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Stormontgate
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English
Etymology
From en Stormont gate.
Proper noun
en informal A 2002 scandal around allegations of a Provisional IRA spy ring operating in the Stormont parliamentary buildings.
Angelique Chrisafis Adams should resign over spy scandal, urges SDLP 2005-12-19 https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/19/northernireland.northernireland Unionists have demanded a full public inquiry into the "Stormontgate" affair which began in October 2002 when allegations of an IRA spying operation at Stormont prompted suspension of the Northern Ireland assembly and three years of direct rule. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018140727/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/19/northernireland.northernireland 18 October 2026
en Northern Ireland