If you militarise a situation, you beg for an armed response.

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

We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.

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

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

It's hard to think of a 16-month child being anything other than a delight to be around.

In the past I have defended the right of the IRA to engage in armed struggle. I did so because there was no alternative for those who would not bend the knee, or turn a blind eye to oppression, or for those who wanted a national republic.