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 Britain’s most important agents inside the republican terror group. A former British agent who infiltrated the IRA says an internal police report has finally confirmed that he was targeted and shot by the group in a murder plot that he alleges was covered up by the government. "I have flashbacks and I have nightmares. He was also warned not to go out alone and to carry a mobile phone at all times. However, the IRA gunman got more than he bargained for - once again Martin McGartland showed incredible courage by hurling himself at the terrorist even as the 9mm bullets were smashing into his body. You can never ever shut it off. This should be underpinned by a public statement that the original shooting was most likely associated with Mr McGartland’s background within the IRA and having acted as an agent of the security services within the republican areas of Belfast and was carried out by a paramilitary active service unit.”. But the scale of the damage I caused them can't go unpunished.". In June 1999 the IRA shot Martin 6 times outside his safehouse in the North of England. The Court of Appeal has ruled that the home secretary can use secret court hearings to defend a damages claim being brought by a former IRA informer. "I was living like a prisoner and I was a victim of crime. Martin McGartland was shot as he sat in his car in Duchess Street, Whitley Bay, on 17 June 1999. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Martin McGartland, who was shot seven times in Whitley Bay in 1999, is suing the Home Office after MI5 withdrew medical support and benefits. Martin McGartland claims 1999 murder plot was covered up to keep peace process alive, Last modified on Wed 18 Dec 2019 15.16 GMT. Could reality television hit Love Island promote abusive relationships? Frankie ‘Studs’ Lanigan, 52, has told how he was approached by the Provos to murder Martin McGartland, the Belfast-born MI5 mole, while hiding out in the capital. "I'm hoping that  the IRA don't know where I live now. His identity became publicly known after a minor court … Marty then fled Northern Ireland and hid out at a safehouse, on Duchess Street in Whitley Bay town centre. They were some of the nicest blokes I had ever met.". Martin McGartland shooting "downplayed by police", investigation finds. The Guardian has seen a copy of a review by three forces into Northumbria police’s investigation of the 1999 attempted murder of Martin McGartland. 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McGartland told the Guardian that this finding in particular proved that from the outset officers in Northumbria police knew that the IRA was behind the shooting. The pair agreed to review the film for the Guardian drawing on their insider knowledge of the Ira as well as their respective experiences with handlers in … If I was leaving the house and going to a place of work at the same time everyday I would be a sitting duck. The street in Whitley Bay where McGartland was shot in June 1999 In 1999, he was shot six times at his home by two men receiving serious wounds in the chest, stomach, side, upper leg and hand. In 2017 the Chronicle revealed how Marty had been warned of new threats to his life. He was shot six times in the hand, chest and stomach. The report also dismisses any suggestion that the shooting was connected to a dispute between McGartland and drug dealers in north-east England. A night on the town in Newcastle in 2007 - spot anyone you know in our 10 photographs? Mr McGartland was shot six times as he got into his car in 1999 and was not initially expected to survive. 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 … Police visited him at home to issue an official notice about fresh information that suggests his life is in danger. His cover was blown when he appeared in court on a series of minor driving offences. And this was done as part of a secret deal between police, security service and government as a result of the Good Friday peace agreement.”. 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.. The report also appears to suggest that the IRA line of inquiry was known to the Northumbria police in the immediate aftermath of the shooting. And Marty believes he will always be a target because his book caused the IRA so much damage. "At one time I had eight different firearms officers looking after me. The film premiered on 4 September 2008 at the Toronto International Film Festival in Canada. Here he took on a new identity and became known as Martin Ashe. His exploits were later turned into the film Fifty Dead Men Walking starring Jim Sturgess and Ben Kingsley. But as a representation of life in Belfast at the time McGartland was working for Special Branch, it is virtually useless, and yet it will be taken seriously by many as an authentic account. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA Marty says looking over his shoulder is now part of his everyday life. When he was exposed as an agent in 1991 he was abducted by the IRA, but escaped and was resettled in England. I have absolutely no trust, faith or confidence in Northumbria police nor its crime department or any of its chief or senior officers when it concerns me and my cases.”. Something went wrong, please try again later. “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 victim’s business, his work or his private life within the locality,” the report says. He had attempted to wrestle the gun away from his assailant, but was shot in the left hand, the blast almost destroying his thumb. I'm just so grateful, I couldn't be more grateful. Most of the people who have been targeted by any terrorist organisation are targeted as a result of having a routine. Marty settled into his new life on Tyneside, making a living by renovating properties. Police at the scene in Whitley Bay, Tyneside, where Martin McGartland was shot in 1999. On the report’s main findings, McGartland said: “I am now urging the current chief constable of Northumbria police to immediately admit and acknowledge that the IRA had been behind my June 1999 attempted murder. I still have to check under my car every time I get in it. Our. A spokesperson for Northumbria police said: “We can confirm this case has remained open since the shooting in 1999. Marty was also advised to changed his daily routine and substantially increase his home security. I am also calling on him to swiftly agree to an external police force to carry out my unsolved attempted murder investigation. He was told that he should not return to Northern Ireland and to increase security at his home in England. “I won’t accept this apology and I … On the wider implications of the report’s 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. McGartland, along with unionist politicians at the time, alleged that the truth was covered up to keep the IRA and Sinn Féin wedded to the fledgling post Good Friday agreement peace process. He agreed to provide information to them about the Provisio… He made friends around Whitley Bay and began dating the woman who remains his partner. 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. Eight years earlier the Belfast-born agent became the only person ever to escape from the IRA’s notorious internal mole hunting unit, the so-called “Headhunters” or “Nutting Squad”. Her brother, Martin McGartland, was later unveiled as a British agent within the IRA [see the book: ‘Fifty Dead Men Walking’]. The spy, Martin McGartland, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, was recruited by the Special Branch of the Royal Ulster Constabulary in the mid-1980s. After the case, In June 1999, the IRA shot Martin McGartland no fewer than 5 times outside his home in whitley bay, England. If someone told me all this I wouldn't believe it.". "The fact that I'm still getting death threats goes to show how much of a target I still am to the IRA," he said. When he was exposed as an agent in 1991 he was abducted by the IRA, but escaped and was resettled in England. 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. He only survived thanks to the actions of the family who lived next door and rushed to his aid. He was then kidnapped by the IRA and only escaped being killed by jumping from a third-floor window. 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. 20.56 EDT. Martin McGartland: Shot seven times outside his home. Martin McGartland: Shot seven times outside his home Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a suspected arson attempt at the home of the mother of IRA informer Martin McGartland. "If I didn't have her I couldn't have coped. They were great blokes. "I can never ever have any kind of routine. 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. 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. And Marty has revealed how his partner, who is from the Tyneside seaside town, has remained devoted to him and helped him through the darkest days of his recovery. "I'm not a threat to them. 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.. But Martin McGartland, who worked as a British state agent inside the Ira's Belfast Brigade during the late 1980s and early 90s, disputed the film's authenticity. It is always there if I close my eyes. At 8.40 On Thursday morning, Martin McGartland unlocked the front door of his house in Whitley Bay and breathed in the fresh sea air. And it was not long before those wanting revenge tracked him down to his new home. “Most critically, he (an officer named only as Police R by the review) was of the considered view that the attack was most likely carried out by the Provisional IRA and that this fact was known to the original SIO (senior investigations officer) within a very short timeframe following the attack. They are never ever going to stop targeting people like me. A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said: "This case remains open and we continue to investigate all possible lines of enquiry to bring any offenders to justice. Belfast-born Marty infiltrated the IRA during the height of the ‘Troubles’ in the 1980s for the British Secret Service. "We would still urge anyone with any information about this incident to contact Northumbria Police. In the days, weeks and months after McGartland was shot and seriously wounded, both Northumbria police and the then Labour government refused to confirm that the IRA was responsible. Furthermore, it recommends that “key roles” in that fresh investigation “should be filled by persons not connected to NP (Northumbria police)”. In their review, the three constabularies led by Jon Boutcher, the ex-Bedfordshire chief constable and head of another multimillion investigation into another army spy in the IRA – Stake Knife – concluded that republican paramilitaries did try to kill McGartland. As an attempt to answer questions about the complex motives and character of the real Martin McGartland, 50 Dead Men Walking is equally a failure. Ex-IRA mole reveals how his Geordie girlfriend is still helping him recover two decades on from assassination attempt, Sign up for our regular free newsletter for court stories sent straight to your inbox. 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. His identity became publicly known after a minor court case. Every time I leave the house there could be someone sitting watching. This was my first taste of a normal life and a normal social life. That said, Skogland did take some obvious liberties with McGartland’s story – an opening assassination attempt “somewhere in Canada” actually happened in Newcastle, England, for example. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. 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. Marty said: "I don't live any sort of normal life. "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. "People say time is a great healer, but when you experience trauma like that it can be a healer or a poison," he added. Martin McGartland has been in hiding since he was ambushed by a masked man who shot him six times outside his home in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside, in 1999. It's become routine to me to not have a routine. "I made lots of good friends in Whitley Bay. After the opening scene, set in Canada in 1999, in which Martin is shot several times, the story flashes back to 1988, to find him eking out a living as … His cover was blown in 1991 when he tipped off police about a planned attack on a pub in Bangor, County Down. "I'm still with my partner. 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 IRA’s role in the botched assassination. He also became involved in battles with other Catholic youths against Protestant boys, this mostly involved throwing stones at each other. Sturgess was unable to attend, as was Kingsley, who recorded a video message for the audience. Martin McGartland who was shot in Whitley Bay, 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. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. I had been working for the security services in Northern Ireland since I was 16. Twenty years after he was blasted six times outside his Tyneside home, shooting survivor Marty McGartland is still looking over his shoulder. Police at the scene in Whitley Bay, Tyneside, where Martin McGartland was shot in 1999. In 1999 McGartland was shot six times by two gunmen outside his home in Whitley Bay, North Tyneside. For the first time in my life I felt safe.". It is understood that at 0100 GMT on Saturday flammable liquid was poured through the letter box of the house in Moyard Parade, west Belfast. Five people have been arrested but no one has ever been charged. 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. “The classification of the incident is currently under further review.”. 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She is the only person I can 100% trust. The police document is a “major crime unit investigation review” by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire forces. Mr McGartland was shot as he sat in his car in Duchess Street, Whitley Bay, on June 17, 1999. Martin McGartland is suing MI5 for breach of contract and negligence after he was shot by the IRA in 1999. McGartland described his childhood as one in which he would join with older boys in stone-throwing to goad the British Army. He is disabled as a result. On June 17, 1999, Marty was shot six times at close range by a masked man as he sat in his car in the rear lane. To this day no one has ever been charged with his attempted murder. "Paranoia is my best friend and my worst enemy. Martin McGartland on tyne tees news after the 1997 malicious prosecution that exposted him to danger. Former British spy says police report confirms he was shot by IRA Martin McGartland claims 1999 murder plot was covered up to keep peace process alive over 1 year ago A former British agent who infiltrated the IRA says an internal police report has finally confirmed that he was targeted and shot by the group in a murder plot that he alleges was covered up by the government. ", Martin McGartland and police activity in Whitley Bay at the time of the shooting, 17/06/1999 (centre, bottom). 3 McGartland … Martin McGartland was blasted at point blank range with at least five bullets in 1999 and left for dead by a masked gunman. In the aftermath of the shooting, police released information suggesting the attack could have been linked to local criminals and not Mr McGartland’s former life in Northern Ireland. In addition to calling for a fresh investigation into the 1999 attack on McGartland, the review suggests that “NP (Northumbria police) to consider external force to progress investigation in its entirety”. 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. But Marty said he still suffers from flashbacks of the events of 20 years ago. 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. The UK premiere was held on 4 April 2009 in Belfast, where the film was shot. The ex-spy insisted this line was “covered up and obscured by false, malicious lies” by senior figures in the security and political establishment to conceal the IRA’s role at a delicate stage in the peace process. 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