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You could count on the fingers of one hand the number of people in the north who said to me, 'When did you leave the IRA?'
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Sinn Fein is an Irish Republican party. We stood in the Assembly election to deliver a prosperous economy and jobs, to protect and enhance public services, support those most in need, and to progress Irish Unity.
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I do have a very deep sense of regret that there was a conflict and that people lost their lives, and you know, many were responsible for that - and a lot of them wear pinstripe suits in London today.
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They were two very religious people. My father was a foundry worker and was a daily Mass attender, as was my mother.
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As a former member of the IRA, I accept all the responsibilities that are due to me. But in terms of the individual circumstances, I don't comment on that.
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All I can do is to try and make the future better.
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Obviously everybody is accountable for their own actions, and everybody has to make judgments based on their own conscience as to whether or not they believe what they were doing is right or wrong.
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As anyone who has tinnitus knows, it's not something that you can ignore, and you have to deal with it on a daily basis.
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If Britain votes to leave the European Union, then that could have huge implications for the entire island of Ireland and, given all the predictions, would run counter to the democratic wishes of the Irish people.
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The position is clear - there is no ambiguity in Sinn Fein's position. We, along with all the other parties, have signed up to a reduced rate of corporation tax of 12.5 % by 2018.
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I haven't done anything that I'm ashamed of.
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I think that what is happening now in terms of the Brexit vote does represent a serious undermining of the Good Friday Agreement.
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In 2016, let us all join the Rising, and the only final message is this very clear: Up the Rebels. Up a sovereign and independent Irish republic.
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My ultimate dream would be for Derry City to become champions of an all-Ireland league in a united Ireland.
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I come from a very sporting family and played many sports as a lad.
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The most important thing to say is that Sinn Fein isn't going back to anything. We are a party on the move.
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Our ability to make a decision about the declaration is hampered by the British government being reluctant to give us the clarification which we require.
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The British government says that for Sinn Fein to be involved in talks the guns must be left at the door.
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In fact, I would defend to the death their right to express a different point of view.
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Tony Blair has made a good contribution to the cause of peace in Ireland. He has made a great effort to understand it. He has great empathy with the need to resolve the conflict.
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We've had a very consistent position down the years. Sinn Fein is not in favour of abortion, and we resisted any attempt to bring the British 1967 Abortion Act to the north.
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It is amazing that you now have a bus company in Ballymena producing world class buses for Hong Kong, Singapore, London and Las Vegas.
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The fact is that a car used by Gerry Adams and myself during the course of the Mitchell review was bugged by elements within British military intelligence.
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I'm not going to be reduced to the position of being the implementer of Tory cuts in the North.