Dirty tricks are common currency of undercover agents everywhere

By Ryle Dwyer

Sat, 17 May, 2003 - 01:00
Ryle Dwyer

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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