Freddie Scappaticci
Freddie Scappaticci was a prominent figure within the IRA whose exposure as a British spy in 2003 deeply impacted the republican movement in Ireland, causing significant turmoil among its members.
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Freddie Scappaticci was a British agent in the IRA’s internal security unit during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s.
History no longer casts such a shadow over Irish politics but we can’t gloss over the past – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-02-15
Freddie Scappaticci was identified as agent Stakeknife, a senior IRA figure.
Taoiseach’s naming of Stakeknife puts pressure on British government to do the same – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-11
Freddie Scappaticci was identified as Stakeknife, a British agent involved in serious crimes.
Taoiseach names Freddie Scappaticci in the Dáil as former British agent Stakeknife – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-11Freddie Scappaticci, known as Stakeknife, died under MI5 protection in 2023.
the extraordinary battle over what stays secret
United Kingdom· 2026-01-27
Freddie Scappaticci was a controversial figure in the IRA, known for his role as a double agent.
Íñigo Domínguez: ‘Make Europe Nazi Again!’ | Ideas
Spain· 2025-12-15
Freddie Scappaticci was widely identified as a senior IRA member and implicated in numerous murders.
Families of IRA victims react to Kenova report – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-09
Freddie Scappaticci was a British agent and head of the IRA’s internal security unit known for his sadistic actions against informants.
Britain’s ‘golden egg’: how IRA agent Freddie Scappaticci was protected to the end | Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom· 2025-12-09
Freddie Scappaticci was secretly working for British security services while acting as an executioner.
‘I’m not going to hide again’: Stakeknife report met with relief by victims’ families | Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom· 2025-12-09Freddie Scappaticci was widely understood to be the senior Belfast IRA member known as Stakeknife.
Kenova report finds ‘no evidence’ of British collusion with loyalists over Dublin and Monaghan bombings – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-09
Freddie Scappaticci is widely accepted to be Stakeknife, the British army’s top IRA agent during the Troubles.
Final report into activities of British army’s top IRA agent during Troubles to be released – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-09
Freddie Scappaticci, codenamed Stakeknife, was an IRA informant and murderer mentioned in Herron's new novel.
Slow Horses author Mick Herron: ‘I love doing things that are against the rules’ | Slow HorsesUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-06
Freddie Scappaticci, known as Stakeknife, was linked to numerous murders and abductions during the Troubles.
Forensic advances bring chance of new prosecutions for Guildford and other 1970s IRA bombings – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-20
Freddie Scappaticci was believed to have been one of Britain’s top agents inside the IRA, with the code name Stakeknife.
Son of Stakeknife victim ‘frustrated’ by UK government silence on name change and will – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-08Freddie Scappaticci is suspected of being the mole known as Stakeknife, who worked for the British state while being a member of the Provisional IRA.
Will of man suspected of being army’s top IRA spy Stakeknife to be sealed, high court rules | Northern IrelandUnited Kingdom· 2025-07-28
Freddie Scappaticci is identified as the British agent known as Stakeknife, whose identity was protected.
What the jury didn’t hear – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-30
Freddie Scappaticci was a brutal killer and double agent known as Stakeknife, who worked for the British military inside the IRA.
‘He couldn’t let his guard down’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-16
Freddie Scappaticci is widely identified as the head of the Provisional IRA’s internal security unit known as the 'nutting squad'.
UK ‘has not ruled out’ inquiry into killings by Provisional IRA internal security unit – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-27
The revelations that Freddie Scappaticci was a British spy traumatized republicans.
What we learned, from details of Boris Yeltsin’s Shannon no-show to Ireland’s lost moon rock – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-12
