within the ira, informers were despised figures. the fear of being accused of being an informer was probably the worst thing imaginable in the ira. i mean, what circle of hell could dante have created for the informer? this was. ..an awful allegation to have to put up with, and for an informer s family, the stigma was powerful. can you think of a worse crime to be guilty of than informing? no. in west belfast, the ira s summaryjustice was dispensed in alleyways. archive: in a statement,
butjust one single episode exposed how he operated inside the ira while on the state s books. this is a story of a spy who got away with murder. west belfast in the 1980s. an irish republican enclave where many were subject to the ira s rules. such warnings to so called touts were frequently borne out. archive: charlie mcilmurray s body was found in this van on sunday. charlie mcilmurray, a west belfast taxi driver, suspected of being a tout slang for an informer was shot dead in 1987. i think that mr mcilmurray, like anyone else living in west belfast, knows that the consequence
who got away with murder. west belfast in the 1980s. an irish republican enclave where many were subject to the ira s rules. such warnings to so called touts were frequently borne out. archive: charlie mcllmurray s body was found in this van on sunday. i charlie mcilmurray, a west belfast taxi driver, suspected of being a tout slang for an informer was shot dead in 1987. i think that mr mcilmurray, like anyone else living in west belfast, knows that the consequence for informing is death. i mean, if republican activists, who know what the repercussions are for going over to the other side, in fact go over to the other
gerard hodgins was told, along with others, to go to the house. i had no idea that his name was sandy lynch at this time. we were just told to go to a house and babysit a guy who was an informer. when we went through the door, there was men coming down the stairs. sean maguire, freddie scappaticci. maguire, i bumped into him right at the bottom of the stairs and he looked up at the room where sandy was and he went like that, you know, which to me was sort of saying he should be shot there, you know? but sandy lynch survived. police raided the house, arresting gerard hodgins and others. those who d already left included sean maguire and freddie scappaticci. scappaticci had, however, left something behind fingerprints on the battery of an anti bugging device. a police fingerprint expert said
by late saturday night, additional manpower was needed. gerard hodgins was told, along with others, to go the house. i had no idea that his name was sandy lynch at this time. we were just told to go to a house and babysit a guy who was an informer. when we went through the door, there was men coming down the stairs. sean maguire, freddie scappaticci. maguire, i bumped into him right at the bottom of the stairs and he looked up at the room where sandy was and he went like that, you know, which to me was sort of saying he should be shot there, you know? but sandy lynch survived. police raided the house, arresting gerard hodgins and others. those who d already left included sean maguire and freddie scappaticci. scappaticci had, however,