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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The decision comes today as a direct result of an initiative taken by the Sinn Fein,
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The demand that has been made on me is that the IRA has to decommission its weapons before the agreement carries on, and that is a demand I cannot deliver on,
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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,
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There was good work done today. Let's continue to do good work.
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There was certainly a series of positive engagements. Those discussions will continue. I am still hopeful we will get to where we want to be,
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It means that Unionists who are for the Good Friday Agreement must end their ambivalence, ... And it is a direct challenge to the DUP to decide if they want to put the past behind them and make peace with the rest of the people of this island.
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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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This is a watershed. There is an expectation and understanding out there of the importance of this moment.
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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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We have got a deal. We now have to implement that deal,
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We have to be prepared, ... to reach out the hand of friendship to the British and the Unionists on the basis of equality.
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Such decisions will be far reaching and difficult. But you never lacked courage in the past. Your courage is now needed for the future.