The army tried to recruit a suspected IRA informer's widow

Army tried to recruit suspected IRA informer's widow. Widow says she was offered inducements to inform for the British Army. Widow of killed IRA man says she has been offered inducement to inform the army. Army says it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the IRA man.

Inquiry into the "dirty war" between British intelligence and the IRA is due to report this week. Inquiry into 'dirty war' between the IRA and British intelligence due to be released. IRA 'informers' were killed by British intelligence officers in Northern Ireland in the 1980s.