SEÁN MAC STÍOFÁIN – IRA DOUBLE AGENT

Seán Mac Stíofáin

THE FIRST chief of staff of the Provisional IRA, Seán Mac Stíofáin, was a double agent, according to a soon-to-be published book, Deception & Lies, the Hidden History of the Arms Crisis, by barrister David Burke. Burke says Mac Stíofáin hoodwinked the Special Branch (SB) into believing he was a trustworthy informer after seemingly being… Read more »

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