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Irish Wrestle With Would-Be Prez's IRA Past

Matt Cantor — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:34:43 CDT

Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness has announced his candidacy for president of Ireland ; now come the inevitable questions over his former role in the IRA. Reporters this weekend asked about his stance on issues like the IRA murder of an Irish police officer in 1996; officials are also calling on McGuinness...

Ex-IRA Commander May Be Ireland's Next President

John Johnson — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:50:05 CDT

An Irish milestone of sorts: Sinn Fein is expected to nominate Martin McGuinness, a former high-ranking member of the IRA, to run for president of Ireland in next month's election. It's notable, explains the Irish Times , because he has a "fair chance of actually winning the election." McGuinness has been...

Family Sex Abuse Could End Gerry Adams' Career

Rob Quinn — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 08:57:00 CST

A family sex abuse scandal has left Gerry Adams fighting for his political life, and many believe his chances of someday becoming president of Ireland have vanished. Adams' admission that he has been aware since 1987 of allegations that his brother raped his daughter from the age of 4 has...

Gerry Adams Urges Brother to Face Child Sex Allegations

Nick McMaster — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:07:22 CST

Gerry Adams has issued a public appeal for his brother, who is accused of sexual abuse of a child, to turn himself in. The leader of Sinn Féin said he believed allegations of abuse against younger brother Liam Adams were true. Police in both Ireland and Northern Ireland have been...

IRA Splinter Groups Likely Coordinated Attacks

Rob Quinn — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:55:41 CDT

The IRA splinter groups responsible for two separate attacks in Northern Ireland within 48 hours most likely coordinated the attacks, security officials tell the Times of London. Officials say the two attacks point to an unprecedented level of cooperation between the Real IRA and the Continuity IRA—which have no...

Secret Army Units Stirred Up N. Ireland Violence: Adams

Matt Cantor — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:06:23 CDT

Sinn Fein head Gerry Adams says Northern Ireland’s chief constable “made a huge mistake bringing in undercover British Army units” to Northern Ireland after two UK soldiers were killed at a barracks Saturday, the Daily Telegraph reports. “You don't understand the history if you don't appreciate that the involvement of...

Chelsea Thesis May Clarify Hillary's Role in Irish Peace

Caroline Zimmerman — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 14:45:16 CDT

While Hillary Clinton stands accused of exaggerating her part in the 1998 Irish peace process, the answer might lie in an unlikely 150-page document—Chelsea Clinton's senior thesis from Stanford. Only problem? No one seems to know where it's gone, Newsweek reports, and a Clinton spokesman warns it was "written...

Blair Offered to Meet Hooded IRA Militants

Peter Fearon — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:37:47 CDT

A new tell-all book by Tony Blair's chief of staff reveals that the former British prime minister offered to meet with eight leaders of the Irish Republican Army during a critical moment in Northern Irish peace talks. Jonathan Powell, one of Blair's longest-serving allies, admits in a memoir being serialized...

Northern Ireland Launches Historic Power Share

Sam Gale Rosen — Tue, 08 May 2007 08:58:58 CDT

Protestant and Catholic leaders pledged to cooperate as Northern Ireland inaugurated a power-sharing government today, ending a deadly decades-long conflict. Protestant leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein's Martin McGuinness will serve as first minister and deputy first minister, respectively. Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams hailed "a new era of politics...