Two guilty over MI5 arms sting

Paul McCaugherty / Dermot Gregory 30 June 2010 UTV Two men have been found guilty of attempting to smuggle weapons and explosives into Northern Ireland from an arms dealer who was an MI5 agent. The Real IRA's arms procurer duped as he was wined and dined by a British Secret Service Agent in Amsterdam Brugges and Istanbul, was convicted...

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THE QUEEN v PAUL ANTHONY McCAUGHERTY and DERMOT DECLAN GREGORY

McCaugherty & Anor, R v [2010] NICC 28 (30 June 2010) Neutral Citation No. [2010] NICC 28 Ref: HAR7901 Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down Delivered: 30/06/10 (subject to editorial corrections)* IN THE CROWN COURT SITTING IN BELFAST________THE QUEEN-v-PAUL ANTHONY McCAUGHERTYDERMOT DECLAN GREGORY(aka Michael Dermot)________ HART J [1] The defendants are charged with various offences connected with...

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Dissident terrorist 'determined' to buy arms

30 June 2010 Press Association David Young A leading dissident republican duped by an MI5 agent posing as an arms dealer was found guilty today of trying to smuggle a huge cache of weapons and explosives into Northern Ireland. Paul McCaugherty, 43, from Lurgan, County Armagh, had no idea the arsenal he agreed to buy for more than 100,000 euros did not exist and he was instead being targeted by the Security Services in a two-year...

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IRA dissident caught buying guns explosives

30 June 2010 The New Zealand Herald DUBLIN - A self-described senior Irish Republican Army dissident has been convicted by a Belfast judge of trying to buy guns, explosives and other weapons from undercover British agents. The case against 43-year-old Paul McCaugherty featured testimony from two agents from the MI5 spy agency who posed as Middle Eastern arms dealers and recorded their conversations with McCaugherty from 2004...

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IRA dissident seeking guns caught in British sting

30 June 2010 Associated Press A self-described senior Irish Republican Army dissident has been convicted by a Belfast judge of trying to buy guns, explosives and other weapons from undercover British agents. The case against 43-year-old Paul McCaugherty featured testimony from two agents from the MI5 spy agency who posed as Middle Eastern arms dealers and recorded their conversations with McCaugherty from 2004 to 2006. Belfast...

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Man tried to smuggle weapons into NI

30 June 2010 RTE News A leading dissident republican duped by an MI5 agent posing as an arms dealer was found guilty today of trying to smuggle a huge cache of weapons and explosives into Northern Ireland. Paul McCaugherty, 43, from Beech Court, Lurgan, Co Armagh, had no idea the arsenal he agreed to buy for more than €100,000 did not exist and he was instead being targeted by the Security Services in a two-year undercover sting...

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Northern Ireland man guilty of gun smuggling plot

30 June 2010  Agence France Presse A man in Northern Ireland caught in a sting operation mounted by British secret agents was found guilty Wednesday of trying to smuggle weapons and explosives into the province. Paul McCaugherty, 43, had attempted to import an arsenal worth more than 100,000 euros (123,000 dollars) from an MI5 agent posing as a dealer. McCaugherty says he is a commander of the Real IRA dissident republican...

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N. Irish militant found guilty in MI5 gun case

30 June 2010 Reuters News Andras Gergely in Dublin / editing: David Stamp A Northern Irish court found a Republican militant guilty on Wednesday of plotting to smuggle in weapons and explosives via a dealer, who turned out to be an agent of Britain's MI5 spy agency. Paul McCaugherty, who had admitted to being a member of the Real IRA splinter group, had denied charges including conspiring to obtain arms and explosives and using...

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Two guilty of Real IRA gun plot

30 June 2010 BBC Two men on trial after an MI5 sting operation targeting a dissident republican gun smuggling plot have been found guilty by a judge in Belfast. Paul McCaugherty, 43, of Beech Court in Lurgan was found guilty of attempting to import weapons and explosives from a dealer who was actually an MI5 agent. Dermot Declan Gregory of Concession Road in Crossmaglen, was found guilty of making a Portuguese property available...

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Man faces terrorist information charge

28 June 2010 The Irish News A 43-year-old man is to appear in court today charged with possession of information likely to be of use to terrorists. He was arrested in Lurgan, Co Armagh, on Friday and is believed to have been questioned in connection with an ongoing investigation into dissident republican activit...

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Closing statements made in dissident gun-running trial

22 June 2010 The Irish News A lawyer yesterday declared that it was "perfectly clear" that an alleged dissident republican was guilty of plotting to buy and smuggle guns and explosives. The claim came from Gordon Kerr QC, prosecuting, as he made final submissions in the Belfast Crown Court trial of Co Armagh men Paul McCaugherty and Dermot Gregory, also known as Michael Dermot. McCaugherty (43) from Beech Court in Lurgan faces...

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Judgment reserved in MI5 arms sting case

22 June 2010 Belfast Telegraph It is "perfectly clear" that an alleged dissident republican was guilty of plotting to buy and smuggle guns and explosives, a prosecutor has told Belfast Crown Court. The claim was made by Gordon Kerr QC as he made final submissions in the trial of Co Armagh men Paul McCaugherty and Declan Gregory, also known as Michael Dermo...

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Verdict in IRA case due soon

22 June 2010 Mirror Paul Higgins A lawyer yesterday declared it was "perfectly clear" that an alleged dissident republican was guilty of plotting to buy and smuggle guns and explosives. The claim came from prosecuting QC Gordon Kerr as he made final submissions in the Belfast Crown Court trial of Co Armagh men Paul McCaugherty and Declan Gregory, also known as Michael Dermo...

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MI5 weapons case judgement due

21 June 2010 BBC News A judge in the non-jury trial of two men accused of terrorism charges has retired to consider his verdict. Paul McCaugherty, 43, from Beech Court in Lurgan faces six charges including conspiring to obtain arms and explosives, IRA membership and using money for the purposes of terrorism. Declan Gregory, 41, of Concession Road, Crossmaglen, denies two charges making property available to terrorists. Mr...

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Real IRA gun smuggling trial ends

21 June 2010 UTV A lawyer has declared it was "perfectly clear" that an alleged dissident republican was guilty of plotting to buy and smuggle guns and explosives. The claim came from prosecuting QC Gordon Kerr as he made final submissions in the Belfast Crown Court trial of County Armagh men Paul McCaugherty and Declan Gregory, AKA Michael Dermot. McCaugherty (43) from Beech Court in Lurgan faces a total of six charges including...

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Gun accused freed over entrapment

19 June 2010 Irish Times AN ARMAGH man accused of a gun smuggling plot walked free from court yesterday after the prosecution decided not to appeal a judge’s decision to stop the case. Prosecution lawyer David McDowell told Mr Justice Hart in Belfast Crown Court that “we do not intend to appeal your Lordship’s ruling yesterday so the defendant can be discharged”. Following an abuse-of-process application from defence QC Orlando...

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Real IRA suspect caught in MI5 sting freed by judge

19 June 2010 The Guardian Henry McDonald Ruling that agent illegally entrapped defendant Blow to operation against alleged arms smuggling An operation against an alleged Real IRA arms smuggling network suffered a blow yesterday after a judge ruled that MI5 had illegally entrapped one of the accused in a sting involving an undercover agent. The case against Desmond Kearns, 44, at Belfast crown court was stopped by the judge,...

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MI5 agent blamed for trial failure

19 June 2010 Mirror RELEASED A MAN accused of a gun smuggling plot walked free from court yesterday after the prosecution decided not to appeal a judge's decision to stop the case. Following an application on behalf of 44-year-old Desmond Kearns from Lurgan, Co Armagh, Mr Justice Hart sitting in the Diplock, no jury court, ruled that an MI5 agent known only as 'Amir' had gone into the area of entrapment. The judge said that...

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No challenge over decision to free arms plot

19 June 2010 Belfast Telegraph Paul Higgins A man who had been accused of a gun smuggling plot walked free from court yesterday after the prosecution decided not to appeal a judge's decision to stop the case. Prosecution lawyer David McDowell told Belfast Crown Court judge Mr Justice Hart: "We do not intend to appeal your Lordship's ruling yesterday so the defendant can be discharged...

Continue Reading... Labels: Alvor, Amir, Dermot Declan Gregory, Dermot Gregory, Desmond Kearns, Desmond Paul Kearns, Entrapment, MI5, Orlando Pownall, Panda Restaurant, Paul Anthony John McCaugherty, Paul McCaugherty, Portugal, Real IRA

Real IRA suspect caught in MI5 sting freed by judge

18 June 2010 Guardian Henry McDonald Arms smuggling case against Desmond Kearns collapses after judge rules he was illegally entrapped by MI5 agent An operation against an alleged Real IRA arms smuggling network suffered a blow today after a judge ruled that MI5 had illegally entrapped one of the accused in a sting involving an undercover agent. The case against Desmond Kearns, 44, at Belfast crown court was stopped by the judge,...

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Judge halts arms plot trial over MI5 entrapment

18 June 2010 Belfast Telegraph A MAN arrested in an MI5 sting against dissident Republicans could be freed if the prosecution does not contest a judge's ruling that a Secret Service agent over-stepped the mark. Belfast Crown Court judge Mr Justice Hart yesterday agreed to a defence application on behalf of Desmond Paul Kearns (44) that his trial be stopped because he'd been 'entrapped' by the agent known only as 'Amir'. But...

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Gun smuggling accused walks free

18 June 2010  UTV News A Co. Armagh man who had been accused of a gun smuggling plot walked free from court on Friday after the prosecution decided not to appeal a judge's decision to stop the case. Prosecution lawyer David McDowell told Belfast Crown Court judge Mr Justice Hart "we do not intend to appeal your Lordship's ruling ...so the defendant can be discharged". Following an abuse of process application from defence...

Continue Reading... Labels: Ali, Alvor, Amir, Dermot Declan Gregory, Dermot Gregory, Desmond Kearns, Desmond Paul Kearns, Entrapment, MI5, Orlando Pownall, Panda Restaurant, Paul Anthony John McCaugherty, Paul McCaugherty, Portugal, Real IRA, Teresa Murphy

Real IRA plot accused entrapped by MI5 rules judge

18 June 2010 BBC News Court A man accused of smuggling guns for the Real IRA has walked free from court after a judge ruled he had been wrongfully entrapped in an MI5 'sting'. The case against Desmond Kearns, 44, from Tannaghmore Green, Lurgan, collapsed on Friday. He had been charged with attempting to smuggle arms and explosives from Europe in an alleged Real IRA arms operation. But the case was stopped when a judge ruled...

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Arms plot trial ruling adjourned

16 June 2010 Mirror A JUDGE yesterday adjourned a decision on whether MI5 overstepped the mark in an arms plot sting against dissident Republicans. Lawyers for two of three Co Armagh men facing charges arising out of the action against the Real IRA, claim they were "entrapped" and it would be an "abuse of process" to continue with the Belfast Crown Court trial. Diplock judge Mr Justice Hart, trying the case alone, said he hoped...

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Lawyers: gun-running accused 'are victims of MI5 entrapment'

16 June 2010 The Irish News Judgment was reserved yesterday on whether MI5 over-stepped the mark in a two-year sting operation against dissident republicans. Lawyers for two of three Co Armagh men facing charges arising out of the MI5 operation against the Real IRA claim they were "entrapped" and it would be an "abuse of process" to continue with their Belfast Crown Court trial. Diplock judge Mr Justice Hart, trying the month-long...

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Cigs smuggler was 'entrapped by MI5'

15 June 2010 Mirror Lawyer wants case thrown out THE case against one of three men facing charges after an MI5 operation against the Real IRA should be thrown out, his lawyer argued yesterday. Orlando Pownell told judge Mr Justice Hart that it would be an "abuse of process" to continue with the Belfast Crown Court trial of Desmond Paul Kearns, 44, from Lurgan, Co Armagh. The lawyer claimed the cigarette smuggler was "entrapped"...

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Smuggler 'entrapped' by MI5 argues lawyer

15 June 2010 The Irish News The prosecution case against one of the three Co Armagh men facing charges arising out of an MI5 sting operation against the Real IRA should be thrown out, his lawyer has argued. Defence QC Orlando Pownell told trial judge Mr Justice Hart that it would be an "abuse of process" to continue with the Belfast Crown Court trial of 44-year-old Desmond Paul Kearns from Tannaghmore Green, Lurgan. The London-based...

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MI5 sting decision adjourned

15 June 2010 UTV News A Belfast judge has adjourned his decision on whether the MI5 branch of the Secret Services over-stepped the mark in a two-year sting operation against dissident Republicans. Lawyers for two of three Co Armagh men facing charges arising out of the MI5 operation against the Real IRA, claim they were "entrapped" and it would be an "abuse of process" to continue with their Belfast Crown Court trial. Diplock...

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Accused entrapped in MI5 sting operation, court told

Belfast Telegraph 15 June 2010 The prosecution case against one of the three men facing charges arising out of an MI5 sting operation against the Real IRA should be thrown out, a court has heard. Defence QC Orlando Pownall told trial judge Mr Justice Hart it would be an “abuse of process” to continue with the Belfast Crown Court trial of 44-year-old Desmond Paul Kearns, from Tannaghmore Green, Lurga...

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Real IRA Guns accused 'entrapment victim'

BBC News 14 June 2010 A lawyer for one of three County Armagh men charged with gun-running for the Real IRA has said the case should be thrown out because of MI5 entrapment. Orlando Pownell QC argued that it would be an abuse of process to continue with the trial of 44-year-old Desmond Paul Kearns from Tannaghmore Green, Lurgan. The three men deny eight charges between them arising out of a two-year MI5 sting operatio...

Continue Reading... Labels: Alvor, Amir, Dermot Declan Gregory, Dermot Gregory, Desmond Kearns, Desmond Paul Kearns, Entrapment, MI5, Orlando Pownall, Paul Anthony John McCaugherty, Paul McCaugherty, Portugal, Real IRA

Real IRA accused argues entrapment

14 June 2010 UTV News The prosecution case against one of the three Co Armagh men facing charges after an MI5 sting against the Real IRA, should be dropped, his lawyer argued on Monday. Defence QC Orlando Pownell told trial judge Mr Justice Hart that it would be an "abuse of process" to continue with the Belfast Crown Court trial, of 44-year-old Desmond Paul Kearns from Tannaghmore Green, Lurgan. The top London-based lawyer...

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MI5 agent says 'role player' was paid £3k

10 June 2010 The Irish News The prosecution case against three Co Armagh men facing charges arising out of an MI5 sting operation against the Real IRA ended yesterday with yet more revelations of the workings of the Secret Service. Among the details given was an admission that undercover operatives, or 'role players' as they were described during the month-long Belfast Crown Court trial, do get paid "bonuses...

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Undercover MI5 spies 'paid performance bonus'

10 June 2010 Belfast Telegraph Undercover MI5 agents get paid performance bonuses, it has been claimed at the trial of three men facing charges arising from a sting operation against a Real IRA arms smuggling plot. As the prosecution of three Co Armagh men wound up at Belfast Crown Court yesterday, it was revealed that an agent involved in the sting — ‘Amir’ — was paid “performance bonuses” of £1,000 on three occasions. Lurgan...

Continue Reading... Labels: Amir, Dermot Declan Gregory, Dermot Gregory, Desmond Kearns, Desmond Paul Kearns, MI5, Paul Anthony John McCaugherty, Paul McCaugherty, Real IRA

IRA said they'd kill me, woman tells court

4 June 2010  Belfast Telegraph Paul Higgins A woman has told a court how she believed the IRA would kill her unless she handed over deeds to a Portuguese restaurant. Theresa Murphy told Belfast Crown Court she and her former partner Owen McNamee had been running the Panda restaurant after it was bought by Crossmaglen man Dermot Declan Gregory (41), also known as Michael Dermo...

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Restaurateur tells court about threat

4 June 2010 The Irish News Two men claiming to be from the IRA ordered a woman to hand over deeds to a Portuguese restaurant or she would "get it," a gun-smuggling trial has heard. Giving evidence at the Belfast Crown Court trial of three Co Armagh men accused of a gun-smuggling plot, Theresa Murphy said she and her former partner Owen McNamee had been running the Panda restaurant after it was bought by one of the defendants,...

Continue Reading... Labels: Alvor, Dermot Declan Gregory, Dermot Gregory, Desmond Kearns, Desmond Paul Kearns, MI5, Owen McNamee, Panda Restaurant, Paul Anthony John McCaugherty, Paul McCaugherty, Portugal, Real IRA, Teresa Murphy, Therese Murphy

Restaurant owner was threatened by 'IRA men'

4 June 2010 Mirror Paul Higgins Three accused of weapons plot Two men claiming to be IRA members ordered a woman to hand over deeds to a restaurant in Portugal or she'd "get it," a court heard yesterday. Therese Murphy was giving evidence at the Belfast Crown Court trial of three men accused of a gun smuggling plot The witness said she and her ex partner Owen McNamee had run the restaurant after it was bought by defendant,...

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'Speak to the police if you condemn Omagh'

1 June 2010 Belfast Telegraph (Note: Article is included due to Murphy's claim that Dermot Declan Gregory is an MI5 agent and was engaged in an elaborate plot to frame him. See: Colm Murphy Interview - MI5 agent in plot to frame me: dissident) COLM Murphy, the only man ever convicted in connection with the Omagh bomb, should co-operate with the authorities if he condemns the atrocity, relatives of those killed have sai...

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Omagh accused breaks his silence

1 June 2010 The Irish News Allison Morris The only man ever convicted in relation to the Omagh bombing has broken his silence over the Real IRA atrocity. Leading dissident republican Colm Murphy said the attack in which 29 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, died "should never have happened". Describing events in Omagh on August 15 1998 as "awful, tragic" he said: "No-one in their right mind would say any differ...

Continue Reading... Labels: Alvor, Colm Murphy, Dermot Declan Gregory, Dermot Gregory, Desmond Kearns, Desmond Paul Kearns, Entrapment, Informer, MI5, Michael Dermot, Omagh, Paul McCaugherty, Portugal, Real IRA, Teresa Murphy

Colm Murphy Interview - MI5 agent in plot to frame me: dissident

1 June 2010 The Irish News Allison Morris Leading dissident republican Colm Murphy has alleged that a suspected British agent on trial in a MI5 case was engaged in an elaborate plot to frame him. Dermot Declan Gregory (41), also known as Michael Dermot, is standing trial at Belfast Crown Court in a gun-running case in which MI5 witnesses are giving evidence in an Irish court for the first time in decades. Along with John McCaugherty...

Continue Reading... Labels: Alvor, Colm Murphy, Dermot Declan Gregory, Dermot Gregory, Desmond Kearns, Desmond Paul Kearns, Entrapment, MI5, Paul McCaugherty, Portugal, Real IRA, Teresa Murphy