We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.

For over 30 years, the IRA showed that the British government could not rule Ireland on its own terms.

The way forward is by building political support for republican and democratic objectives across Ireland and by winning support for these goals internationally.

We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.

When others stood idly by, you and your families gave your all, in defence of a risen people and in pursuit of Irish freedom and unity.

I think the worst kind of grief is unacknowledged grief.

It's been a long time coming but the reality is that this process is at a crossroads.