Martin McGuinness
Martin McGuinness
James Martin Pacelli McGuinnessis an Irish republican Sinn Féin politician who has been the deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland since 2007. He was also Sinn Féin's unsuccessful candidate for President of Ireland in the 2011 election...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth23 May 1950
CountryIreland
fein smash strengthen table union
Sinn Fein is not going to the negotiating table to strengthen the union -- we are going to the negotiating table to smash the union.
support ira rifles
Freedom can be gained only at the point of an IRA rifle, and I apologize to no one for saying that we support the freedom fighters of the IRA.
military car elements
The fact is that a car used by Gerry Adams and myself during the course of the Mitchell review was bugged by elements within British military intelligence.
party islands growing
Sinn Fein is the fastest growing party on the island of Ireland.
government giving decision
Our ability to make a decision about the declaration is hampered by the British government being reluctant to give us the clarification which we require.
government needs british
The British government needs to bring its system in Ireland under control.
mistake thinking process
Well I think it has always been a mistake to reduce the peace process in Ireland to a decommissioning process.
done ashamed havens
I haven't done anything that I'm ashamed of.
leadership support facts
But the fact is that the vast majority of Republicans support the Sinn Fein leadership.
beside exist injustices leave northern pile
Let's leave beside them in another pile all the injustices which exist in the northern state.
equals room second
Let us walk into the conference room as equals and not second class citizens.
death defend express
In fact, I would defend to the death their right to express a different point of view.
bring forward move peace stop tactics time
time to stop all the stalling and delaying tactics (by Trimble) and move forward to bring the peace settlement.
attempt needs opinion peace serious
Well, absolutely, it's in ruins. But we are passionately of the opinion that there needs to be a very serious attempt to reconstruct a new peace process.