State Violence and Collusion Timeline 1989
Events related to state violence and collusion in Northern Ireland in 1989.
February
- Circa 8 - Four days before Pat Finucane was killed, Brian Nelson passed a photograph of him to the UFF.[1]
- 12 - Pat Finucane shot dead in front of his family at his North Belfast home.[2]
- 14 - John Joe Davey, a 58-year-old veteran of the IRA border campaign and a Sinn Féin councillor in Magherafelt, shot dead by the UVF. Nelson had supplied files on him to the UDA, UVF and to Michael Stone.[3]
- 22 - Patrick Feeney, a 32-year-old Catholic, shot dead at the linen mill where he worked as a security guard by the UDA/UFF, who had been given a file on him by Brian Nelson. He had no paramilitary connections.[4]
April
- 4 29-year-old Gerard Casey, an IRA member from Rasharkin in North Antrim, was shot dead by the UDA/UFF, using intelligence documents supplied by Brian Nelson.[5]
June
- 24 - Liam McKee, a 39-year-old Catholic from Lisburn, was shot dead by the UDA/UFF. Although Nelson's files listed him as an IRA member, he had no paramilitary connections.[6]
July
- July undated - Brian Nelson received a report on the movements of solicitor Paddy McGrory. Although he passed the details on to his FRU handlers, McGrory was never warned. In the event, no attempt was made on his life.[7] According to journalist John Ware, the information was never entered on the official FRU record.[8]
August
- 25 - Loughlin Maginn, a 28-year-old Catholic from Rathfriland in Co. Down, was shot dead by the UDA/UFF.[9]
Notes
- ↑ Barry McCaffrey, At least 29 killings blamed on actions of double agent;The secrets that died with Brian Nelson THE DEATH OF BRITISH ARMY AGENT 6137, Irish News, 14 April 2003.
- ↑ Martin Ingram and Greg Harkin, Stakeknife, O'Brien Press, 2004, p. 185.
- ↑ Martin Ingram and Greg Harkin, Stakeknife, O'Brien Press, 2004, p. 186.
- ↑ Martin Ingram and Greg Harkin, Stakeknife, O'Brien Press, 2004, p. 185.
- ↑ Martin Ingram and Greg Harkin, Stakeknife, O'Brien Press, 2004, p. 186.
- ↑ Martin Ingram and Greg Harkin, Stakeknife, O'Brien Press, 2004, p. 186.
- ↑ Martin Ingram and Greg Harkin, Stakeknife, O'Brien Press, 2004, p. 189.
- ↑ John Ware, Plot to kill Belfast lawyers revealed, The Guardian, 2 August 2002.
- ↑ Martin Ingram and Greg Harkin, Stakeknife, O'Brien Press, 2004, p. 187.
