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January 2006 IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 7Top Sinn Fein manouted as British spyDenis Donaldson, a 55-year-oldformer head of administration atStormont, said he was recruited in the1980s as a paid agent for the Britishsecurity services. Mr. Donaldson wasworking as a Sinn Fein Assemblygroup administrator in ParliamentBuildings during the PSNI raid onthe party’s offices in October 2002,which has since become known as the‘Stormontgate’ affair. Mr. Donaldsonechoed earlier comments from Mr.Adams, insisting that ‘Stormontgate’was a Special Branch “scam”. Mr.Adams said the talk of a spy-ringat Stormont “was a very carefullyconstructed lie which was created bythe Special Branch to cause maxi-The IAAA celebratesIrish artistsThe Irish American Arts Awards(IAAA) has been created by membersof the Irish American community inNew York. Headed by its Chairman,Simon Pereira Shorey, the IAAA willcelebrate the talent of visual artists ofIrish ancestry, and recognize and encouragethe art produced by membersof the 80 million strong worldwideIrish Diaspora, over 45 million in theUnited States of America alone.From early carvings found atNewgrange done over 5,000 yearsago, through the magnificent BronzeAge artifacts to the Book of Kells tothe present, Ireland has a history ofart of the very finest quality. A strongindigenous tradition of paintingemerged in the 19th and 20th centurieswith John and Jack Butler Yeatsand William Orpen. This continuestoday with such talented contemporaryartists as Robert Ballagh, SeanScully, Dorothy Cross and ElizabethO’Reilly, among many others.The awards ceremony will be heldannually in Manhattan, with the first tobe held in September of 2006. 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The Awards’ firstbrochure, sponsored by Merrill Lynch,will be available shortly.mum political impact.” However, astatement released by the NorthernIreland Office read: “We completelyreject any allegation that the policeoperation in October 2002 was for anyreason other than to prevent paramilitaryintelligence gathering.”Mr. Donaldson was approached bythe PSNI and warned that his life wasat risk and that he was to be “outed” asa British agent. He reported this to thechairman of the Sinn Féin six countycuig, Declan Kearney, and admittedafter meetings at the party offices thathe was a spy. He was interviewed byMr. Kearney and Leo Green, a memberof the Sinn Féin negotiating team,before being dismissed. Mr. Adamsspeculated that the PSNI approachto Mr. Donaldson was the initiationof a plan to hinder the peace process.“Members of the IrishAm Heritage Center,Wa t e r R e cl a m a t i o nCommissioner FrankAv i l a a n d h i s w i feSherry celebrated 40y e a r s o f m a r r i ageNovember 27, 2005. Frankand Sherry produce CAN-TV shows, and havevideotaped numerousevents at the IAHC.Sherry joyfully sings soprano with the Irish Heritage Singers, and she is a docentfor the Center. 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