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Two held over murder of IRA spy Denis Donaldson Two held over murder of British spy Denis Donaldson
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Two men have been arrested in connection with the dissident republican murder of IRA spy Denis Donaldson. Two men have been arrested in connection with the dissident republican murder of British spy Denis Donaldson.
The 55-year-old senior Sinn Féin official and close colleague of party president Gerry Adams was shot dead at an isolated cottage near Glenties in Co Donegal in April 2006. He had been living there since his exposure as an MI5 agent the previous year. Donaldson, a senior Sinn Féin official and close colleague of the party’s president, Gerry Adams, was shot dead at an isolated cottage near Glenties in Co Donegal in April 2006. He had been living there since his exposure as an MI5 agent the previous year.
Dissident republican group the Real IRA claimed responsibility for the murder in 2008 but the circumstances surrounding Donaldson’s exposure as a British agent and subsequent assassination have long been shrouded in mystery.Dissident republican group the Real IRA claimed responsibility for the murder in 2008 but the circumstances surrounding Donaldson’s exposure as a British agent and subsequent assassination have long been shrouded in mystery.
Gardai said the two men – one aged in his 40s and one in his 70s – were detained in the Donegal area. They are being held at Letterkenny garda station. The Garda Síochána said the two men – one aged in his 40s and one in his 70s – were detained in the Donegal area. They are being held at Letterkenny garda station.
A long-delayed inquest into the shooting has been adjourned almost 20 times.A long-delayed inquest into the shooting has been adjourned almost 20 times.
Gardai have repeatedly urged the coroner to postpone the inquest, citing concerns it might compromise their criminal investigation. Gardaí have repeatedly urged the coroner to postpone the inquest, citing concerns it might compromise their criminal investigation.
The delays have been a source of anger for Donaldson’s relatives. They have launched a legal action against the Irish state as a consequence.The delays have been a source of anger for Donaldson’s relatives. They have launched a legal action against the Irish state as a consequence.
In 2014, the Garda made a mutual assistance request to a police force outside the Irish Republic in a bid to gain what it described as potentially “significant” evidential material. That material was secured in March this year.In 2014, the Garda made a mutual assistance request to a police force outside the Irish Republic in a bid to gain what it described as potentially “significant” evidential material. That material was secured in March this year.