O’Rawe brings a fresh eye to the story, concentrating not only on the daily violence but he also the politics of the time and the debates that went on in republican circles
Although he consistently denied it, Alfredo “Freddie” Scappaticci, who has died in his 77th year, was widely believed to be a high-level source for the British Army in the Provisional IRA and went under the code-name “Stakeknife”. It is understood he died of natural causes, was buried in England last week and no inquest will be held. He reportedly settled in Manchester when he left Northern Ireland in 2003.