But if republicans are to prevail, if the peace process is to be successfully concluded and Irish sovereignty and re-unification secured, then we have to set the agenda - no-one else is going to do that. — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
The unionists also for their part, want to minimise the potential for change, not only on the equality agenda but on the issues of sovereignty and ending the union. — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
I nominate the Reverend Ian Paisley for the position of First Minister of northern Ireland — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
Hugging trees has a calming effect on me. I'm talking about enormous trees that will be there when we are all dead and gone.… — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
Your ability as republican volunteers, to rise to this challenge will mean that the two governments and others cannot easily hide from their obligations… — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
At that time, the army leadership said the implementation of this agreement would allow everyone, including the IRA, to take its political objectives forward… — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
It's hard to think of a 16-month child being anything other than a delight to be around. — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
I stopped buying Sunday papers about 15 years ago, because you'd buy handfuls of them, and what you got, because the hard news comes… — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
We are totally committed to ending partition and to creating the conditions for unity and independence. — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
There can be no such things as an Irish nationalist accepting the loyalist veto and partition. You cannot claim to be an Irish nationalist… — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
Once water charges are in place they will only go up. This has been the history of all these charges — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
I think there is a huge responsibility upon governments to understand the consequence of their decisions. — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
A real possibility now exists for a Government that is not led by either Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
“It will always be a batt le a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo.” — Gerry Adams Copy Share Image
