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
real government possibility
A real possibility now exists for a Government that is not led by either Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil
eye rights issues
Republican patience with how unionism deals with the political institutions, and with key issues like equality and human rights, will be tested because, obviously, there will be a battle a day on these matters. So lets face up to all of this with our eyes wide open.
winning way-forward goal
The way forward is by building political support for republican and democratic objectives across Ireland and by winning support for these goals internationally.
years government ira
For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms.
strong views needs
But I also hold the very strong view that republicans need to lead by example.
responsibility thinking government
I think there is a huge responsibility upon governments to understand the consequence of their decisions.
taken use example
Sinn Fein has productively taken the example of South Africa and, as we develop the peace process, we continue to use examples from South Africa.
determination struggle selflessness
Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment.
responsibility dodge ill
For good or ill, I'm a person of leadership. I do my best. I don't dodge responsibility.
judgment good-things conditions
We can be revisionist, and that's a good thing to be at times, but we shouldn't airbrush our history, so we can only make judgments in the objective conditions of that time.
friday happy-friday agreement
We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.
nice war views
War some people glamorise war and glorify war. It's not nice, from whatever point of view you come from.
friday agreement rights
The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London and Dublin.
judging happened
You can only judge anything that happened in the times, in the times that that happened.