{"podcast":{"title":"The Mick Clifford Podcast","slug":"the-mick-clifford-podcast-1186179","podcast_index_feed_id":1186179,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/61b74e13c77fb70012df9539","website_url":"http://www.irishexaminer.ie","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61b74e13c77fb70012df9539/1781775632539-eb48ad55-cac4-44e9-bdb3-74a8260882bd.jpeg","author":"Irish Examiner","episode_count":375,"summary":"Podcast by Irish Examiner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T08:20:22.566831+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mick-clifford-podcast-1186179"},"episode":{"title":"THE INFORMER AND HIS HANDLER: JP O’Sullivan","slug":"the-informer-and-his-handler-jp-o-sullivan","published_at":"2026-04-02T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mick-clifford-podcast-1186179/the-informer-and-his-handler-jp-o-sullivan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mick-clifford-podcast-1186179","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-mick-clifford-podcast/episodes/the-informer-and-his-handler-jp-osullivan","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61b74e13c77fb70012df9539/e/69ce4f273a785fb94b692cd4/media.mp3","summary":"In March 1985, IRA man John Corcoran’s body was found outside Cork city. He had been shot as an informer. In the intervening years there has long been speculation that Corcoran’s murder could have been avoided and that he was sacrificed to protect another informer for An Garda Siochana, Sean O’Callaghan. The special branch detective who was John Corcoran’s handler, JP O’Sullivan, has now written a memoir about the times and the murky manoeuvres leading up to and following Corcoran’s murder. JP O’Sullivan is this week’ guest on the podcast   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"In March 1985, IRA man John Corcoran’s body was found outside Cork city. He had been shot as an informer. In the intervening years there has long been spe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3040,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-mick-clifford-podcast-1186179/episodes/the-informer-and-his-handler-jp-o-sullivan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-mick-clifford-podcast-1186179/the-informer-and-his-handler-jp-o-sullivan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}