The Kincora Scandal: Political Cover-Up & Intrigue in Ulster [Paperback]

Chris Moore (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1860230296 | ISBN-13: 978-1860230295 | Publication Date: December 1996

The Kincora scandal shocked Northern Ireland when it first received media coverage in 1980. Since then, there have been six enquiries of various kinds into the systematic sexual abuse of boys in public care in Kincora and other institutions, but none of them has silenced public concern. At the heart of the Kincora affair is the intrigue that surrounds one of the convicted sex abusers, William McGrath. A prominent Orangeman on an evangelical mission, McGrath, though never elected to public office, nevertheless exerted a powerful influence on the development of Unionism in the 1970s and 1980s, as the IRA campaign of violence escalated. Using hitherto unpublished sources, this book reveals that as an agent of the British intelligence service, MI5, McGrath unwittingly played a key role in the deliberate de-stabilization of the Northern Ireland state, a policy that had the long-term aim of facilitating British withdrawal - the so-called "doomsday" scenario. It also details, because of this, McGrath's activities as a sex offender were covered up and two police investigations were obtructed by the British establishment.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Dufour Editions (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860230296
• ISBN-13: 978-1860230295
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,597,131 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars British MI-5 ignore Pedaphile Directors of Boys Orphanage, July 24, 1998

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The 3 directors of Kincora boys foster home engaged in pedaphile activities with the boys. The book traces the authors investigation as he learns that the RUC & Secret Service used the directors association with extreme Unionists / Loyalists with similiar tastes to get inside information on paramilitary activities. The major scandal was never fully unearthed in the British House of Parliament. Some of the political heavy weights had enough influence to crush the investigation. The files are sealed even to the RUC police force to this day.