Denis O’Brien was ambushed and murdered on 9 September 1942 as he drove away from his home in Ballyboden, County Dublin. He has been awarded a POSTUMOUS GOLD SCOTT MEDAL - AFTER AN UNCONSCIONABLE DELAY.   He was a very active member of detective branch SDU. Just like many others he had a stellar War of Independence record, and he took the anti-treaty side in the Civil War. He was interred both in Mountjoy and Newbridge. He was a friend of Liam Mellows and Rory O’Co

The sacrifice made by Superintendent Curtin and the grief visited on his family was neglected by official Ireland for many years. I had...

https://coverthistory.ie/2024/02/17/deception-and-a-death-foretold-by-deirdre-younge/ © Deirdre Younge February, 2024. AUTHOR - JOHN...

The head of An Garda Síochána's Security and Intelligence Bureau has said Russia is one of a small number of countries spying in Ireland....

HURLING A GAME FOR THE AGES

Dublin has handed over the single biggest atrocity to the British - Shame

THE INTERIM REPORT from Operation Kenova into the activities of the British Agent, Freddie Scappaticci, aka Stakeknife has now been publishe

Dublin and Monaghan Bombings

Memories packed week on attacks on the South.

The Dublin and Monaghan Car Bombings of 1974 were unspeakable crimes of wanton savagery, exhibited with total disregard for human life...

John is about to publish his latest book, The Troubles Come South, Murder and Mayhem. There are three themes. In the first instance he...