Sinn Fein has demonstrated the ability to play a leadership role as part of a popular movement towards peace, equality and justice.

There can be no such things as an Irish nationalist accepting the loyalist veto and partition. You cannot claim to be an Irish nationalist if you consent to an internal six county settlement and if you are willing to negotiate the state of Irish society with a foreign government.

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

We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.

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

The unionists also for their part, want to minimise the potential for change, not only on the equality agenda but on the issues of sovereignty and ending the union.

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.