LONDON (Reuters) - A former senior member of Sinn Fein, expelled by the party in December after he admitted he had been spying for Britain, was found shot dead on Tuesday, Sky television reported.
Denis Donaldson was found dead in County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland, the report said, without giving further details.
Donaldson was a convicted IRA bomber who spent time in prison with now Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams and was head of Sinn Fein's international department.
Donaldson and two other men were arrested in 2002 and accused of spying for Sinn Fein at the Stormont parliament in Belfast.
It later emerged that he had in fact been a mole for the British inside the IRA for two decades.
Donaldson, who went into hiding after the revelations, said he deeply regretted his activities and apologised to his family and the Republican movement.
Adams said Donaldson had approached the party after police informed him his cover was about to be blown and his life was in danger.
