In his memoirs, OCallaghan described his reasons as follows, I had been brought up to believe that you had to take responsibility for your own actions. [12] McGartland has said that his relatives have received harassment from Republicans;[12] in 1996, his brother Joe was subjected to a severe and prolonged IRA punishment beating with baseball bats, iron bars and a wooden plank embedded with nails. Nee subsequently served a long sentence in the US Federal Prison system for his role in the shipment. Since then, Gilmour has been in hiding outside Northern Ireland. Martin McGartland alleges that the organisation made a series of security gaffes that left him open to assassination. "[29], In 2003 Scott Monaghan, a suspect in the shooting, sued Northumbria police. When he was exposed as an informer in 1991 he was abducted by the IRA, but escaped and was resettled in England. [28], In 1997, his identity was revealed publicly by the Northumbria Police in court when he was caught breaking the speed limit and subsequently prosecuted for holding driving licences in different names, which he explained as a means of avoiding IRA detection. [43] In August 2006 Ian Paisley told Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, We have also heard how the sister of IRA informer Martin McGartland was told by police that her safety was under threat. [18], Although McGartland says he prevented the IRA from carrying out many "spectaculars", including the planned bombing of two lorries transporting British soldiers from Stranraer to Larne that could have resulted in the loss of over a dozen lives,[19] his reported greatest regret was his failure in June 1991 to save the life of 21-year-old Private Tony Harrison. Mass cards are sent as tokens of sympathy to bereaved families when a member of the family has died. The dwelling had not been modernised and so there was no running water or electricity.[7]. Northumbria Police continue to cover-up Martin's attempted murder. He later alleged that McCarthy and Hamilton were also RUC informers based on what he had personally observed of the men during his kidnapping as he waited to be interrogated, tortured and subsequently executed. At this point OCallaghan was still opposed to helping the British in a similar manner. In 2003, Scappaticci was alleged to have volunteered as an informer in 1978 after being assaulted in an argument with a fellow IRA member. This interview was, unknown to Scappaticci, recorded and eventually found its way into an edition of the programme. [14] He convinced his IRA associates that he was a committed member of the organisation and he successfully led a double life, which was kept secret even from the mother of his two sons. [18], Although McGartland prevented the IRA from carrying out many spectaculars, including the planned bombing of two lorries transporting British soldiers from Stranraer to Larne that could have resulted in the loss of over a dozen lives,[19] his reported greatest regret was his failure in June 1991 to save the life of 21-year-old Private Tony Harrison. By the late 1960s, the teenaged OCallaghan had ceased practising the Catholic religion, regarding himself as an atheist and a Marxist. In 1988, he resigned from the IRA and voluntarily surrendered to British prosecution. [4] One of the effects of the continuous rioting and the campaign of bombings and shootings in Belfast and all over Northern Ireland was to make McGartland grow up quickly. The London headquarters of MI5. Marty's cover was blown in 1991 when he tipped off police about a planned attack on a pub in Bangor . Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *. This move by May was described by some lawyers and Human Rights' groups as "Kafkaesque". [3], In August 1974, OCallagan walked into a bar in Omagh, County Tyrone and fatally shot Detective Inspector Peter Flanagan of the RUC Special Branch. The Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley blamed republicans for the killing, saying that eyes will be turned towards IRA/Sinn Fin on this issue. Something went wrong, please try again later. . Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. There is no question Martin McGartland is the most famous & most loved celebrity of all the time. Directed by: Kari Skogland. ", Martin McGartland and police activity in Whitley Bay at the time of the shooting, 17/06/1999 (centre, bottom). 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. But I don't really have a daily life now. [12] He was cleared of perverting the course of justice. Twenty years after he was blasted six times outside his Tyneside home, shooting survivor Marty McGartland is still looking over his shoulder. It is always there if I close my eyes. At the end of the day I was grateful to be alive. Monaghan's main claims were for false imprisonment, assault and wrongful interference with goods. Martin McGartland, who infiltrated the IRA, claims security services compromised his safety and failed to provide care for post-traumatic stress disorder. When he was exposed as an informer in 1991 he was abducted by the IRA, but escaped and was resettled in England. They were great blokes. McGartland later attended St. Thomas Secondary School. However, Marty's security was to be short-lived. [5][6], On 26 November 2013, it was reported that The Irish News had won a legal battle after a judge ruled against Keeleys lawsuit against the newspaper for breach of privacy and copyright, by publishing his photograph, which thereby also, he argued, endangered his life. glach [IRA Volunteer] Sean O'Riordan (13) On 19.02.72, fourteen-year-old David McAuley . Denis Martin Donaldson (Short Strand, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1950 4 April 2006 in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) and a member of Sinn Fin who was murdered following his exposure in December 2005 as an informer in the employ of MI5 and the Special Branch of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (formerly the Royal Ulster Constabulary). He has written two books about his life, Fifty Dead Men Walking: The Terrifying True Story of a Secret Agent Inside the IRA and Dead Man Running. The police document is a major crime unit investigation review by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire forces. Scappaticci appears to give intimate details of the modus operandi of the IRAs Northern Command, indicated some of his previous involvement in the organisation and alleges, amongst other things, that Martin McGuinness was involved in the death of Frank Hegarty an IRA volunteer who had been killed as an informer by the IRA in 1986. In November 1981, he was arrested by the RUC, along with two other IRA members, on their way to carry out a shooting attack on riot police, who were combating disturbances arising out of the 1981 Irish Hunger Strike. [27], Three years after moving to England, the IRA sent his mother a Catholic mass card with McGartlands name written on it. He was later shot six times by a gunman, but recovered from the injuries. He was later shot six times by an IRA gunman, but recovered from the injuries. Prijavite se korisnikim raunom. [8] His right hand was also badly damaged by gunshot. He has published a book detailing his experiences as a spy, Fifty Dead Men Walking. Over the years he witnessed the dreadful violence and intimidation used by the IRA towards their own people and community. [3], In one incident, Fulton was questioned on responsibility for designing firing mechanisms used in a horizontal mortar attack on a Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) armoured patrol car on Merchants Quay, Newry, County Down, on 27 March 1992. 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. [45], There are letters extant which demonstrate that Crown authorities through their solicitors Burton & Burton wrote to the BBC and confirmed that McGartland had worked for them under the code name Agent Carol. When he was exposed as an agent in 1991 he was abducted by the IRA, but escaped and was resettled in He was offered 200 a week with bonuses for arrests and weapons finds. His identity became publicly known after a minor court case. Belfast Books Thanks for promoting my book mate. 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. This was my first taste of a normal life and a normal social life. From 1989-91, he provided information about IRA activities and planned attacks to the RUC Special Branch. Martin was shot 6 times by the IRA in June 1999. 89 reviews. 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. Martin was shot 6 times by the IRA in June 1999. [12], Holding the rank of lieutenant in the IRA Belfast Intelligence unit, he ended up working mainly for Davy Adams, whom he drove to meetings and to survey potential IRA targets. Martin was kidnapped by the IRA in 1991 and escaped by jumping from a third floor window. He (Police R) would offer no explanation as to why this had not been acknowledged much earlier within the investigation, and that this remained as a significant issue between the victim and the police, the report says. [36] A week later, it was mentioned in the Northern Ireland Grand Committee as evidence that IRA arms decommissioning had not taken place,[37] and in January 2000 by Robert McCartney in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Menu. [13] On December 18, 1984, the presiding judge, Lord Lowry, ruled that Gilmour was not a credible witness. In the aftermath of the shooting, police released information suggesting the attack could have been linked to local criminals and not Mr McGartlands former life in Northern Ireland. Im not complaining. If you like, you can change the digest interval below. With his cover blown, McGartland was kidnapped in August 1991 by Jim "Boot" McCarthy and Paul "Chico" Hamilton, two IRA men with previous convictions for paramilitary activities. He has written two books; Fifty Dead Men Walking and Dead Man Running. His body was found by Garda about 5pm after a passer-by reported seeing a broken window and a smashed-in door. [21], In that same year 1991, McGartland provided information about a mass shooting attack planned on Charlie Heggarty's pub in Bangor, County Down, patronised by British soldiers after a general football match between the prison wardens. I am the victim of an attack and I got around 50,000 in compensation, which is not a big amount considering my injuries. The assault left him confined to a wheelchair for three months. McGartland - whose first best-selling book, Fifty Dead Men Walking, tells the remarkable true story of how he infiltrated the IRA and saved more than 50 people from certain death. [25], McGartland moved to the northeast coast of England, receiving nearly 100,000 (220,200 today) to buy a house and establish a new life in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, going by the name Martin Ashe. The Provisional IRA reportedly assured Scappaticci of their belief in his denials, and has issued public statements suggesting that the announcement of the former as a tout was a stunt by the British government to undermine Sinn Fin and the Republican movement. 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. Skip to main search results. Their methods were not met with approval by all residents. When he was exposed as an informer in 1991, he escaped from IRA custody and was resettled in England. The theatre had been searched before the concert and a second search following the warning revealed no device.[17]. Martin McGartland, Writer: Fifty Dead Men Walking. 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. I'm just so grateful, I couldn't be more grateful. This move by May was described by some lawyers and Human Rights groups as Kafkaesque. Estimated Net Worth in 2020. He recounted in his book Fifty Dead Men Walking that he occasionally drove IRA punishment squads around and overheard them boast about the beatings they had meted out to their victims. My autobiography: A Belfast Child is now available to pre-order on Amazon , launch date is 30th April. They in no way reflect my own opinions and I take no responsibility for any inaccuracies or factual errors, The Informer BBC Panorama Martin McGartland, Born into a staunchly Irish republican, Roman Catholic family in Belfast, Northern Ireland, McGartland grew up in a council house in Moyard, Ballymurphy at the foot of the Black Mountain. [1], In Unsung Hero, Fulton claims he worked undercover as a British Army agent within the IRA. In 1969, violent attacks were perpetrated against civil rights organizers and many other Catholics by unionists. POLICE investigating the attempted murder of British agent Martin McGartland have failed to arrest or question a man identified as a suspect more than 10 years ago.The shocking revelation was made by cops reviewing the original police probe into the 1999 shooting which left the IRA infiltrator fighting for his life.The top secret review, headed Martin was kidnapped by the IRA in 1991 and escaped by jumping from a third floor window. "Over 40 members of the organisation were shot dead . To order a copy (P&P free . McGartland has always alleged that this line of inquiry was invented and fed to media sources by either MI5 or elements of the Blair government to deflect from the IRAs role in the botched assassination. Martin Galvin, a Bronx-based Irish-American attorney and future dissident republican, later claimed that he had warned the republican movements leadership that he suspected Donaldson of being a British government informer.[3]. The murder was also condemned by Sinn Fin leader Gerry Adams. D.I. Martin McGartland joins the I.R.A. Please consider making a small or large donation as I am very poor and every donation is most welcome and goes towards the cost of running this blog. PAYBACK? Individuals who have given valuable service to the country and who may be at threat as a result deserve and receive considerable support at public expense to ensure their safety. Garda (ROI police) said they had been aware of his presence since January and they had warned him of a threat to his life. 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[8], McGartland has said that because he was sickened by increasing Provisional IRA violence directed at young Catholic petty lawbreakers in the form of punishment beatings (often carried out with iron bars and baseball bats) and knee-cappings, in 1986 at the age of 16 he agreed to provide information to the RUC about local IRA members, thereby preventing them from carrying out many attacks against the security forces. McGartland was recruited by the RUC special branch to infiltrate and undermine the Belfast IRA in the late 1980s. "We would still urge anyone with any information about this incident to contact Northumbria Police. 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. And he has this message for . They attached him to an active service unit in the Brandywell area of Derry. They had offered him protection, but he refused it, and exchanged phone numbers with him. In the early 2000s, Donaldson was appointed Sinn Fins Northern Ireland Assembly group administrator in Parliament Buildings. [12] The following year he won his lawsuit against Associated Newspapers, publishers of The Daily Mail, The Evening Standard and This is London web site, which had published an article alleging the shooting might be related to connections with local criminal gangs. He was believed to have operated predominantly inside the IRA South Down Brigade, as well as concentrating on the heavy IRA activity in South Armagh. Marty says looking over his shoulder is now part of his everyday life. Police at the scene in Whitley Bay, Tyneside, where Martin McGartland was shot in 1999. Kearney is a son of the civil rights and MacBride Principles campaigner, Oliver Kearney. "It was my first real taste of having a life with people who weren't trying to kill me or trying to kill other people. 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