The Handler Episode 6: The Irish Englishman
Dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. James recalls SeΓ΅n Mac StΓofΓ΅in, the PIRA’s first chief of staff.
Dramatised memoir of a Special Branch officer operating at the outset of the Northern Ireland Troubles. James (not his real name) runs a network of informers and sources operating along the border area of South Down and South Armagh during the worst years of violence. For both handler and source, it’s a matter of life and death. Some names, dates and details have been changed to protect the living.
Episode 6: The Irish Englishman
When James and the Military Intelligence officer meet a source in a Dublin department store, he tells them PIRA chief of staff SeΓ΅n Mac StΓofΓ΅in will address an IRA meeting that same evening. They attend and gather valuable intelligence, but the Military Intelligence officer makes a mistake, placing them both in peril.
Cast:
James – Jonathan Harden
Interviewer – Michael Patrick
Source – J D Ruddy
Military Intelligence Officer – Paul Mallon
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Northern Ireland Production
Last on
Broadcast
- Sat 25 Jun 2022 12:03Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Ulster & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Foyle
Podcast
-
Assume Nothing
The teams assume nothing as they examine events through fresh eyes.