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- ↑ "He did the IRA's dirty work for 25 years - and was paid £80,000 a year by the government". The Guardian . 12 May 2003.
- ↑ Sinn Fein leaders ordered to court Archived 2006-01-09 at the Wayback Machine , scotsman.com; accessed 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "Collusion - Transcript of BBC Panorama programme". CAIN. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 25 September 2007.
- ↑ Moloney, Ed (2002). A Secret History of the IRA. Penguin Books. pp. 438–439. ISBN 0-14-101041-X.
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- ↑ Adams is subpoenaed by Omagh relatives to appear at civil action, irishtimes.com; accessed 24 September 2015.
