In this episode of the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches Podcast, journalist and author Rory Carroll discusses his book A Rebel and a Traitor: A Fugitive, the Manhunt and the Birth of the IRA. The episode examines the extraordinary struggle between Irish revolutionary Roger Casement and British intelligence chief Reginald “Blinker” Hall during the First World War. Casement sought German assistance in his campaign against British rule in Ireland, while Hall and British intelligence worked to identify and thwart his activities. Rory explores espionage, revolution, intelligence and political intrigue against the backdrop of the Great War, examining the pursuit of Casement and the wider consequences of his activities for Ireland, Britain and the emergence of the IRA.