Once water charges are in place they will only go up. This has been the history of all these charges

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.

We can be revisionist, and that's a good thing to be at times, but we shouldn't airbrush our history, so we can only make judgments in the objective conditions of that time.

The Irish Republican Army has kept every commitment made by its leadership.

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.

But I also hold the very strong view that republicans need to lead by example.