Gerald Adams (born 1948) is the elected president of Sinn Fein, the political arm of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Northern Ireland. Although his reputation has been somewhat tarnished because of...
Read more
Sinn Fein leaders voted Friday to convene an emergency conference and confront a pivotal issue in Northern Ireland peacemaking _ whether the IRA-linked party should support the police.The move foll...
Read more
Belfast/London (dpa) - Northern Ireland embarked on a new era
Tuesday as Protestants and Catholics joined in government in an
historic pact between former political arch ene...
Read more
Belfast/London (dpa) - Memorial services were held in Northern
Ireland Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of the Enniskillen
bombing, one of the worst atrocities during t...
Read more
Britain shut down Northern Ireland's legislature Tuesday and planned a new election to determine the fate of power-sharing, the central goal of the peace accord for this British territory. The clos...
Read more
Selected editorial excerpts from the U.S. press:
IRELAND INCHES TOWARD HISTORY (Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles)
A MEETING IN Northern Ireland on Monday was so dramatic that it
makes Pres...
Read more
Protestant leader Ian Paisley shook hands with Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern in public for the first time Wednesday, marking another small step on the path to peace in Northern Ireland.Ahern an...
Read more
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said Thursday he wants to meet the commanders of three anti-British paramilitary groups and persuade them to abandon violence and disarm, the path already taken by most...
Read more
Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams said Thursday he wants to meet the commanders of three anti-British paramilitary groups and persuade them to abandon violence and disarm, the path already taken by most...
Read more
Gerald Adams
Sinn Fein to discuss backing police
