Unsolved: The murder of Denis Donaldson | The BelTel
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Denis Donaldson was murdered in April 2006. The former IRA man had just months before confessed to being an informer.
In a press conference, the leading Sinn Féin insider he revealed he had been spying for British intelligence for two decades.
““I was a British agent. I was recruited in the 1980s after compromising myself during a vulnerable time in my life,” he said.
He retreated to a lonely cottage in west Donegal. He was discovered there by a Sunday newspaper but did not flee.
He was gunned down at the cottage three weeks later. No-one has ever been convicted of the murder – his family rejected a claim by the Real IRA that they did it.
But whilst much of this story remains a mystery, further details have emerged.
The Belfast Telegraph’s security correspondent, Allison Morris, has written a three-part investigation into the murder – and she joined Ciarán Dunbar on the BelTel.
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Unsolved: The murder of Denis Donaldson | The BelTel
Belfast Telegraph
14,238 views
Denis Donaldson was murdered in April 2006. The former IRA man had just months before confessed to being an informer.
In a press conference, the leading Sinn Féin insider he revealed he had been spying for British intelligence for two decades.
““I was a British agent. I was recruited in the 1980s after compromising myself during a vulnerable time in my life,” he said.
He retreated to a lonely cottage in west Donegal. He was discovered there by a Sunday newspaper but did not flee.
He was gunned down at the cottage three weeks later. No-one has ever been convicted of the murder – his family rejected a claim by the Real IRA that they did it.
But whilst much of this story remains a mystery, further details have emerged.
The Belfast Telegraph’s security correspondent, Allison Morris, has written a three-part investigation into the murder – and she joined Ciarán Dunbar on the BelTel.
Listen to The BelTel podcast🎙️
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0APbk8W...
Apple music: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast...