The BelTel

How spy Dennis McFadden and MI5 controlled a human rights group fronted by Gerry Conlon

More revelations have emerged regarding how MI5 agent Dennis McFadden managed to decimate dissident republicanism.  A human rights group founded by McFadden was an intelligence ruse and he encouraged republicans to visit New IRA founder Tony Catney on his deathbed - they fear he bugged those conversations.  Ciaran Barnes, Chief Reporter with the Sunday Life, talks to Ciarán Dunbar. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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