Nummer 6 - 2017; Nummer 5 - 2017; Nummer 4 - 2017; Nummer 3 - 2017; Nummer 2 - 2017 [29] In June 1997, the BBC broadcast a television documentary on his story. The RUC intercepted the two couriers delivering the guns to be used to shoot the soldiers and McGartland was exposed as an infiltrator.[22]. A secondary school teacher, she and her husband had both volunteered for the UDR. He went on to state, the authorities wrote to the BBC back in 1997 admitting that I have been resettled and was being protected because of my service to them. In the early 2000s, Donaldson was appointed Sinn Fins Northern Ireland Assembly group administrator in Parliament Buildings. (I.R.A) History & Background, 25th January Deaths & Events in Northern Ireland Troubles, Stakeknife Is time running out for Freddie Scappaticci ? The masked man who fired the near fatal shots has never been caught, while Marty has spent the last 20 years living in hiding. Martin 'Marty' McGartland (AKA Agent Carol) was born in Belfast on 30th January 1970. [7], McGartland became involved in petty crime, which brought him to the notice of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). During his time as a Special Branch intelligence agent, he became close to senior IRA members, having daily contact with those responsible for organising and perpetrating the shooting attacks and bombings throughout Northern Ireland. Martin 'Marty' McGartland (AKA Agent Carol) was born in Belfast on 30th January 1970. It's a scandal. He attended Vere Foster Primary School, a controlled school located in Moyard, Ballymurphy. When he was exposed as an informer in 1991 he was abducted by the IRA, but escaped and was resettled in England. Because he is unable to claim State benefits due to security reasons MI5 had previously helped him financially; however this assistance was withdrawn after he gave an interview to the Belfast Telegraph. McGartland dived out of a third storey flat in west Belfast where the IRA were holding him before he was to be handed over to the head of the Provisionals security team which was led by a man named Stake Knife, one of Britains most important agents inside the republican terror group. [13], A few weeks later, OCallaghan made contact with Kerry IRA leader Martin Ferris and attended his first IRA meeting since 1975. OCallaghan escaped to Ireland despite being hunted by British police and in 1985 he was elected as a Sinn Fin councillor for Tralee Urban District Council, and unsuccessfully contested a seat on Kerry County Council. There is no question Martin McGartland is the most famous & most loved celebrity of all the time. The interview was posted on the World Wide Web as the 2003 allegations against Scappaticci surfaced. Instead his case would be heard by a "Special Advocate". But I don't really have a daily life now. The security on the American end of the shipment was handled by Kevin Weeks and Whitey Bulger, a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) informant. When he was exposed as an agent in 1991 he was abducted by the IRA, but escaped and was resettled in [26] He failed in his attempt to receive compensation for his injuries. [2], He was fined for riotous assembly in 1970 after being caught up in the Troubles and, one year later, was interned without trial at the age of 25 as part of Operation Demetrius. As the violent religious-political conflict known as the Troubles escalated, republican areas such as Ballymurphy increasingly came under the control of the local Provisional IRA (IRA) who, in the absence of normal policing, took on some policing functions. It was initially believed that the Provisional IRA were responsible for his killing although the Real IRA claimed responsibility for his murder almost three years later. McGartlands first job was working a paper round, and later delivering milk. 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A cousin, Hugh Gilmour, was shot dead by the British Army on Bloody Sunday, a seminal event in the development of the Troubles and a traumatic event witnessed by the 12-year-old Gilmour himself. For more than four years, Martin McGartland lived a double-life. These psychos were obviously baying for blood Mod blood, to be exact. She claims to have been wrongfully arrested and falsely imprisoned during a three-day period in 1994 following a purported attempt by the IRA to assassinate a senior detective in East Belfast. Martin McGartland (born 30 January 1970) is a former British informer who infiltrated the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in 1989 to pass information to RUC Special Branch. McGartland had a special tracking device attached to his car. Edited by: Jim Munro. [2] He was also given a beating by British soldiers at age 13 for petty crime and they attempted to recruit him as an informer. Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA, Cahill, Joe 1 di 2 Solo 1 rimasto 1 utente che lo osserva Joe Cahill: A Life in the IRA, Cahill, Joe 2 2 di 2 Vedi Altro Product Type All Product Types . He chose the INLA over the IRA as a number of his friends were already in the organisation. [38], In 1997 McGartland published a book about his life, Fifty Dead Men Walking. This interview was, unknown to Scappaticci, recorded and eventually found its way into an edition of the programme. In that same year 1991, McGartland provided information about a mass shooting attack planned on Charlie Heggartys pub in Bangor, County Down, where British soldiers frequently drank after what was generally a football match between the prison wardens. Martin Mcgartland (164 results) You searched for: Author: MARTIN MCGARTLAND. Under the supergrass scheme, his was the only evidence available against them. Marty was taken to the then Rake Lane Hospital, but following a security threat at the hospital he was moved to Cramlington Police Station where he was looked after, guarded by armed police officers. [10] On 12 April 2009, the Real IRA claimed responsibility for his death.[11]. OCallaghan claimed to have been tasked in 1984 with placing 25lb of Frangex in the toilet of a theatre in London. Browse Martin McGartland's best-selling audiobooks and newest titles. They were rejected by the High Court in January 2006. Martin 'Marty' McGartland 'Banned from his own film' - Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. [10], According to McGartland's autobiography, he later infiltrated the IRA in autumn 1989, having been asked to join by Davy Adams, a leading IRA member and a nephew of Sinn Fin leader Gerry Adams. See undercover cop discuss Blue Monkey raid as documentary into notorious nightclubs is released, "He was an absolute legend" - Moving tributes paid to founder of Flip vintage store in Newcastle. In December 2005, the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland dropped the espionage charges against Donaldson and two other men on the grounds that it would not be in the public interest to proceed with the case. Canada. As a result, the cargo was intercepted by a combined force of the Irish Navy and the Garda Sochna. The shipment had been purchased from the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish-American crime family based in South Boston, Massachusetts. Martin Marty McGartland (born 30 January 1970 in Belfast, Northern Ireland)[1] is a former British agent who infiltrated the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA)[2] in 1989 to pass information to RUC Special Branch. He was later given almost 100,000 to set up . A legal bid by IRA informer Martin McGartland, who claims that British intelligence agency MI5 failed to properly protect him after he was exposed, must be heard in secret, the Court of Appeal in . Prijavite se korisnikim raunom. Golden Brown The Stranglers: Iconic Songs & the story behind them. The 17th marks two decades since the ex-IRA mole survived a dramatic attempt to assassinate him when he was shot at close range as he sat in his car outside his supposed 'safehouse' in Whitley Bay. Directed by: Kari Skogland. Marty believes he became the IRA's top target because of he revealed everything he knew about the organisation in his 1997 autobiography, Fifty Dead Men Walking. Gilmour was sent on remand to Crumlin Road Prison. Northumbria Police continue to cover-up Martin's attempted murder. [1] According to his former friend, Jim Gibney, writing in the Irish News, he was a local hero in Short Strand in 1970 because he took part in the gun battle between Ulster loyalists and Irish nationalists at St. Matthews Chapel (see Battle of Saint Matthews). Ex-IRA mole reveals how his Geordie girlfriend is still helping him recover two decades on from assassination attempt, Sign up for free to get the latest North East news and updates delivered straight to your inbox. He described his father as an armchair supporter of the IRA, while his mother was reportedly fiercely opposed to their actions. Wed 21 Dec 2011 at 09:00. The following year, Gilmour gave evidence in a special Diplock Court, jury-less trial against the 35 people he had incriminated. The actual planning of the shipment was carried out by Patrick Nee, a South Boston gangster and staunch IRA supporter. [34], In 2000, Lord Vivian asked in the House of Lords whether the government intended to remove police protection from McGartland and was told by Lord Bassam of Brighton that Individual protection arrangements are a matter for the chief constable of the police force concerned and are not discussed for security reasons.[35], The day after he was shot, the incident, along with the murders of Eamon Collins, Brendan Fegan, and Paul Downey, was cited by Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble in an interview with reporters in Belfast, to question whether the IRA ceasefire was being maintained. [29] In Finucanes case, both the RUC and the Stevens Report have said that he was not a member. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. May argued that were the government to confirm in one case that a person was an agent then refused to comment in another, that would give rise to the suspicion that the person worked as an agent thereby putting his life in danger, McGartland replied that Mays argument would be reasonable if those particular horses had not bolted long ago, Denis Donaldson Sinn Fein Stormontgate press conference. [44], McGartland responded by lambasting May, pointing out that "this is one of the daftest things I have ever heard; everyone who is interested knows my past "[n]o current security interest is at stake." In 1999, he published an autobiography entitled The Informer: The True Life Story of One Mans War On Terrorism. If you like, you can change the digest interval below. Over the following two years, he was involved in many IRA operations, mostly as a getaway driver. Could reality television hit Love Island promote abusive relationships? And he has this message for . The information he supplied to the security agencies over several years is widely credited with having saved the lives of at least 50 British police officers and soldiers. On the wider implications of the reports findings, McGartland added: The Northumbria police knew the IRA had been behind my shooting, that they acted in consort with MI5, the Home Office and the then Blair Labour government (and subsequent governments) covered it up to protect not only the IRA as an organisation but the individual IRA members who tried to murder me. Killing Rage The life and death of Eamon Collins. He was later shot six times by a gunman, but recovered from the injuries. The assault left him confined to a wheelchair for three months. During the trial OCallaghan stated that he had been looking after the property for a friend, the author Ruth Dudley Edwards, and he invited the two men back to the house for a drink after socialising with them in a nearby gay pub, West Five. He further outlined that when they arrived back at Dudley Edwards home, he was then knocked to the floor, tied with an electrical flex to a chair and then held at knifepoint while Samhan and another man proceeded to burgle the property. [17] He discovered how IRA sympathizers had infiltrated various public institutions and businesses, and many members acquired computer skills, thereby enabling the IRA to gain access to detailed information on a wide range of people in Northern Ireland including politicians, lawyers, judges, members of the security forces, Ulster loyalist paramilitaries, and prison officers. McGartland had driven the IRA gunmens getaway car and had been brought into the operation so late he had no time to advise his handlers although he had previously indicated the IRAs interest in the area. By not being present with his lawyers at the closed court, he would not be privy to anything pertaining to his case that the court submitted. [7], McGartland became involved in petty crime, which brought him to the notice of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). Martin "Marty" McGartland (born 30 January 1970 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former British agent who infiltrated the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in 1989 to pass information to RUC Special Branch.. Most of the people who have been targeted by any terrorist organisation are targeted as a result of having a routine. Shot In The Chest (5) Shot In The Head (5) Shot To Death (5) The Troubles (5) Timeframe 1970s (5) 1980s (4) . He made friends around Whitley Bay and began dating the woman who remains his partner. They were great blokes. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The 49-year-old, who now lives in a secret location with a new identity, has told for the first time how happy he had been in Whitley Bay, before his cover was blown. Menu. You can follow Martin on facebook and Bebo. [3], By 1980, Scappaticci was a lead member in the Internal Security Unit (ISU) for the IRA Northern Command. He commented, Refusing to confirm or deny my role is simply a trick to avoid the States responsibilities toward someone who has risked his life for it.[45], In the same month, May made an application using the controversial Closed Material Procedures (CMPs) which are secret courts under the recent Justice and Security Act. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. The former FRU agent turned whistleblower using the pseudonym Martin Ingram has said in his 2004 book Stakeknife that Scappaticci eventually developed into an agent handled by British Army Intelligence via the FRU. OCallaghan was released as part of a Prerogative of Mercy by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997. Police visited him at home to issue an official notice about fresh information that suggests his life is in danger. How can any police force in the country know it was or was not so soon? Its findings appear to support McGartlands claims over the past two decades that the IRA rather than a local north-eastern criminal gang was behind the murder attempt in Whitley Bay on 17 June 1999. "I'm hoping that the IRA don't know where I live now. The reason I will help Northumbria Police is that this is an injustice. Belfast-born McGartland infiltrated the IRA in the 1980s . The Northumbria police at this stage however has declined to confirm or deny that the van believed to have been used by the gang that shot McGartland has since been destroyed. In 2007, Gilmour publicly voiced his desire to return home to Derry, asking Martin McGuinness for assurances of his safety. The title was chosen because Mr McGartland, 29, believed that he was saving 50 lives by informing on his IRA comrades. Overseen by Bulger and Nee, the guns were loaded aboard the Valhalla, a fishing trawler from Gloucester, Massachusetts. Belfast-born Marty infiltrated the IRA during the height of the Troubles in the 1980s for the British Secret Service. He insisted that he would only speak directly to his contact and would not be blackmailed into providing information, but would freely give whatever information was asked for. The Provisional IRA issued a one-line statement saying that it had no involvement whatsoever with the murder. The scale of the pay-out for which he is liable is to be assessed at a later stage, See Is time running out for Freddie Scappaticci. Membership Donate Join the . He denied that he had ever been linked to any facet of the British intelligence services, including the Force Research Unit.[6]. His body was found by Garda about 5pm after a passer-by reported seeing a broken window and a smashed-in door. Required fields are marked *. Mon 2 Sep 2019 12.08 EDT Last modified on Wed 18 Dec 2019 10. . introducing citations to additional sources, "Dark world of agents is not black and white", "Informer fights for his life after shooting", "Trimble calls for review of IRA ceasefire", "Northern Ireland Grand Committee, 24 June 1999", "Martin McGartland v Associated Newspapers Ltd", "Six TV shows on him, two books and a Hollywood filmbut still they won't admit Martin McGartland was a spy", "Theresa May's Security Blanket in the Martin McGartland Case. [4], In 1976, aged 21, OCallaghan resigned from the Provisional IRA, and moved to London. In his memoirs, he states that he intended to continue combating Sinn Fin and the IRA through the press after his release. | Belfast Child, 2nd February Deaths & Events in Northern Ireland Troubles | Belfast Child, 17th June Deaths & Events in Northern Ireland Troubles | Belfast Child. He also would join in with other Catholic youths to battle against Ulster Protestant boys from nearby loyalist estates; this mostly involved throwing stones at each other. [23] The penalty for informing on the IRA was death, often preceded by lengthy and sometimes brutal interrogations. In May 1978, he married a Scottish woman of Protestant unionist descent. [40][41], After the 1994 ceasefire, McGartland appealed to be allowed to return home to West Belfast. This effectively made the IRA a police force in some areas. He also became involved in battles with other Catholic youths against Ulster Protestant boys from nearby loyalist estates; this mostly involved throwing stones at each other. If you did something wrong then you made amends. The review has not uncovered any credible evidence of a specific threat to the victim at the hands of local criminals or indeed that gives any indication of this being related to any of the victims business, his work or his private life within the locality, the report says. Martin McGartland went undercover for the Royal Ulster Constabulary in a bid to undermine the Belfast IRA in the 1980s. And it was not long before those wanting revenge tracked him down to his new home. I came to believe that individuals taking responsibility for their own actions is the basis for civilization, Without that safety net we have nothing.[9], The final straw, was OCallaghans disgust over the IRAs fatal bombing attack on the yacht of Lord Mountbatten, which also killed Mountbattens 14-year-old grandchild and a 15-year-old boat employee. Martin McGartland joins the I.R.A. Nee subsequently served a long sentence in the US Federal Prison system for his role in the shipment. Izgubili ste lozinku? . To order a copy (P&P free . Sinn Fin leader Martin McGuinness (Colm Meaney) and Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley . Martin McGartland was badly wounded when he was shot a number of times by three armed and masked men at his home in Whitley Bay last June. Martin 'Marty' McGartland was a British Agent inside the IRA . Here he took on a new identity and became known as Martin Ashe. Martin McGartland alleges that the organisation made a series of security gaffes that left him open to assassination. He now lives relatively openly in England, having refused to adopt a new identity, and works as a security consultant, occasional advisor to the Ulster Unionist Party,[24] and media pundit, usually whenever the IRA has made a major announcement. About Martin McGartland. Martin is accepted by many to be one of MI5's best spies in Northern Ireland during the late 1980's and early 1990's. Martin's second Book, Dead Man Running, is also . 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