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# A good republican

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Gerry Adams: People who were involved in the IRA are not criminals

The Sinn Féin leader has been answering questions for a fourth day in a row about Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy’s conviction.

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Dec 22nd 2015, 1:49 PM

Very few Sinn Féin-ers want to talk about the 'Slab' Murphy story

Gerry Adams has been heavily criticised for his defence of Murphy, but there has been, as yet, no dissent from within Sinn Féin.

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Dec 21st 2015, 6:54 PM