▁Ab wehr ) ▁Peter ▁J ank ow sky ▁as ▁Hermann ▁G ör tz ▁( ch ief ▁sp y ▁of ▁Ab wehr ▁in ▁Ireland ) ▁John ▁K avan agh ▁as ▁" Col onel ▁Brian ▁D illon " ▁( based ▁on ▁Colonel ▁Dan ▁Bry an ▁of ▁the ▁G 2 ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Army ) ▁Barry ▁McG overn ▁as ▁É am on ▁de ▁Val era ▁( T ao ise ach ) ▁Ni all ▁T ó ib ín ▁as ▁Stephen ▁Hay es ▁( I r ish ▁Republican ▁Army ) ▁O . ▁Z . ▁White head ▁as ▁David ▁Gray ▁( US ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁Ireland ) ▁ ▁Epis odes ▁The ▁sp ies ▁are ▁frequently ▁dep icted ▁as ▁out ▁of ▁touch ▁with ▁the ▁real ities ▁of ▁Irish ▁life . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁often ▁dep icted ▁as ▁individuals ▁highly ▁un su ited ▁for ▁esp ion age . ▁At ▁times , ▁the ▁abs urd ities ▁take ▁on ▁a ▁com ic ▁dimension ▁- ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁Henry ▁O bed , ▁an ▁Indian ▁working ▁for ▁Ab wehr . ▁It ▁is ▁notable ▁that ▁the ▁German ▁plans ▁for ▁Operation ▁Green ▁( the ▁intended ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ireland ) ▁also ▁included ▁a ▁considerable ▁amount ▁of ▁out dated ▁information . ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁dram at ised ▁( and ▁some ▁names ▁have ▁been ▁changed , ▁not ably ▁that ▁of ▁Sch üt z ▁to ▁" Sch ult z ") ▁the ▁plots ▁in ▁C aught ▁in ▁a ▁Free ▁State ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁actual ▁events ▁and ▁persons . ▁The ▁an ach ron istic ▁reference ▁to ▁" Free ▁State