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[[Peter Keeley]] is, according to journalist [[Henry McDonald]], the real name of the man often referred to by the pseudonym '''Kevin Fulton''', an agent who infiltrated the [[IRA]] in the 1970s for the [[Force Research Unit]].<ref>Henry McDonald, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/may/18/uk.northernireland1 Revealed: five British spies inside IRA], The Observer, 18 May 2003.</ref> | [[Peter Keeley]] is, according to journalist [[Henry McDonald]], the real name of the man often referred to by the pseudonym '''Kevin Fulton''', an agent who infiltrated the [[IRA]] in the 1970s for the [[Force Research Unit]].<ref>Henry McDonald, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/may/18/uk.northernireland1 Revealed: five British spies inside IRA], The Observer, 18 May 2003.</ref> | ||
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| + | In August 2003, Fulton accused the editor of the North Belfast News, [[Seán Mag Uidhir]], of being a British agent. In response [[Sinn Féin]] vice-president [[Pat Doherty]] of being part of a "British securocrat strategy of misinformation aimed at damaging the republican constituency and undermining the peace process."<ref>Laura Friel, [http://www.anphoblacht.com/news/detail/1881 Belfast journalist rejects 'spy' claim], An Phoblacht, 7 August 2003.</ref> | ||
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| + | Republican [[Gerard Bradley]] told the ''Andersonstown News'' in June 2004 that he had known Keeley in the early 1990s: | ||
| + | ::“I was first introduced to Keeley in the middle of 1993 by [[Joe Haughey]]. Keeley made himself out to be someone who could help the republican movement with cars, money, phones – a real wheeler-dealer, a Del Boy. He also tried to play up his connections and claimed he could get us anything we wanted.<ref>[http://saoirse32.blogsome.com/2004/12/27/kevin-fultons-photo/ Fulton Exposed], Andersonstown News, 3 June 2004, via Saoirse32 blog.</ref> | ||
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| + | Fulton was detained in November 2006 and questioned about the murders of [[Eoin Morley]] and Ranger [[Cyril Smith]], before being released without charge.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1106/fultonk.html Former spy released without charge], RTE News, 6 November 2006.</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Omagh Bomb== | ||
| + | Fulton has claimed that the [[RUC]] and [[Garda Special Branch]] failed to act on a tip-off that could have prevented the [[Omagh Bomb]].<ref>Henry McDonald, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/may/18/uk.northernireland1 Revealed: five British spies inside IRA], The Observer, 18 May 2003.</ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
*[[Force Research Unit]] | *[[Force Research Unit]] | ||
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| + | ==Contact== | ||
| + | *Website: [http://www.kevinfulton.com/ http://www.kevinfulton.com/] | ||
| + | *Youtube channel [http://www.youtube.com/user/kfultonuk kfultonuk] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category:Northern Ireland|Keeley, Peter]] | + | [[Category:Northern Ireland|Keeley, Peter]][[Category:Spooks|Keeley, Peter]][[Category: British Military Intelligence|Keeley, Peter]] |
Revision as of 08:08, 21 November 2009
Peter Keeley is, according to journalist Henry McDonald, the real name of the man often referred to by the pseudonym Kevin Fulton, an agent who infiltrated the IRA in the 1970s for the Force Research Unit.[1]
In August 2003, Fulton accused the editor of the North Belfast News, Seán Mag Uidhir, of being a British agent. In response Sinn Féin vice-president Pat Doherty of being part of a "British securocrat strategy of misinformation aimed at damaging the republican constituency and undermining the peace process."[2]
Republican Gerard Bradley told the Andersonstown News in June 2004 that he had known Keeley in the early 1990s:
- “I was first introduced to Keeley in the middle of 1993 by Joe Haughey. Keeley made himself out to be someone who could help the republican movement with cars, money, phones – a real wheeler-dealer, a Del Boy. He also tried to play up his connections and claimed he could get us anything we wanted.[3]
Fulton was detained in November 2006 and questioned about the murders of Eoin Morley and Ranger Cyril Smith, before being released without charge.[4]
Contents
Omagh Bomb
Fulton has claimed that the RUC and Garda Special Branch failed to act on a tip-off that could have prevented the Omagh Bomb.[5]
Affiliations
Contact
- Website: http://www.kevinfulton.com/
- Youtube channel kfultonuk
Notes
- ↑ Henry McDonald, Revealed: five British spies inside IRA, The Observer, 18 May 2003.
- ↑ Laura Friel, Belfast journalist rejects 'spy' claim, An Phoblacht, 7 August 2003.
- ↑ Fulton Exposed, Andersonstown News, 3 June 2004, via Saoirse32 blog.
- ↑ Former spy released without charge, RTE News, 6 November 2006.
- ↑ Henry McDonald, Revealed: five British spies inside IRA, The Observer, 18 May 2003.
