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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Ireland’s far-right party in crisis amid claims of stolen gold

Justin Barrett, leader of the National party
Justin Barrett disputed his party’s statement that he had been replaced as leader by his deputy. Photograph: PA Images/Alamy

It has the ingredients of a Frederick Forsyth thriller: stolen gold bullion, political intrigue, betrayal and a sprinkling of Adolf Hitler.

The saga of Ireland’s far-right National party and its vault of gold bars, however, has played out more like an Armando Iannucci farce.

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