War some people glamorise war and glorify war. It's not nice, from whatever point of view you come from.

One man's transparency is another's humiliation.

I was leaving the Belfast court, where I had been called to answer a very flimsy charge, later dismissed. You're relatively safe in such areas in the Irish community, but to go to downtown Belfast for me is dangerous. My appearance in court had been well advertised by the police. I think it was too much of a coincidence that the people who shot me were just passing by.

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. I've hugged trees in every part of this little island.

When I wrote 'Before The Dawn,' I made it quite clear that there are lots of people involved in my life who I can't talk about simply because I'd put them at risk.

I think there is a huge responsibility upon governments to understand the consequence of their decisions.

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.