Read Ireland Book News - Issue 74
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Gangland by Paul Williams (Paperback; 7.99 IRP / 10.95 USD) [Add To Basket]
This book is an explosive expose of the Irish criminal underworld, where fear and murder form part of everyday life. Here are the chilling, dramatic stories of some of the most dangerous mobsters and their multi-million pound criminal empires. The book provides a rare insight into the background of the big heists, kidnappings, drug deals and assassinations. Read the inside story of the kidnapping of Jennifer Guinness; of the infamous Athy Gang and how they were outwitted by the police; of the unforgettably cruel criminal called 'The Psycho'. This book is a thrilling account of the battle between the criminal and the Irish police force.
King Scum: The Life and Crimes of Tony Felloni, Dublin's Heroin Boss by Paul Reynolds (Paperbackl 7.99 IRP / 10.95 USD) [Add To Basket]
Tony Felloni is a nasty piece of work. So much so that he was known as 'King Scum' in the communities he ravaged. In the mid-80s and again in the 90s, he was one of the biggest and most ruthless heroin dealers in Dublin's north inner city. At last, in 1996, the law caught up with him: he is currently serving twenty years, the longest drugs sentence ever handed down by an Irish court. In this book the author traces Felloni's criminal career from the beginning. He started as a blackmailer in the early 60s. His scam was simple: lure young girls to a flat on the pretext of a party, terrorise them into stripping naked, photograph them and then demand money on the threat of sending the photographs to employees and parents. Over the years he graduated from petty thief to major Dublin drugs baron. His children sold drugs with him. Most are junkies and have criminal convictions. He dealt heroin in huge quantities and was caught three times by the Gardai while on bail for previous offences, setting off public demands for a bail referendum that led to a constitutional change. This book is a fast-paced read of a real life, up-to-the-minute account of a Dublin criminal's life and crimes.
Killers: Murder in Ireland by Stephen Rea (Paperback; 9.99 IRP / 15.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
In this book the author traces the last movements of the victims of some of the most notorious killers in Ireland's recent history. He paints a comprehensive and horrific picture of the crimes. Two of the cases remain unsolved and readers are left to draw their own conclusions. Rea's journalistic and suspenseful approach to these narratives hold the reader's attention throughout. The work of the Gardai, including the Murder Squad, Serious Crime Squad and Technical Bureau, is given in each case, and the lead up to final arrests and convictions is charted. The evidence that put away form of the most vicious individuals this state has known, is presented here alongside the police-work that brought it to light.
Sophia's Story by Susan McKay (Paperback; 6.99 IRP / 10.50 USD) [Add To Basket]
Sophia McColgan's father, Joseph McColgan, was convicted in 1995 of raping and abusing his children over a twenty-year period which only ended in 1993. McColgan, dubbed 'the West of Ireland farmer', was sentenced to 12 years in prison. He had first raped Sophia when she was only six, before she had made her first communion. His conviction was the end of a long, horrible nightmare. Sophia is 28 now, with a life of her own at last. She has graduated with a B.Sc. (Honours) in Environmental Science and Technology from Sligo Regional Technical College. In this book, Susan McKay tells of Sophia's life from her earliest memories to the present. Written with Sophia's full and generous co-operation, this book tells of an heroic and inspiring young women who has fought to salvage her own life and that of her family from the ashes of a brutalised childhood. It is not just a distressing catalogue of horror and betrayal but also the story of a young woman who has survived a terrible childhood and whose life marks a triumph of the human spirit.
Breaking the Bank: How the National Irish Bank scandal was Exposed by George Lee and Charlie Bird (Paperback; 9.99 IRP / 15.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
A bank robbery with a difference, the ultimate inside job. National Irish Bank had been stealing from its customers to boost its own profits. It also ran an illegal offshore investment scheme that allowed its wealthiest customers to evade tax. The bankers were professionals, and their crimes were easy to hide until one day somebody, somewhere, called the Radio Telefis Eireann newsroom. Charlie Bird and George Lee took up the case. This book is the story of how they followed the tip-off and eventually uncovered the scandal. A gripping journalistic thriller, it is full of clandestine meetings with shadowy sources. It details the misinformation, legal threats, and reported surveillance which the journalists had to endure. It is the true story behind the headlines which shocked the nation and changed the image of Irish banking forever. The two journalists were declared Journalists of the Year 1998 for their work on this story.
Faith & Duty: The True Story of a Soldier's War in Northern Ireland by Nicky Curtis (Hardback; 20.50 IRP / 30.00 USD) [Add To Basket]
The author of this book is one of the most highly decorated British soldiers ever to serve in Northern Ireland. In this compelling and unique book he graphically portrays his experiences in the Province during the turbulent years of 1970-76. He tells of the men in his unit who patrolled the streets under the most perilous circumstances in those early days of the Troubles. He tells the tales of friends and comrades killed and injured; of officers - both those with military experience and those with little idea of the realities of soldering. He tells of dramatic encounters with prominent members of both the Republican and Loyalist camps, of the changing attitudes toward the forces and of the realities of life as a soldier. After his tour of uniformed duty ended, he was recruited to work undercover and he returned to the Province to become a key figure in covert operations. Powerful, complex and extraordinarily frank, this dramatic and candid account of his life in Northern Ireland is written with the raw emotion of a man who was there, who saw the destructive war burgeoning and unfolding and who felt his own faith severely tested by the events that surrounded him.
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