Adams denies unmasked spy damaged his leadership

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams denied today that his leadership was damaged by sensational claims before Christmas that a trusted aide was spying on him and his colleagues, but has said "you are going to hear more of this" in the future.

Adams denies unmasked spy damaged his leadership

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams denied today that his leadership was damaged by sensational claims before Christmas that a trusted aide was spying on him and his colleagues, but has said "you are going to hear more of this" in the future.

After meeting a delegation of US Congressmen, Mr Adams dismissed as tittle-tattle speculation that other senior republicans would be unmasked as British spies following the revelation that Sinn Féin’s head of administration Denis Donaldson was working for military intelligence.

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