A man who allowed his car to be used in a bomb attack on a PSNI officer has been given a six year sentence.
Gavin Coyle, 46, from Mullaghmore Drive in Omagh admitted to two charges linked to the dissident republican attack which badly injured the policeman in 2008.
He pleaded guilty to membership of the IRA and allowing his car to be used by the bombers.
He will serve at least four years in custody and parole commissioners will then decide the appropriate release date.
The court heard that in the early hours of 12 May 2008, Coyle's car was used in the deployment of an under-car booby trap on the officer's vehicle at Spamount in Co Tyrone.
At around 9pm the following evening the officer got into the vehicle to drive to a night shift at Enniskillen PSNI station.
As he drove along the Drumnabey Road, the bomb which had been placed under the driver's side, exploded.
Despite "serious and substantial injuries" he managed to stop the car and climb out just as the vehicle caught fire.
He required extensive surgery for his injuries.
The attack was claimed by the so-called Real IRA. It had used half a kilogram of high explosives in the device which was detonated by mercury tilt switch.
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The court heard that Coyle had known the intended victim as they had both been brought up in the same area and had gone to the same school.
He had tried to get information about the policeman from two mutual acquaintances, including his home address.
It was accepted that the information would not have been sufficient to facilitate the bomb attack.
The court heard that a covert recording of two males in the grounds of a church in Carrickmore had provided additional evidence which led to Coyle being charged.
Coyle pleaded guilty on the basis that he had offered his car to those who had participated in the attack.
He accepted he knew it was to be used for terrorist purposes but had no prior knowledge that the police officer was to be the target.
Judge Patricia Smyth said the injured officer had just completed his probationary service with the PSNI when he was targeted.
He had written to the court setting out the impact on him.
Judge Smyth said the officer had "struggled to come to terms with the physical and mental effects of this event and the consequences are ongoing".
In his victim impact letter he said he no longer felt safe in the Omagh area, a place he had previously considered to be his home.
The court also heard that Coyle had previous terrorist convictions.
He had been sentenced to 10 years for the possession of rifles and bomb making material found in a garage lock-up in Coalisland in 2011 - half of it on licence.
Speaking after the sentencing, Detective Inspector Hazel Miller of PSNI said: "This was a cowardly, cruel and calculated attack carried out with one aim, and that aim was to kill a police officer."
"No one should ever have to experience such a cruel ordeal, the lasting impact of which isn't just felt by the victim, but by family and loved ones too," she said.
"Gavin Coyle accepts that he was a member of the IRA and that he provided his car to others knowing it would be used for the purpose of terrorism.
Det Insp Millar added: "Our officers are committed to keeping people safe. Their dedication, and indeed the actions of those members of the public who ran to help, are in stark contrast to those intent on harming and killing."
