allow ▁area ▁of ▁Der ry ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁cook ▁at ▁the ▁Fort ▁George ▁British ▁Army ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁had ▁been ▁war ned ▁to ▁stop ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁or ▁risk ▁repr is al . ▁On ▁one ▁occasion , ▁the ▁I RA ▁had ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁drive ▁a ▁bomb ▁into ▁the ▁base , ▁giving ▁him ▁just ▁enough ▁time ▁to ▁escape . ▁However , ▁that ▁bomb ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁det on ate . ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁I RA ' s ▁Der ry ▁City ▁Brigade ▁took ▁over ▁G illes pie ' s ▁house . ▁While ▁his ▁family ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁gun point , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁drive ▁his ▁car ▁to ▁a ▁rural ▁spot ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁border ▁in ▁County ▁Don eg al . ▁G illes pie ▁was ▁then ▁put ▁in ▁a ▁van ▁loaded ▁with ▁ ▁of ▁explos ives , ▁ch ained ▁to ▁the ▁seat ▁to ▁prevent ▁his ▁escape ▁and ▁told ▁to ▁drive ▁to ▁the ▁C osh quin ▁permanent ▁border ▁check point ▁on ▁B unc ran a ▁Road . ▁ ▁An ▁armed ▁I RA ▁team ▁followed ▁him ▁by ▁car ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁he ▁obey ed ▁their ▁commands . ▁Four ▁minutes ▁from ▁the ▁check point , ▁the ▁I RA ▁team ▁armed ▁the ▁bomb ▁rem ot ely . ▁When ▁G illes pie ▁reached ▁the ▁check point , ▁at ▁ 3 : 5 5 ▁AM ,, ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁out ▁and ▁warn ▁the ▁soldiers , ▁but ▁the ▁bomb ▁det on