In comparison to those in Westminster or Capitol Hill, the corridors of Leinster house can often be a quiet, if not dreary place. But, what if, lurking in the shadows, lay a compromised politician lured in by ego and seduced by the looks of a younger female operative?   
  
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'Cobalt': The Irish politician allegedly compromised by Russian spy   

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