A journalist tells the improbable tale of a British diplomat who worked to free Ireland – and paid the ultimate price A journalist tells the improbable tale of a British diplomat who worked to free Ireland – and paid the ultimate price R oger Casement had a life that defies categorisation: an imperial administrator who exposed imperial atrocities; a one-time diplomat for the United Kingdom who enlisted German help in Ireland’s fight for freedom; a closeted gay man who left detailed records of