Stormontgate

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proper noun

A 2002 scandal around allegations of a Provisional IRA spy ring operating in the Stormont parliamentary buildings.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalA 2002 scandal around allegations of a Provisional IRA spy ring operating in the Stormont parliamentary buildings.

    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.

    2005 December 19, Angelique Chrisafis, “Adams should resign over spy scandal, urges SDLP”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin

From Stormont + -gate.

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Stormontgate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stormontgate

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“Stormontgate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stormontgate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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