I like to think I'm very grounded. I'm very grounded in my family. I'm very grounded in my community.

Making peace, I have found, is much harder than making war.

Sinn Fein has productively taken the example of South Africa and, as we develop the peace process, we continue to use examples from South Africa.

Sinn Fein has the potential and capacity to become the vehicle for the attainment of republican objectives.

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

I nominate the Reverend Ian Paisley for the position of First Minister of northern Ireland

The last months, weeks and days have seen accelerating discussions, involving the DUP for the first time, about a comprehensive agreement which would see all outstanding matters dealt with and the Good Friday Agreement implemented in full.