Gardai leaked UK ambassador details to IRA – ‘collusion’ revealed in state papers

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30 Dec, 2019 All the news, half the price. Save 50% on a digital subscription to the News Letter!    Find out more → Gardai leaked UK ambassador details to IRA – 'collusion' revealed in state papers A document about a British ambassador's holiday was deliberately leaked by gardai and ended up in the IRA's possession, newly declassified state papers have revealed. Latest News Snow could still arrive before the end of this week The mild weather over the festive period is "unusual but not unheard of" the Met office has said. Declassified files: Drumcree crisis 'a disaster for both communities that helped IRA' The Drumcree crisis was "a disaster for both communities", a high-level committee which brought together senior security figures and NIO officials was told in 1996. IRA used 'wash houses' to destroyed forensic evidence Terrorists used "wash houses" to destroy forensic evidence during the Troubles, making it exceptionally difficult for the security forces to solve murders, a submission prepared for a US court said. Samuel Beckett: Reclusive Irish literary giant who fought with the French Resistance Historian GORDON LUCY on the life and work of the 'Waiting for Godot' author Sport Update Dungannon Swifts confirm double exit 'with immediate effect' Dungannon Swifts have confirmed exits by two members of the club's backroom team. Sean Reidy proud of Ulster's unbeaten home record Ulster's five try 35-3 bonus point win over Connacht on Friday night meant Dan McFarland's side have gone through the whole of 2019 undefeated at Kingspan Stadium. Opinion: 2020 could prove to be a defining period for this Ulster squad The first packed Kingspan Stadium since May 2017 was rewarded by an Ulster performance of note in the Guinness PRO14 as they signed off 2019 with an impressive display in a 35-3 rout over Connacht on Friday night. And finally... Declassified files: Top Sinn Fein figure 'broke down in tears and apologised' A senior on the run republican apologised in tears to the then Alliance Party leader, according to a file declassified today. See all the day's news here

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