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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have said that the gear that they put away matched the estimates that the intelligence agencies of both (British and Irish) governments provided.
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It is negative campaigning of the most raw kind, ... None of these allegations are substantiated.
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I am confident the commitment made by the IRA will be honored,
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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.
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I condemn the bomb attacks in London this morning. I have sent a message of sympathy and solidarity to Mr. Blair and the London mayor, Ken Livingstone. On behalf of Sinn Fein I offer my sincere condolences to the victims and the families of those killed and injured and to the people of London.
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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.
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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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Are the governments in charge or is Ian Paisley in charge?
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the worst crisis this process has been in,
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People can die from the cold and people are certainly deprived because of the cold. I think the people have a right to a warm home.
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The full implementation of the Good Friday agreement holds out vast hope of securing an end to injustice and the inequalities and conflict which have troubled Ireland and our people for generations.
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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.
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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,
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The IRA initiative is clearly a serious attempt to address the suspicions and the fears of those unionists who want to make progress, ... Everyone who wants the peace process to work will welcome this significant development.