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The officer who helped bring peace to Northern Ireland tells the BBC he defied orders from the government.

Easter was approaching and an agreement appeared within touching distance — one that would bring to an end the bloody conflict that had raged for 40 years in No

Easter was approaching and an agreement appeared within touching distance — one that would bring to an end the bloody conflict that had raged for 40 years in No

The twisters left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. trees and power lines were torn down, and tens of thousands of power outages reported. radar information indicated that at one point, debris was being pulled more than 6,000 metres into the sky. search and rescue operations are under way. operation chiffon was the codename given to a top—secret british intelligence operation that eventually paved the way for the good friday agreement — bringing an end to more than three decades of violence in northern ireland. at the centre of it all was an undercover agent known as robert. ...

AN MI5 spy who defied his bosses to have secret talks with the IRA told them “the final solution is union… this island will be as one”.