Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} Insider by Gerry Bradley Former IRA man Gerry 'Whitey' Bradley found dead in car. Gerry 'Whitey' Bradley claimed he was ostracised by friends after the publication of 'Insider,' co-authored by lecturer and writer Brian Feeney. Mr Bradley's body was discovered in the vehicle parked at a marina near Carrickfergus Castle on Wednesday. In his book, he revealed his involvement in several IRA operations. Top Stories. Pilot had no choice in Belarus diversion - Ryanair. Michael O'Leary says the crew was warned that a bomb would explode if the plane stayed on course. Insider by Gerry Bradley. Senior IRA man Gerry Bradley speaks out for the first time - without permission from the IRA. “A riveting read” The Sunday Times. Extract available: read some of this book now . Download Chapter 3: Mayhem. BRADLEY SPEAKS OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME – WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM THE IRA. The IRA was Gerry Bradley’s life. His sole interest was in ‘ops’ – carrying out on-the-ground war. Inspired, initially, to defend his home place against Loyalist threats, he became one of the most senior operators in Belfast IRA. When things turned political, there seemed to be no place for his kind of activism. THE INSIDE STORY BY A SENIOR IRA MAN. GERRY BRADLEY was an IRA operator all of his adult life, from 1970 until the ceasefire in 1994, carrying out shootings, bombings and raids. 'raw and authentic' Irish Independent. 'Gerry Bradley’s story deserves to be told, if only as a cautionary tale' Irish Independent. 'Bradley may have achieved nothing in his war, but he and Feeney have turned a wasted life into a rattling good read.' Sunday Times. '280 pages of gripping revelations' North Belfast News. 'not comfortable reading but it is important for what understanding it provides . authentic' Books Ireland. 'gives a fascinating, if chilling, account of many of the major events of the period' Books Ireland. 'not comfortable reading but it is important for what understanding it provides . authentic' Books Ireland. 'gives a fascinating, if chilling, account of many of the major events of the period' Books Ireland. 'raw and authentic' Irish Independent. 'Gerry Bradley’s story deserves to be told, if only as a cautionary tale' Irish Independent. 'Bradley may have achieved nothing in his war, but he and Feeney have turned a wasted life into a rattling good read.' Sunday Times. '280 pages of gripping revelations' North Belfast News. Jude Collins. Why did Gerry Bradley die? The 56-year-old ex-IRA man was found dead in his car at Carrickfergus Marina yesterday. He’d been prominent in the IRA during the 1980s and 1990s; last year the story of his involvement, told to VO columnist Brian Feeney, was published. Today Feeney is reported as saying Bradley may have seen the Brendan Hughes programme on TV a couple of nights ago, attacking the Sinn Féin leadership. He may then have felt the whole IRA campaign had been for nothing and taken his life. That’s a double or is it triple set of hypotheticals. If he saw the programme he may have thought X and Y, and if he thought X and Y he may as a result have taken his life. The truth is, nobody knows why Gerry Bradley died. Can we say then why he got Feeney to write the book about his time in the IRA? He’s reported as saying ‘To put on record the truth of life in the IRA, before I die’. If that was his motivation, it was different from that of Eamon Collins (no relation), another ex-IRA man whose account of his exploits appeared in print before his death. I knew Eamon fairly well: he was a former mature student of mine at the University of Ulster, and at one point he asked me to help him write the account of his IRA experiences. I declined, someone else took him up on it and A Killing Rage sold well. What was Eamon’s motivation for wanting to get into print? Because, he told me, he saw no reason why ‘some people should get everything ‘ and he should get nothing. Put bluntly, Eamon was hungry for fame and wealth. It’s a common condition. Let’s try a third question, then: why do people want to read about IRA exploits? That’s easy: because they like to experience violence at a safe remove. You could call it violence pornography or paramilitary voyeurism, but by whatever name there’s something of it in all of us and it’s a sad, shameful urge. But if longing to peek through the curtains and thrill to violence and death is depraved, what word would you use for those people who arrange for us to indulge our warped tastes? 14 comments: Got to say I disagree with a good bit of this, having read the book in question, I'd say it was pretty obvious too, that Gerry Bradley believed it had been for nothing, or at the very least what it was for was not what he was led to believe it was for. Why did I, a moderate/liberal unionist read about IRA exploits? -Simple. To try and understand the other side. I didn't like to read of some of the exploits but its very important living in this society to try and 'get into the shoes' of people who you don't understand. Interesting, Anon - and thanks for comment. It's maybe important to remember that people - all of us - don't always give the real reasons for what we do. Sometimes we deny them even to ourselves. It's certainly been the case with Irish republicanism during the 20th century that after the campaign of violence ended, a considerable number felt that while others had benefited from the struggle, their contribution had been ignored or seen little personal reward/recognition. That can lead to pretty deep feelings of resentment. I'm not saying that was Gerry Bardley's response; but it would not have been unique if it were. I read the accounts because I want to understand why and how murder can be justified. In a way war is a 'third person' activity, armies do not know who they bomb, they obey orders and the 'enemy' is another country, literally. The troubles were different and a lot of the violence was much closer to home. Who decides that a person known since childhood can be beaten or worse murdered. In some respects the troubles resemble the teenage 'too much testosterone' far more than any connection to the oft vaunted political objectives. 'In some respects the troubles resemble the teenage 'too much testosterone' far more than any connection to the oft vaunted political objectives'. Maybe that's true of all armed conflict, Pippakin. Fly-on-the-wall docs of troops in battle areas show some seriously adolescent attitudes. Isn't all war/conflict a case of political leadership harnessing testosterone-fuelled young men to purposes they believe in - some noble, some less noble? the other pertinent question is why someone who calls himself 'a writer' would turn down the opportunity to write a story as fascinating and revealing as eamon collins'? like gerry bradley's suicide, i don't know the answer but but here's one possibility: you didn't want to offend your mates in the leadership of sinn fein, up whose holes you seem to spend most of your waking hours. Well it's nice to see you raising the tone of the discussion, Anonymous, and interesting too that you should presume to know my motivation for not doing something. So much information on your side and so little on mine. Why, I don't even know your name. How ignorant I am. After reading this blog for the first time I regret to say it will almost certainly be my last. Would you care to write a piece about those that have profited from media exploits and book publishing as a consequence of their roles in the conflict? Or is that for a chosen few? Just my opinion but there are "the usual suspects" that can be counted on to whore themselves out at every opportunity in their persuit of (Shame)fame and wealth. Just wondering who on this blog is most in denial? To the first Anonymous comment, I am heartened by your persuit to try and understand, even when it is likely to cause inner strife and feelings of revulsion and disgust, sadness and anger. Only through understanding,respect and acceptance of each others traditions can we one day find the true solution to this pointless horrific tragedy. When you ask who has profited from media exploits you must put the Lord(of death and misery), Dr(. ) Right Honorable(more like horrible) Ian Paisley who in my eyes helped to light and add fuel and stoke what became known as the Troubles but looked to me like a bloody war, and his reward? A seat in Westminster. Broncos Insider Floats Much Less Daunting Aaron Rodgers Trade Package. The Denver Broncos are in prime position to land veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers via trade — if the Green Bay Packers at some point opt to relent. For now, the Packers are stubbornly holding true to their position that Rodgers isn't available via trade. Meanwhile, Broncos' GM George Paton continues to consolidate his position in the event Green Bay suddenly acquiesces to the demands of the NFL's reigning MVP. ESPN has reported that the Broncos are poised to "put the most in front of the Packers" if Rodgers does get dealt. So what would that trade package look like? Suffice to say, the Broncos would have to relinquish a pretty penny, as it were, but the quarterback position would cease to be problematic moving forward. Denver7 's Broncos insider Troy Renck recently floated a trade package for Rodgers, based on what he's heard around the league, that would be far, far less daunting than CBS Sports ' wild projection of three first-rounders, two seconds, and a cornerstone player. From talking to industry sources, it would look something like this: First round picks in 2022, 2023, a second-rounder one of those years and a promising young player or players. ESPN proposed Surtain and Tim Patrick. I think the Broncos would fight to keep Surtain, so I don't see him in the deal. I would suggest that a trade could involve Jerry Jeudy. And maybe the Packers ask for Bradley Chubb, though he is due to make increasingly more money on his fifth-year option in 2022. Chubb is also considered a franchise cornerstone player, a leader, a culture setter. The Broncos, based on highly they regard Chubb, would not want him included. That said. If I am the Broncos, and the Packers take the call, I don't let them off the phone until I get a deal. Facing a sixth consecutive year without the postseason for the first time since 1960-1976 warrants this type of urgency. Only two firsts, one second-rounder, and a player like Tim Patrick? Sold. The conversation would become a bit more prickly if the Packers' ask included a recent first-rounder like Jerry Jeudy, Bradley Chubb, or Noah Fant. Still, if Paton opted to make such a deal, Rodgers would hit the roster as the proverbial tide that would raise all ships. What would happen to Drew Lock in the event of Rodgers landing in Denver? Perhaps Lock too would be traded, even if not to the Packers. Then again, Rodgers is 37 and Lock is still playing on the cheap so perhaps Paton would want to hold onto him. Follow Mile High Huddle on Twitter and Facebook . Subscribe to Mile High Huddle on YouTube for daily Broncos live-stream podcasts! The Eagles’ biggest remaining roster hole is obvious. Football Outsiders recently wrote about the “biggest roster holes for all 32 teams after the 2020 NFL Draft” and you won’t be surprised to see what was said about the . LINEBACKER Quarterback Jalen Hurts opens the door for some creative offensive playcalling, but with on the roster, the Eagles’ selection of Hurts tends toward luxury. The team will likely feel the effects of that indulgence the most at linebacker in 2020. The Eagles addressed the position with their next pick in the third round, but in between, second-tier linebackers who could be immediate every-down players, Zack Baun and Logan Wilson, went off the board. The Eagles’ subsequent pick, Davion Taylor, has the athleticism to become a three-down player in time, but he is inexperienced. He did not play football before he turned 18 and played just two years in the FBS at Colorado. Presumed starters and T.J. Edwards have just 19 starts between them, the lion’s share by Gerry in 2019, when, according to Sports Info Solutions, he missed an alarming 29% of his attempted tackles, the highest rate among linebackers with 50 or more attempts. Should either Gerry or Edwards falter, Taylor likely will not be ready to fill in during his rookie season. Fans polled here at Bleeding Green Nation agree that linebacker is the Eagles’ biggest roster hole. Just look at these results from last week: The Eagles’ linebacker outlook isn’t uninspiring by accident. The team has clearly devalued the position. An overview of their investments (or lack thereof): Nathan Gerry — 2017 fifth-round pick. T.J. Edwards — 2019 undrafted rookie free agent signing. Duke Riley — traded Johnathan Cyprien and a 2019 seventh-round pick for Riley and a 2019 sixth-round pick. Davion Taylor - 2020 third-round compensatory pick. Shaun Bradley - 2020 sixth-round pick. Jatavis Brown - minimum contract. Alex Singleton — minimum contract. Dante Olson - 2020 undrafted rookie free agent signing. The reality of the NFL salary cap landscape is that your team can’t be loaded at every position. Every roster is going to have their weaknesses and the Eagles have made their bed at linebacker. Some of the de-emphasis can be explained by the fact that the Eagles primarily use two linebacker sets. isn’t utilizing a base 4-3 defense for the majority of Philly’s snaps; there are instead a lot of nickel and dime looks. EAGLES LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE SNAP COUNTS. - 717 Nathan Gerry - 620 Kamu Grugier-Hill - 300 T.J. Edwards - 112 Duke Riley - 28. Nigel Bradham - 919 - 705 Kamu Grugier-Hill - 328 Nathan Gerry - 134 LaRoy Reynolds - 5. Nigel Bradham - 922 - 614 Jordan Hicks - 268 - 200 Kamu Grugier-Hill - 85 - 76 Nathan Gerry - 20. Nigel Bradham - 989 Jordan Hicks - 970 Mychal Kendricks - 273 Stephen Tulloch - 69 Najee Goode - 2. Still, no matter how much one may try to minimize the importance of the position, there’s still a threshold to be met. And one can only wonder if the 2020 Eagles have enough given how thin they’re looking. The optimistic projection involves Gerry and Edwards stepping up after previously showing some signs of promise. Gerry demonstrates the football intelligence that the Eagles’ coaching staff raves about. Edwards evolves from role-player to full-time stater. Either Brown or Riley moves into the old Grugier-Hill role as a rotational defensive contributor. Taylor proves to be ready to play sooner than expected. Bradley plays well on special teams and looks like a decent backup. The negative projection paints Gerry as a missed tackle machine while the athletically-limited Edwards is overmatched by increased playing time. Brown becomes the latest Eagles free agent linebacker signing to fail to make the roster. Riley proves to be a special teams player at best. Taylor can’t sniff the field due to prior inexperience. Bradley only sticks around on the practice squad. The most realistic projection is bound to be somewhere between those two extremes. I tend to think that — even in the worst case scenario — the Eagles’ 2020 season isn’t going to be totally derailed by a lackluster linebacker corps. But it could certainly contribute to some defensive struggles. It’s not impossible that the Eagles could look to add more help at linebacker prior to the start of the season (whenever that might be). Howie Roseman could always swing a trade but for whom? The free agent options aren’t worth getting excited about. Does Darron Lee really move the needle for anyone? Re-signing Bradham doesn’t seem to be on the table with the team telling him they like their current linebackers and giving away his old jersey number. The Eagles seem to be betting on their youth at the linebacker position. We’ll see if it pays off.