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
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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.
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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,
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We will be there for one reason and one reason only: the election of a government in line with the Good Friday agreement.
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We will be seeking continued support for our efforts, for our particular view of the way these negotiations should go.
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There has been quite a lot of progress made and I think we will continue to make progress,
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Yes. Well, I know who they are alleged to be ... And I have asked questions just this week as to why these people whose names are, rightly or wrongly, in common currency, why they aren't being questioned and why they aren't being charged.
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We came here for a working day to get answers, from the two governments ... around the restoration of the institutions, around the implementation of the Good Friday agreement.
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We have got a deal. We now have to implement that deal,
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negative, carping and begrudging campaign against Sinn Fein.
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It's not just a matter of meeting. It's a matter of engagement, of dialogue, of discussion, of discourse, of listening, and Sinn Fein is in a proactive listening mode.
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It's long been an occupational hazard for me and for other Sinn Fein representatives to be held for lengthy periods at airports across the USA.
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Everyone needs time to absorb this and particularly unionists need time to absorb this and they need some space,
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It's good to be here with your heroes and heroines. South Africa has been a beacon for freedom-loving nations, and what you have here is not only about the past but also about the future.
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It's good to be here with your heroes and heroines,