Merrion Press 🔖is on the cusp of publishing a new book byJennifer O'Leary.
COMING SOON
The Padre The True Story of
the Irish Priest who armed the IRA with Gaddafi's Money JENNIFER
O'LEARY
For almost two decades, Father Patrick Ryan evaded
intelligence agencies across Europe. The subject of two
unsuccessful extradition requests, he was, for a time, one of the
most wanted men in Britain.
In The
Padre, award-winning investigative journalist
Jennifer O’Leary exposes the paramilitary exploits of the
notorious former Irish priest and active IRA supporter –
revealing sensational details unknown until now. Drawing on
highly sensitive information, divulged by Ryan during exclusive
secret meetings with the author, The Padre lifts the lid on the
true extent of the priest’s involvement with the IRA and its
campaign of terror across Europe, Britain and Ireland – from
being the link between the IRA and the Gaddafi regime, to Ryan’s
connection to the failed assassination attempt on Margaret
Thatcher and her Cabinet. Decades on, Patrick Ryan is
unrepentant: ‘If I had ever met Mrs Thatcher, my parting shot
would have been, I wish you well mam, but I’m sorry we missed you
at Brighton.’
In an exclusive interview with the author, Ryan is
asked whether he has any regrets. His chilling response: ‘only
that I wasn’t even more effective … but we didn’t do too badly’.
The Padre tells
the truly remarkably story of this man of the cloth, and his
lifelong struggle with what he, in his heart, believes to be
right.
Paperback • €18.99 | £17.99 •
272 pages • 226 mm x 135 mm
• 9781785374616
Jennifer
O’Leary is a writer and
award-winning investigative journalist best known for her work on
BBC NI’s current affairs programme Spotlight.
As a freelance journalist, she has also written feature articles
for numerous publications, including the Sunday Business Post and Irish Examiner.
She lives in Belfast.
Merrion Press 🔖is on the cusp of publishing a new book byJennifer O'Leary.
COMING SOON
The Padre The True Story of
the Irish Priest who armed the IRA with Gaddafi's Money JENNIFER
O'LEARY
For almost two decades, Father Patrick Ryan evaded
intelligence agencies across Europe. The subject of two
unsuccessful extradition requests, he was, for a time, one of the
most wanted men in Britain.
In The
Padre, award-winning investigative journalist
Jennifer O’Leary exposes the paramilitary exploits of the
notorious former Irish priest and active IRA supporter –
revealing sensational details unknown until now. Drawing on
highly sensitive information, divulged by Ryan during exclusive
secret meetings with the author, The Padre lifts the lid on the
true extent of the priest’s involvement with the IRA and its
campaign of terror across Europe, Britain and Ireland – from
being the link between the IRA and the Gaddafi regime, to Ryan’s
connection to the failed assassination attempt on Margaret
Thatcher and her Cabinet. Decades on, Patrick Ryan is
unrepentant: ‘If I had ever met Mrs Thatcher, my parting shot
would have been, I wish you well mam, but I’m sorry we missed you
at Brighton.’
In an exclusive interview with the author, Ryan is
asked whether he has any regrets. His chilling response: ‘only
that I wasn’t even more effective … but we didn’t do too badly’.
The Padre tells
the truly remarkably story of this man of the cloth, and his
lifelong struggle with what he, in his heart, believes to be
right.
Paperback • €18.99 | £17.99 •
272 pages • 226 mm x 135 mm
• 9781785374616
Jennifer
O’Leary is a writer and
award-winning investigative journalist best known for her work on
BBC NI’s current affairs programme Spotlight.
As a freelance journalist, she has also written feature articles
for numerous publications, including the Sunday Business Post and Irish Examiner.
She lives in Belfast.
Former IRA volunteer and ex-prisoner, spent 18 years in Long Kesh, 4 years on the blanket and no-wash/no work protests which led to the hunger strikes of the 80s. Completed PhD at Queens upon release from prison. Left the Republican Movement at the endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement, and went on to become a journalist. Co-founder of The Blanket, an online magazine that critically analyzed the Irish peace process. Lead researcher for the Belfast Project, an oral history of the Troubles.
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