Freddie Scappaticci
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Taoiseach’s naming of Stakeknife puts pressure on British government to do the same
NI Secretary Hilary Benn urged to drop ‘neither confirm nor deny’ policy and formally identify agent in House of Commons
Taoiseach names Freddie Scappaticci in the Dáil as former British agent Stakeknife
Micheál Martin says identity of spy was ‘clear to everybody here’ and that he should be officially named by the UK government
Loyalist paramilitaries ‘community workers by day, terrorists at night’ – former PSNI chief
George Hamilton tells Westminster how loyalists are behaving in ‘same coercive, controlling way’
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IRA spy Stakeknife ‘well rewarded financially and taken on holiday’ by handlers, report reveals
Kenova investigation lays bare how double agent and murderer was repeatedly protected at the expense of his victims
‘I am not going to hide again’: Families of IRA victims react to Kenova report
Relations privately co-operated with investigation into British army’s top Republican spy, code-named Stakeknife
Protecting Stakeknife seemed to ‘outweigh’ protecting life of a victim, Kenova report finds
Freddie Scappaticci not named in report due to UK government policy of ‘neither confirm nor deny’
Final report into activities of British army’s top IRA agent during Troubles to be released
Agent, known as Stakeknife, widely accepted to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci who died in 2023
Stakeknife one of several British spies involved in killing suspected informers, court hears
Widow of Anthony Braniff, shot dead by IRA in 1981, is challenging decision not to pursue prosecutions
Son of Stakeknife victim ‘frustrated’ by UK government silence on name change and will
Freddie Scappaticci’s will was sealed by a British court last week
Stakeknife report finds ‘no deliberate attempt’ by MI5 to withhold material from Operation Kenova
Review conducted after hundreds of files not shared with Operation Kenova investigating team
Freddie Scappaticci’s final years in a sleepy Surrey town: Neighbours were ‘sickened’ when they found out who he really was
The man known as Stakeknife, a senior British army agent in the IRA, was hidden away in middle-class suburban comfrot in Guildford
UK ‘has not ruled out’ inquiry into killings by Provisional IRA internal security unit
UK government’s argues the issue needs to be revisited after final Operation Kenova report is produced, solicitor representing family of one of the victims says
Stakeknife allegations ‘traumatised’ Sinn Féin, Ahern and Blair believed
Disclosure ignited ‘all kinds’ of conspiracy theories about who was being protected and who eliminated
Hundreds of confidential MI5 documents relating to Stakeknife discovered after inquiry ended
The Operation Kenova team was alerted to the discovery in April
UK government considers apology to families of alleged informers killed by IRA
British security forces allowed murders to be carried out with impunity to protect agents, Operation Kenova interim report found
Widow of IRA ‘informer’ launches legal action over decision not to prosecute anyone with his killing
Murder of Anthony Braniff (22), who was shot dead by IRA in September 1981, investigated as part of Operation Kenova
Stakeknife whistleblower: ‘If I had that time again, outing Scappaticci wouldn’t happen’
Ian Hurst says identifying British army’s top IRA spy more than 20 years ago has caused too much hurt to families and state has not learned from past mistakes
Past must be understood and accepted before people can move on from Troubles, says Catholic Primate
Annual Mass for families of the Disappeared hears victims’ families ‘cannot find peace or trust until the truth emerges’ and their loss is ‘properly acknowledged’
Four Shots in the Night by Henry Hemming: a chilling read
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Sinn Féin urged to apologise to families of IRA campaign in ‘specific way’
Former commissioner for victims says while First Minister Michelle O’Neill’s apology to families is a move in the right direction, Sinn Féin needs to be more clear about what it’s sorry for
British security forces allowed murders to be carried out and go unpunished, damning inquiry finds
Operation Kenova concluded that more lives were lost than saved due to the actions of the mole Stakeknife
Operation Kenova: ‘Michael was only a kid’, says brother of man killed by IRA
Seamus Kearney’s suspicions were confirmed by report’s findings – that his brother’s death could have been prevented
Kenova report: More lives lost than saved due to Stakeknife’s activities, inquiry concludes
Long-awaited inquiry into the activities of the British army’s top IRA agent, widely identified as Freddie Scappaticci, has cost €47m
Kenova Report: Who is Jon Boutcher in the Stakeknife investigation?
The PSNI chief executive said it was an ‘absolute privilege’ to lead Operation Kenova and he was committed to ensuring victims received the truth
Stakeknife revealed: What more does Kenova tell us about IRA killer and British spy Freddie Scappaticci?
Files seen by North’s DPP showed ‘insufficient evidence’ to press charges over Stakeknife’s operations
Freddie Scappaticci: The life, activities and murders of an IRA double agent
One of the most notorious figures of the Troubles joined the Provisional IRA in 1969. He was interned without trial and released, later allegedly becoming an informer before heading up the IRA’s Internal Security Unit
Murders involving British army’s IRA double agent Stakeknife could have been stopped, inquiry set to report
Operation Kenova expected to find that interventions could have been made to save multiple lives
Families hope to glean truth of Britain’s complicity in murders linked to IRA double-agent ‘Stakeknife’
Findings of £40m Operation Kenova to review if police in North failed to investigate up to 18 killings in bid to safeguard IRA mole
Stakeknife: What will legacy of Kenova report into IRA double agent Freddie Scappaticci be?
Academic who examined British intelligence’s war against IRA hopes seven-year investigation into spy will still be worthwhile
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