Former DUP leader, Peter Robinson, (left) in paramilitary uniform, 1986.
The following story, first published in the IrishTimes on 16 May, is of a massive donation to the DUP, which reads like a John le Carré novel – but voters need facts, not fiction.
What connects Brexit, the DUP, dark money and a Saudi prince? By Fintan O’Toole
If Northern Ireland were a normal democracy, the election campaign would be dominated by a single question: how did the Democratic Unionist Party end up advancing the cause of a united Ireland through its support for Brexit? More specifically: what role did dark money play in that extraordinary decision? This story has all the makings of a John le Carré thriller but democracy on this island needs facts, not fiction.
To recap briefly: two days before the Brexit referendum last June, the Metro freesheet in London and other British cities…
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