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
again moved particular situation threaten
We are in this particular situation because once again unionists threaten the institutions and Dr. Reid moved to accommodate them.
achieve armed certainly demanding fighting ira saying simply worked
Well, even if it should, and I certainly want to see an end to the IRA and an end to all of the armed groups, simply saying it and demanding it isn't going to achieve it. You have to look at what has worked. What hasn't worked is marginalizing people, demonizing people, criminalizing people, repressing people, fighting with people,
decision direct initiative result taken today
The decision comes today as a direct result of an initiative taken by the Sinn Fein,
agreement cannot carries deliver demand ira weapons
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,
beyond people
Your people are being killed; our people are being killed. We have to get beyond all his.
continue good work
There was good work done today. Let's continue to do good work.
certainly hopeful positive series
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,
expectation importance understanding
This is a watershed. There is an expectation and understanding out there of the importance of this moment.
charge paisley
Are the governments in charge or is Ian Paisley in charge?
change question
the big question is not if there is going to be change, but when there is going to be change and what change there is going to be.
absorb create engagement giving hard paisley space takes trying
This is not a day for the hard word, ... This is a day for trying to absorb what has happened, giving Ian Paisley the space to absorb it also and put it to the two governments. They have to create the place where engagement takes place.
decided house interpret invite irish movement parties peace white
The White House has decided not to invite the Irish parties to the White House; that would be a disappointment. But do I interpret this as a movement by this administration away from the peace process? No, I don't. I don't. And if I did, I would be very very perturbed,
ourselves stretched taken
strenuous efforts, taken initiatives and stretched ourselves and our constituency to the limit.
justice time
Now is the time for peace, justice and rebuilding,