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.

Your determination, selflessness and courage have brought the freedom struggle towards its fulfillment.

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

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

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.

I was leaving the Belfast court, where I had been called to answer a very flimsy charge, later dismissed. You're relatively safe in such areas in the Irish community, but to go to downtown Belfast for me is dangerous. My appearance in court had been well advertised by the police. I think it was too much of a coincidence that the people who shot me were just passing by.

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