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GERRY ADAMS has insisted that he expects to see a United Ireland within his lifetime – “depending, of course, on how long I live”.
In a lengthy interview published in the G2 supplement of today’s Guardian, Adams says that both countries on the island were “coming together… across all sectors and spheres of Irish life”, saying the energy, economic and agriculture markets were slowly converging.
“We’re fewer than six million people,” Adams said. “It doesn’t make sense to have two competing states.”
Implying that the party, having already reached power in Northern Ireland, was now keen to gain a stronger foothold in the south with the ultimate goal of reunifying the Republic and Northern Ireland, Adams was asked whether he would see such a unification in his lifetime.
Stephen Moss writes that Adams barely paused before responding, “Yes,” adding the caveat that such a declaration depended on precisely how long his lifetime would extend.
The repeal of the Government of Ireland Act, he said, meant that Northern Ireland’s status as part of the UK was “semi-detached”, because the repeal of the act meant Britain’s assertion of perpetual control no longer stood.
“Now it’s like two partners, parents, deciding to divorce at some point up the road, as opposed to deciding to stay together for ever.”
Adams also explained that he had stepped down from his seat in Westminster, in advance of his running in Louth in this year’s general election in the Republic, because his former West Belfast constituency needed a full-time representative.
It isn’t a comfortable thing to leave arguably the safest seat in the galaxy, but I wanted to do that as an earnest [sic] of my intention to the people in the constituency of Louth and East Meath. I wanted to say to them, ‘I’m here and I have no parachute.’
Yesterday’s Sunday Independent reported that the daughter of an IRA murder victim, Jean McConville, was considering running against Adams in the constituency; Helen McKendry is to run as a protest to stop Adams from being elected.
“They probably think Louth is a safe seat,” McKendry’s husband Seamus said. “There are a lot of ex-Provos and [on-the-run ex-IRA members] from West Belfast who moved to Dundalk. Yes, we are interested in stopping the bearded wonder.”
This morning it was reported that Louth football manager Peter Fitzpatrick was also set to seek election, on the Fine Gael ticket.
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Could they not provide any description of the suspects? This report is incredibly light on details especially given it is an “exclusive”.
@Steve Lennon: some taxi driver probably gave him the ‘exclusive’ in the cab that he got to work
@JimmyMc: it is quite stunning that a crime can be committed at this close quarters and no description given. Either that or the journalist has omitted such pertinent details.
@Steve Lennon: ‘news for the dumb’. Most people are here for the laugh in the comments
@Steve Lennon: it’s because they are black.
@james cullen: I can’t see any other reason why the journalist would cover up the description other than he is a PC journo looking to protect a non-national.
@james cullen: spot on was looking for the description in the article ‘ journal these men are criminals and the public wants to know their description what were they wearing what were their accents what is their ethnic group
So journal do your job properly and report the news as it is
@Steve Lennon: i thought all taxis had cameras no??
The new Irish ?
Advised to avoid picking up or dropping off in the area???
Collective punishment because of the recalcitrant behaviour of a tiny minority!
By who?
And if these two move to O’Connell St and Stephens Green should we shutdown the Taxi industry?
Plenty of cameras around Gardiner Street and several around Clonee area, should the Garda not concentrate on identifying and arresting the culprits?
@Jarlath Murphy: first three words of the article will answer your last question
@Jarlath Murphy: Taxi drivers with any sense will stop picking up young men of a certain ethnicity behind this spate of crime – and then be identified and vilified in the media as being racist. No wonder people are so fed up and angry with all this.
@Paul: And while they investigate should the Taxi industry shut?
@Jarlath Murphy: “should the Garda not concentrate on identifying and arresting the culprits?”
And what evidence or reason do you have for thinking they aren’t doing so?
I guarantee the gardai know the cameras better than you do.
Now, do you realise that the journalist that wrote this article is not the investigating garda? Yes or no
It’s been going on a few months now. There is a gang of BLACK Teenagers doing it.
@Nicky Ryan (allegedly a journalist): are the suspects black? Why no description provided?
@Steve Lennon: cause the journal “journalists” have no liathroidi.
Dirtbags.
BLACKS. These two people were BLACK. The main part of the description. So the article should advise the taxi drivers to stop picking up young BLACKS.
Joxer Brown ~ of course not ! Most black people in Ireland are decent and hardworking, but unfortunately like all races, colours, creeds, there is an underbelly of thugs and gangs and if you lived in certain areas you would know ! or if you get taxis you would know , it is good journalism to say they were Black, just as it would have been to say they wore blue Nike runners, had Dublin accents, were 5ft 7′ with thick country accents , this is how people are caught, get real.
‘Exclusive’ it’s reported on other sites – get a grip journal
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