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
absorb needs time
Everyone needs time to absorb this and particularly unionists need time to absorb this and they need some space,
peace process wants welcome work
Everyone who wants the peace process to work will welcome this significant development,
continue good work
There was good work done today. Let's continue to do good work.
expectation importance understanding
This is a watershed. There is an expectation and understanding out there of the importance of this moment.
bill british clinton fix prime
If Bill Clinton was the British prime minister, we wouldn't be in the fix we're in,
collapse peace process save transform
save the peace process from collapse and transform the situation.
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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.
island manage people task throughout voted
I think people throughout this island have voted for change. The task now is to manage that change.
demand family mccartney support
I support the McCartney family. I support their demand for justice,
apart bones course large number people suffered sure waking
People waking up this morning, apart from that very large number of people who suffered grievously in the course of the conflict, I'm sure feel in their bones that we're all better off for this.
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Perhaps just once in a fairly bleak international situation ... maybe hope and history is reigning in Ireland
justice time
Now is the time for peace, justice and rebuilding,
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make it very very clear there is no way forward except the Good Friday agreement.
cancel disagree pivotal played role teddy work
I disagree with Teddy Kennedy, ... He was the only person to actually cancel an engagement. I think that was ill-advised. I think we will work again, because he has played a pivotal role in all of this process.