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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Robert Booth and agencies

Disgruntled police in Northern Ireland responsible for IRA leaks after Good Friday agreement

Mo Mowlam arriving in Belfast in 1997
The leaks were also intended to expose the position of the Northern Ireland secretary, Mo Mowlam. Photograph: Paul McErlane/AP

Parts of the British government and disgruntled members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary were responsible for a series of major leaks during and after the establishment of the 1998 Good Friday agreement in Northern Ireland, according to claims in newly released Irish government archives.

An Irish department of foreign Affairs official focusing on justice and security created a report and list of the leaks in October 2002. They included attempts to undermine Sinn Féin, the republican political party linked to the IRA, and expose the position of the then Northern Ireland secretary, Mo Mowlam.

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