Gerry Adams
Gerry Adams
Gerard Adamsis an Irish republican politician who is the president of the Sinn Féin political party, and a Teachta Dálafor Louth since the 2011 general election...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 October 1948
CityBelfast, Northern Ireland
CountryIreland
acceptable basis sections terms whatever worked
There is no such thing as the Unionists ever having it on their own terms again, because whatever is worked out here has to be on the basis that it is acceptable to all sections of our people.
agreement bad good heads people
There is still not peace. The agreement is not a settlement. There are good things in it, there are bad things in it that people will have to get their heads around,
election friday good government line reason
We will be there for one reason and one reason only: the election of a government in line with the Good Friday agreement.
continued particular seeking support view
We will be seeking continued support for our efforts, for our particular view of the way these negotiations should go.
implement
We have got a deal. We now have to implement that deal,
bad high input mitchell regard
I don't have any high regard for Mitchell Reiss' input in this process. If it is he who is advising the president, then it's very, very bad advice.
cancel disagree pivotal played role teddy work
I disagree with Teddy Kennedy, ... He was the only person to actually cancel an engagement. I think that was ill-advised. I think we will work again, because he has played a pivotal role in all of this process.
commitment confident ira
I am confident the commitment made by the IRA will be honored,
people terms
on their own terms -- through a court, through people being made accountable for their actions.
So I want to see all that infrastructure removed.
control fein interpret responsibility seek
Sinn Fein will not seek to interpret an organization we don't have any authority, control or responsibility for.
decision fein unionist
Sinn Fein welcomes the decision by the Ulster Unionist council.
british deliver government policing position
Sinn Fein's position on policing is very clear-cut -- when the British government delivers on the commitments it has made, I will deliver on the commitments I have made.
against campaign
negative, carping and begrudging campaign against Sinn Fein.