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| Iris Robinson had teenage lover | Iris Robinson had teenage lover |
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| The lover of DUP MP Iris Robinson was aged 19 at the time of their affair, the BBC can reveal. She was 59. | The lover of DUP MP Iris Robinson was aged 19 at the time of their affair, the BBC can reveal. She was 59. |
| Kirk McCambley is now 21. He is the proprietor of the Lock Keepers Inn, a cafe on the banks of the river Lagan in south Belfast. | Kirk McCambley is now 21. He is the proprietor of the Lock Keepers Inn, a cafe on the banks of the river Lagan in south Belfast. |
| Details of the affair were revealed in an interview with her husband Peter, Northern Ireland's first minister. | Details of the affair were revealed in an interview with her husband Peter, Northern Ireland's first minister. |
| Mrs Robinson said she had encouraged friends to invest in Mr McCambley's business. | Mrs Robinson said she had encouraged friends to invest in Mr McCambley's business. |
| Castlereagh Borough Council, on which Mrs Robinson sits, built the visitors centre which houses the cafe. | Castlereagh Borough Council, on which Mrs Robinson sits, built the visitors centre which houses the cafe. |
| Kirk McCambley was Iris Robinson's lover | Kirk McCambley was Iris Robinson's lover |
| On the council's website Mr McCambley is quoted as saying: "When we first told friends about the opportunity, they said we were mad but the National Lottery and the council could see the potential. | On the council's website Mr McCambley is quoted as saying: "When we first told friends about the opportunity, they said we were mad but the National Lottery and the council could see the potential. |
| "We knew there would by a desire for people to enjoy small simple pleasures in their otherwise hectic lives and that's what they find in the Lock Keepers Inn." | "We knew there would by a desire for people to enjoy small simple pleasures in their otherwise hectic lives and that's what they find in the Lock Keepers Inn." |
| Further revelations about Mrs Robinson are appearing in a BBC Northern Ireland programme. | Further revelations about Mrs Robinson are appearing in a BBC Northern Ireland programme. |
| Mr McCambley has been interviewed by the programme, as has a former adviser to Mrs Robinson. | |
| Mrs Robinson, who became the DUP MP for Strangford in 2001, announced in December she was stepping down from politics due to ill health. | Mrs Robinson, who became the DUP MP for Strangford in 2001, announced in December she was stepping down from politics due to ill health. |
| During his interview, on Wednesday Mr Robinson was asked if his financial affairs were under investigation. | During his interview, on Wednesday Mr Robinson was asked if his financial affairs were under investigation. |
| In reply he said he had always acted "in the most professional and ethical way." | In reply he said he had always acted "in the most professional and ethical way." |
| He also confirmed he had received a letter from the BBC which he said contained no allegations against him but "asked questions which are easily answered." | He also confirmed he had received a letter from the BBC which he said contained no allegations against him but "asked questions which are easily answered." |