Some of the allegations Ingram makes in his 2004 book "Stakeknife" have been aired before. Allegations previously made during "the Troubles" are quoted at length, notably those in Eamon Collins book, "Killing Rage", and those aired in the British TV programme "The Cook Report". This has led to accusations that he is recycling second or third hand knowledge heard from higher placed colleagues in the FRU. Ingram has protested his innocence in the face of all these allegations. He maintains that he has to protect his own life, that he still retains contacts within the republican movement, and says that his experiences operating in Ireland, operating alongside Loyalists, and his marriage into a strongly republican County Donegal family have convinced him that the partition of Ireland is wrong. He claims to be a republican although some commentators have expressed surprise at this "Road to Damascus" conversion after more than ten years working as a British agent.