Veil of Silence: How the Irish State Covered Up an IRA Murder and Framed a Garda Whistleblower

In 1985 John Corcoran, a garda informer within the ranks of the Cork IRA, was abducted and brutally executed by the IRA. No one has ever been charged with his murder, but for decades, speculation was rife that gardaí of the highest rank allowed Corcoran – a father of eight – to be murdered to protect Sean O’ Callaghan, the state’ s most prized IRA informer during the Troubles.

Now, for the first time, J.P. O’ Sullivan, Corcoran’ s Special Branch handler, breaks his silence. He reveals the ch...