‘Seán Hartnett’ (not his real name), who appeared ‘remotely’ at last year’s festival, left the British army in 2005 after operating as a covert surveillance technician for a top-secret counter-terrorism unit in Northern Ireland. His experiences were the makings of the bestselling Charlie One, the book the British Ministry of Defence tried to ban. After leaving the army ‘Seán’ put his talents to productive use in civilian life just as the Celtic Tiger was about to implode. Client Confidential is his exposé of the clandestine activities that foreshadowed the worst financial crash in the history of the Irish state. ‘Hartnett’ was called in to carry out covert and counter surveillance for blue chip companies, semi-state bodies, national sporting associations and convicted criminals. In Client Confidential he lifts the lid on the worst excesses of the Celtic Tiger, the corporate greed, corruption and ineptitude and the dark secrets that were never meant to see the light of day. ‘Seán’ will be in conversation with Myles Dungan.
