Gerry Adams

John Hume obituary
Leading Northern Ireland politician awarded the Nobel peace prize for his part in the process that led to the Good Friday agreement
Chris Ryder
03, Aug, 2020 @11:11 AM

Gerry Adams urges ministers to act after court internment ruling
Ruling that ex-Sinn Féin leader was unlawfully detained prompts call for scrutiny of other Troubles-era cases
Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent
13, May, 2020 @3:04 PM

Gerry Adams will be Sinn Féin negotiator, leaked brief reveals
Party challenged over IRA links as former leader quietly chosen to help form next government
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
21, Feb, 2020 @5:26 PM

‘People have moved on’. But can Sinn Féin really shrug off the past?
Despite its success in the Irish elections, the party is still tainted by association with crimes committed during the Troubles
Rory Carroll
16, Feb, 2020 @8:11 AM

Sinn Fein votes to abandon abstentionism and fight for seats in the Dail - archive, 1986
In November 1986, Sinn Fein voted to overturn the longstanding policy of abstaining from the Irish parliament
09, Feb, 2020 @11:56 AM

Seamus Mallon obituary
Deputy first minister of Northern Ireland’s power-sharing executive and a founder of the Social Democratic and Labour party
Anne McHardy
24, Jan, 2020 @8:34 PM

John Major was advised not to join Bill Clinton on historic Belfast visit
Archives reveal fears PM would have had to ‘hide behind plants’ to avoid Gerry Adams handshake
Caroline Davies and Owen Bowcott
31, Dec, 2019 @12:01 AM

Gerry Adams was interned illegally during Troubles, supreme court told
Wrong minister approved order, court hears during appeal to overturn convictions for escaping Maze prison in 70s
Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent
19, Nov, 2019 @1:30 PM

Liam Adams, brother of ex-Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, dies
Former activist, who was jailed for raping daughter, has died from cancer in Belfast hospice
Rory Carroll Ireland Correspondent
25, Feb, 2019 @1:07 PM

David Ireland: 'I find it hard to end my plays without violence'
His plays have shocked audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. Is David Ireland bothered about the walk-outs? Will he give in to demands for trigger warnings?
Mark Lawson
18, Feb, 2019 @2:09 PM

Gerry Adams given permission to appeal against 1970s convictions
Lawyers can reopen cases relating to attempted IRA jail breaks during the Troubles
Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent
23, Nov, 2018 @12:59 PM

The Guardian view on the Gerry Adams cookbook: recipe for reconciliation? | Editorial
Editorial: Theresa May and the former Sinn Féin leader have more in common than we knew. Maybe they could cook up a post-political career together
Editorial
07, Aug, 2018 @5:35 PM
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