Ripe for the Picking
Ripe for the Picking
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Summary
The inside story of the biggest ever bank raid in northern Europe. Chris Moore tells how the IRA pulled off a coup that landed them with as much trouble as money, that completely derailed the fragile Peace Process and that shattered the credibility of Sinn Fein.
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Ripe for the Picking by Chris Moore
Chris Moore shows how the Australian owners of the Northern Bank systematically cut costs at the price of comprising security. Simple but effective security routines, were discontinued. Traditional practices aimed at frustrating thieves and robbers were compromised in the interest of cutting costs. The net effect was to leave the bank uniquely vulnerable to the sort of heist that actually took place. Of course, nobody knew that the pickings were going to be so rich. But the point that the book stresses is that the bank was there for the taking. Chris Moore also summarises the fall-out from, and consequences of, this extraordinary bank raid.
Chris Moore is a current affairs reporter with UTV and the man who broke the story of Fr Brendan Smyth, one of the greatest scoops in modern Irish journalism.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780717140015 |
| ISBN 10 | 0717140016 |
| Title | Ripe for the Picking |
| Author | Chris Moore |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Gill |
| Year published | 2006-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 233 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |