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
afternoon appealed fein happened ignore opposed parade people view
There is no justification for what happened this afternoon in Dublin. Sinn Fein had appealed to people to ignore this loyalist parade and not to be provoked by it. Our view was that it should not be opposed in any way and we made that clear.
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.
glorify people point view war whatever
War... some people glamorise war and glorify war. It's not nice, from whatever point of view you come from.
collective decision earliest possible seek talks view
My own view is that we should seek to go back into the talks at the earliest possible opportunity. But that is not a decision for me alone. We are a collective leadership. We will consult.
nice war views
War some people glamorise war and glorify war. It's not nice, from whatever point of view you come from.
strong views needs
But I also hold the very strong view that republicans need to lead by example.
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 ...