stormontgate
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A 2002 scandal around allegations of a Provisional IRA spy ring operating in the Stormont parliamentary buildings.
Informal
Example Sentences
- "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."