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While he was IRA chief of staff, Stephen Hayes was accused of being a Garda spy by some members of his own headquarters staff in 1941.
He was interrogated and tortured.
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185 OFFERWhile he was IRA chief of staff, Stephen Hayes was accused of being a Garda spy by some members of his own headquarters staff in 1941.
He was interrogated and tortured.
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