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.

No Irish nationalist could support any treaty which institutionalizes British government claims to a part of Irish national territory. Indeed, the term - 'constitutional nationalism'- used by Mr.Mallon (SDLP) and his colleagues to describe their political philosophy is a contradiction in terms. The only constitutional nationalist in Ireland today is Sean McBride. He puts his nationalism within a framework of Irish constitutionality. Mr. Mallon, however, puts his within the framework of British constitutionality. Irish nationalism within British constitutionality is a contradiction in terms.

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

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.

You can only judge anything that happened in the times, in the times that that happened.

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

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.