Gerry Adams

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ADAMS: Celebrating Fifty with Alex and Fra
Opinion
ADAMS: Celebrating Fifty with Alex and Fra
Republicans don’t say thank you often enough to each other. Fra McCann and Alex Maskey are fifty year activists. That is they have both been involv...
ADAMS: Moore Street Belongs to the People
Opinion
ADAMS: Moore Street Belongs to the People
The importance of the Moore Street 1916 Battlefield site was best summed up by Uachtarán na hÉireann Michael D Higgins who said: “This area belongs...
ADAMS: Warm Memories of The Duke of York 
Opinion
ADAMS: Warm Memories of The Duke of York 
The recent cold snap and the sniffles of many of my associates reminded me of when I was a young curate in The Duke of York pub in Commercial Court...
ADAMS: In All Seasons, the Wonder of Trees
Opinion
ADAMS: In All Seasons, the Wonder of Trees
I want to recommend that you make friends with a tree. Any tree. Pick one in your local park or glen or up on a mountain. Get up close and friendly...
ADAMS: Be Prepared For Even More Stupidities
Opinion
ADAMS: Be Prepared For Even More Stupidities
I considered ignoring the British government’s exclusion of the Sinn Féin President from the recent talks. Then I thought why should I? Stupidity l...
ADAMS: Don’t Let The Old Man In
Opinion
ADAMS: Don’t Let The Old Man In
I have been at a lot of funerals recently. It seems someone from my circle of friends, comrades, associates or neighbors, is dying every week this ...
ADAMS: Bliain Úr Faoi Mhaise Daoibhse
Opinion
ADAMS: Bliain Úr Faoi Mhaise Daoibhse
2022 was an interesting year politically, particularly around the changing attitudes about the relationship between the different parts of the "Uni...
ADAMS: Black Mountaineers Gather for Rewilding Launch
Opinion
ADAMS: Black Mountaineers Gather for Rewilding Launch
When I arrived at Glór Na Móna last week for the launch of The Black Mountain Rewilding Project the place was packed. Tommy Morgan started the even...
ADAMS: Nollaigh Shona Daoibh, Happy Christmas
Opinion
ADAMS: Nollaigh Shona Daoibh, Happy Christmas
Beannachtaí daoibhse go leir. Have a great Christmas dear readers. Thanks and benedictions also to the Belfast Media Group team. Christmas can be a...
ADAMS: SF Building is Dedicated to Joe McKelvey
Opinion
ADAMS: SF Building is Dedicated to Joe McKelvey
The Sinn Féin building on the Falls Road at the corner of Sevastopol Street is internationally famous for its mural of Bobby Sands. Less well known...
ADAMS: A Massacre in Installments
Opinion
ADAMS: A Massacre in Installments
As I write this column the number of Palestinians killed this year by Israeli forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and the...
ADAMS: The Stirring Story of a Kerry Republican Family
Opinion
ADAMS: The Stirring Story of a Kerry Republican Family
A few days ago, on November 18 in Killarney, 820 republicans broke bread together in honor of Martin and Marie Ferris. It was a great night. Marie ...

 

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