It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo.

It might or might not be right to kill, but sometimes it is necessary.

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.

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

A real possibility now exists for a Government that is not led by either Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil

For good or ill, I'm a person of leadership. I do my best. I don't dodge responsibility.

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