Abstract
In the 1980s some thirty members of paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland both republican and loyalist, agreed to provide evidence against their former colleagues in return for a reduced sentence or immunity from prosecution, a new identity and life. Such individuals became commonly known as ‘supergrasses’. This article drawing on archival and documentary research explores the potential opportunity these supergrass trials provided for republican paramilitary groups to gather open source intelligence on their loyalist counterparts. It also tracks whether individuals named by loyalist supergrasses were subsequently targeted by opposing paramilitary groups on their acquittal or release from prison.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1014-1026 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Intelligence and National Security |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| Early online date | 1 Aug 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 10 Nov 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Intelligence and National Security on 01/08/2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/ 10.1080/02684527.2019.1646518Copyright © and Moral Rights are retained by the author(s) and/ or other copyright owners. A copy can be downloaded for personal non-commercial research or study, without prior permission or charge. This item cannot be reproduced or quoted extensively from without first obtaining permission in writing from the copyright holder(s). The content must not be changed in any way or sold commercially in any format or medium without the formal permission of the copyright holders.
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Rachel Monaghan
- Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations - Professor of Peace and Conflict
Person: Teaching and Research