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Source: RTÉ News "This Week"

Roundup

Former Sinn Féin Member Admits Spying for UK [10min]

Former Sinn Féin administrator Denis Donaldson says he was recruited as a British spy during the 1980s. Former Deputy First Minister and MLA Seamus Mallon gives his reaction to Mr Donaldson's admission. Political commentator Brian Feeney looks at the questions the Donaldson affair poses.

Read entire article at RTÉ News "This Week"