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# Gerry Adams

All time
# latest garda scandal
'No one believes An Garda Síochana': Calls for shake-up to garda management
The Policing Authority is to examine the full facts of how and why two massive garda admin errors occurred.
# Graveside Oration
'Ireland lost a hero. Derry lost a son' - Adams gives graveside oration for McGuinness
The funeral of the former Northern Ireland Deputy First Minister took place in his native Derry this afternoon.
Voices
Tom Clonan: Truth of what happened in Troubles can't be allowed die with major figures like McGuinness
The untimely death of the Sinn Féin politician has brought Ireland’s faltering peace process into sharp focus, writes Tom Clonan.
# a remarkable life
'An IRA leader turned peacemaker': How Martin McGuinness is being remembered internationally
‘The cuddly grandfather figure that he presented in later life was real – but so too was the guerrilla hard man of the 1970s.’
# Death
'He didn't go to war, war came to him': Gerry Adams pays tribute to ally and friend Martin McGuinness
The two had known each other for over 45 years.
# paying respects
'He served the people of Northern Ireland': Tributes pour in across the political divide for Martin McGuinness
Tributes have poured in across the political divide on the death of McGuinness.
# RIP
Martin McGuinness has died at the age of 66
The longstanding Sinn Féin politician had recently stepped down as deputy first minister of Northern Ireland.
# clear as mud
'The Taoiseach is too slow and too mesmerised': Gerry Adams calls for Brexit clarity
Gerry Adams also accused the British government of threatening Sinn Féin with the prospect of another election.
# three week deadline
'We can’t have another groundhog day at Stormont': Gerry Adams weighs in on Northern election
If talks on forming a government collapse, a possible return to direct rule from Westminster is on the table.
# Snap Election
As the North votes, why do Sinn Féin keep going on (and on) about crocodiles?
The claws are out.
# shut down
HIQA serves closure notices to Louth disability services as sites deemed unfit for purpose
The facility at Drumcar has been the subject of a number of HIQA inspections in the past.
# Not going back
Hard border fears as government accused of seeking out locations for customs posts
Sinn Féin wants clarity on the ‘hard border’ issue.
# unparliamentary language
Enda broke Dáil rules today when he called Gerry Adams a 'hypocrite'
Calling someone a hypocrite falls under the category of “unparliamentary language”.
# later alligator
Arlene Foster on Sinn Féin: 'If you feed a crocodile it will keep coming back for more'
In response, Gerry Adams said simply “see you later, alligator”.
# sunday interview
Does Gerry Adams regret getting involved with the Stack meeting? Yes and no
Gerry Adams has a lot of thoughts about how Sinn Féin is treated by the media.
# travel ban
Gerry Adams: 'I disagree with Congressman Peter King profoundly on many, many issues'
Criticism has been levelled at Sinn Féin over their connections to a congressman linked to the US travel ban.
# Follow the leader
Michelle O'Neill: 'Martin and Gerry asked if I was up for the role. I said I was'
Should Sinn Fein win sufficient seats in the Northern assembly, O’Neill will become Deputy First Minister.
# Your Say
Poll: Should Fine Gael consider going into power with Sinn Féin?
Taoiseach Enda Kenny recently refused to rule out such a coalition.
# New ball game
A future Fine Gael and Sinn Féin coalition? Not completely impossible, it would seem
Enda Kenny has declined to rule out whether Fine Gael would consider going into coalition government with Sinn Féin.
# hostile act
UK government rejects Adams' claims that Brexit will destroy Good Friday Agreement
Adams said that Brexit was a “hostile act against the people of this island”.
# that's democracy
Mary Lou on Trump: 'I deplore and detest that politics. It makes my skin crawl'
McDonald said we shouldn’t second guess the vote of the American people.
# Snap Election
Gerry Adams says Stormont collapse is not a threat to the peace process
Adams said he does not think the Taoiseach has “good instincts” when it comes to dealing with these issues.
# Collapse
The deadline has passed and Northern Ireland is heading for a snap election
Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire will have no choice but name a date for elections later today.
# Leadership
Mary Lou McDonald says Sinn Féin are 'in transition' and she wants it to be 'seamless'
McDonald said that party stalwart Martin McGuinness is “not enjoying great health”.
# IRA Murder
'My father was a loving, caring and wise man' - Stack family meets the Taoiseach
The family want to see Gerry Adams questioned by gardaí.
# cash for ash
'Huge damage has been done': Kenny and Adams discuss political turmoil in North
An election now seems inevitable.
# Gerry Adams
'I don't think he is immortal': Gerry's leadership remains unfazed after recent scandals
There were mutterings that Adams might have met his threshold of controversies, but he remains to see another day.
# Border poll
We asked every TD if they want a vote on a united Ireland, here's what they said
Some think the time is right, economically and politically – particularly after the Brexit vote. Others aren’t sure, saying it would only serve to heighten sectarian tensions.
# strong words
'You're going to be shot': Sinn Féin TDs detail death threats received over Brian Stack Dáil row
Dessie Ellis said he’s passed on the threatening letters to the gardaí.
# brian stack
Taoiseach takes back Dáil statement that Gerry Adams drove blacked-out van
Instead, Kenny says that Adams drove Austin and Oliver Stack to the blacked-out van.
# brian stack
Bertie 'understands' why Adams won't name IRA commander in Stack murder
Adams has repeatedly refused to name the man.
# Troubles
Adams says Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil are using Brian Stack's murder to 'get at him'
He added that he would not cooperate with future requests for Troubles information.
# Prime Time
Austin Stack believes he knows the identity of the former IRA commander he met over father's murder
Austin has been involved in a long campaign to try get justice for what happened to his father.
# brian stack
Enda Kenny and Gerry Adams face off over blacked-out van driver
The Taoiseach called on the Sinn Féin leader to give more information to gardaí.
# press event
Son of Brian Stack confronts Gerry Adams over murder of his father
Austin Stack turned up at a Sinn Féin press conference in Dublin today.
# brian stack
Explainer: The conflicting words between Gerry Adams and the son of a murdered prison officer
Adams says he will make a statement to the Dáil on the matter.
# mr brexit
Nigel Farage takes aim at Gerry Adams over Sinn Féin's Brexit approach
Sinn Féin voted to back the Remain campaign. Farage thinks they’ve sold out.
# Cold War
'Con la simpatico': President Higgins is first to sign book of condolences for Castro
The president drew criticism for his comments on the death of the Communist leader.
# like a prison
'It's like Long Kesh without the watchtowers': Gerry Adams on Mosney direct provision centre
The Sinn Féín leader has urged the Government to improve conditions at the facility.
# Friends of Sinn Féin
Gerry Adams is in the US and has passed on congratulations to Donald Trump
Adams last night spoke at the annual Friends of Sinn Féin dinner.