▁Corps ▁( OT C ). ▁Cre an ey ▁helped ▁raise ▁the ▁R IR ▁ 5 th ▁Battalion ▁for ▁NAT O ▁service , ▁keeping ▁the ▁soldiers ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁part ▁out ▁of ▁The ▁Tr ou bles , ▁although ▁Cre an ey ▁himself ▁was ▁int im id ated ▁from ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁South ▁B elf ast ▁due ▁to ▁thre ats ▁from ▁both ▁republic an ▁and ▁loyal ist ▁par amil itar ies , ▁beginning ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁career ▁Cre an ey ▁was ▁a ▁pup il ▁of ▁Bas il ▁Kelly ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁legal ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁after ▁being ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Junior ▁Crown ▁Coun sel ▁for ▁County ▁An trim , ▁and ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Q C ▁five ▁years ▁later , ▁taking ▁sil k ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁C ases ▁Cre an ey ▁o vers aw ▁or ▁worked ▁on ▁numerous ▁notable ▁tri als / pro sec utions , ▁including ▁the ▁following : ▁▁ 1 9 6 6 : ▁Mal vern ▁Street ▁kill ings ▁▁ 1 9 9 1 : ▁D anny ▁Mor r ison ▁( I r ish ▁republic an ) ▁▁ 1 9 9 2 : ▁Brian ▁Nelson ▁( N or thern ▁Irish ▁loyal ist ) ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 : ▁Abb as ▁B out rab ▁case , ▁Northern ▁Ireland ' s ▁first ▁al - Q a ' eda - related ▁trial ▁ ▁Deput y