Opinion
ADAMS: Off The Couch, Be An Activist
I had the privilege of attending many of the debates and discussions which are a unique and vital part of Féile an Phobail. Well done to all the pa...
August 11, 2023
by Gerry Adams
ADAMS: Douglass Takes Pride of Place in Belfast
A great crowd turned out on Monday morning in Lombard Street in Belfast City Centre for the unveiling by Belfast City Ard Mheara (Lord Mayor) Ryan ...
August 04, 2023
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
ADAMS: Fly Me To The Moon
I am a longtime fan of Tony Bennett. News of his death at the fine age of ninety six brings an end to an amazing life and a wonderful singing caree...
July 27, 2023
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
ADAMS: Slán to the Irish Voice
Two weeks ago Niall O’Dowd, founder of the Irish American newspaper The Irish Voice, announced that it was to close after 36 years. The New York-ba...
July 20, 2023
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
ADAMS: Britannia Waives the Rules Once Again
Internment was introduced 52 years ago next month on August 9, 1971. In the early hours of that morning 342 men and boys from nationalist homes acr...
July 13, 2023
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
ADAMS: The Debate on Irish Unity Steps Up
Two successful events on the future of Ireland were held in Belfast and Dublin last week. The atmosphere and enthusiasm at both events was mighty. ...
July 10, 2023
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
ADAMS: Threat to Irish Neutrality Must be Challenged
Last June, Micheál Martin, the then taoiseach, attacked the decades long neutrality policy of the Irish state. He claimed that; “We need to reflect...
June 29, 2023
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
ADAMS: Stop the Demolition of Moore Street
The threat of demolition to parts of the Moore Street Terrace, a place that played a central role in the Easter Rising, has increased significantly...
June 22, 2023
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
ADAMS: St. Comgall’s and Eileen Howell
St. Comgall’s/Ionad Eileen Howell in Divis Street will be formally opened next week, on Thursday, June 22. The multi-million pound project has been...
June 15, 2023
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
ADAMS: On The Wheels of Time
I have given my good bike away. This marks a defining moment in my life. My good bike sat in the backyard for almost a year. That’s the last time I...
June 08, 2023
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
ADAMS: The Killing of Eddie Fullerton
In March 1984 I was shot as I and four friends drove from Belfast Court. We were driving up May Street at the back of the City Hall when our car wa...
June 01, 2023
by Gerry Adams
Opinion
ADAMS: Ar Slí An Fhirinne - On The Way Of Truth
It’s the age we’re at. I tell myself and my declining peer group this as we attend funeral after funeral this last wee while. The great wheel of li...
May 25, 2023
by Gerry Adams