MI5 agent lured New IRA leaders with Celtic tickets and holidays

An agent who infiltrated an alleged pro-IRA terrorist group lured its suspected leaders by paying for Spanish holidays and Celtic football tickets, a court has been told.

Dennis McFadden, 54, is said to have severely weakened the New IRA group during a mission codenamed Operation Arbacia, a court hearing in Northern Ireland concerning ten people has been told.

The New IRA is said to have been identified as the most violent and active dissident group operating in the country. The group was responsible for the fatal shooting of journalist Lyra McKee, who was killed while covering rioting in Derry in 2019.

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