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
hunger president strong support
When the 10 hunger strikers died, there was strong support from Cuba, and especially from President Fidel Castro,
accept agree america clearly irish peace people recently support understand
Having been in America as recently as November, there will be some people clearly who support the peace process, who support Sinn Fein, who support the Irish cause, who will not agree with me going to Cuba, but I think they will accept and understand it.
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.
continue demand family good home luck mccartney support work
I support the McCartney family. I support their demand for justice. I think that there is an onus upon everyone who can help, to help. So good luck to them. And when I go back home I will continue to work on their behalf.
demand family mccartney support
I support the McCartney family. I support their demand for justice,
philosophy government support
No Irish nationalist could support any treaty which institutionalizes British government claims to a part of Irish national territory. Indeed, the term - 'constitutional nationalism'- used by Mr.Mallon (SDLP) and his colleagues to describe their political philosophy is a contradiction in terms. The only constitutional nationalist in Ireland today is Sean McBride. He puts his nationalism within a framework of Irish constitutionality. Mr. Mallon, however, puts his within the framework of British constitutionality. Irish nationalism within British constitutionality is a contradiction in terms.
bill fein former good president
We in Sinn Fein have many good friends in the USA, with this president (George W. Bush) and former president Bill Clinton,
blocks catholics homes raises road street tolerating
The RUC have been tolerating road and street blocks being set up. There have been Catholics evicted from their homes by mobs. All of this raises the temperature.
bring carefully rehearsed staged tantrums
These carefully staged tantrums and rehearsed walk-outs aren't the way to bring about a settlement.
against
isn't about guns. This is about those who are against change.
almost british contact eighth ira people reason troops whatsoever year
I see no reason whatsoever why there should be British troops in any part of my country, and particularly in the almost eighth year of two IRA decisions, why people should have more contact with British troops than they had previously,
crisis process worst
the worst crisis this process has been in,
consider opportunity
another opportunity for Unionists to consider where they want to go from here.
across delivered equality sector
Equality has to be delivered and it has to be right across every sector ...