Spy faces life on the run after being unmasked

A LIFE on the run, hiding from angry republicans, faced Denis Donaldson last night.

Spy faces life on the run after being unmasked
Sat, 17 Dec, 2005 - 00:00
Ian Graham

The blinds on the windows of the former Sinn Féin member's home were tight shut.

The terraced house at Aitnamona Crescent, west Belfast, was deserted as Donaldson pondered a future well away from Belfast after being branded a British spy by Gerry Adams.

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