Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has denied the allegations made in a BBC Northern Ireland Spotlight programme last night that he sanctioned the 2006 murder of former party worker and British agent Denis Donaldson.
Donaldson, 55, a Sinn Féin official and a very close friend of Adams, was shot dead at an isolated cottage near Glenties in Co Donegal in April 2006. He was living in a remote part of Donegal at the time of his death.
Adam said he “specifically and categorically” denied the allegations made in the programme.
He said he did not see the programme, but heard what he was accused of this morning.
Mr Adams said he has signed up to a new agreement to deal with legacy issues.