MI5 spy reveals secret ‘unauthorised’ IRA talks
The officer who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland tells the BBC he defied orders from the government. …
Senior republicans Martin McGuinness and Gerry Kelly were at the meeting, representing the leadership of the IRA and Sinn Fein. It lasted around three hours and took place in Londonderry at the home of Brendan Duddy, a nationalist businessman passionate about peace. The republicans had expected Robert to be accompanied by his boss, and were suspicious that he had turned up alone.