Special Branch
Ireland blamed Northern Ireland Office for ‘damaging leaks’, records show
The confidential briefing note is part of the tranche of documents made public by the Irish National Archive.
UVF agent Robin ‘The Jackal’ Jackson accused fellow sectarian killer Billy Wright of also working for the state
Details emerged during inquest into double murder
Police allegedly failed to disrupt Johnny Adair’s `murderous plans' in advance of the killing of two Catholic council workers, court told
POLICE allegedly failed to disrupt former loyalist terror chief Johnny Adair’s murderous plans in advance of the killing of two Catholic council workers, the High Court has heard.
Radio review: Pacy thriller packed with tension and drama
Assume Nothing: The Handler - A Matter of Life and Death Radio 4 There are so-called beauty spots in Northern Ireland that are no go in my head.
Woman 'frantic' after attempt to recruit her as an an informer
A north Belfast woman has been left feeling "frantic" after an attempt to recruit her as an an informer.
No security force collusion in UVF murder of Roseann Mallon, inquest finds
A coroner has found neither direct nor indirect collision between the security forces and loyalists in the 1994 murder of a Catholic pensioner in Co Tyrone.
Haggarty recruited by Special Branch less than a year after joining UVF
GARY Haggarty was recruited as an RUC Special Branch informer less than a year after joining the ranks of the murderous Mount Vernon UVF when he was arrested for possession of ammunition.
Concerns raised over claims special branch threatened to expose informer target
PSNI intelligence officers have been accused of putting a man's safety at risk by threatening to tell republicans he was providing the police with information. The threat was made during a secretly recorded conversation between the man and two members...
'Special Branch' informer tactics revealed
While the use of informers by the police is not new, little is known about the secret and often dangerous world within which they and their handlers operate. A recently obtained secret recording now lifts the lid on some of...
Kingsmills case shows failings of legacy process
It has been comprehensively established that the RUC repeatedly failed to carry out proper investigations into atrocities carried out by loyalists over a period of up to three decades.