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21Mar/17

Martin McGuinness, IRA street-fighter-turned statesman, dies

March 21, 2017PoliticsBelfast, Bernadette, British MPs, Country: Northern Ireland, Easter Rising, Geography of Europe, Gerry Adams, Government of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Ian Paisley, Ireland, Ireland–United Kingdom relations, Irish Republic, Irish Republican Army, Irish republicanism, Irish republicans, James McGuinness, Legislators, Londonderry, Martin McGuinness, McGuinness, Members of the Northern Ireland Forum, Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics, Northern Ireland, Politics, Politics of Northern Ireland, The Troubles, Ulaid, United Kingdomsmbale

NORTHERN IRELAND, UK (REUTERS) – Martin McGuinness, the former Irish Republican Army commander who laid down his arms and turned peacemaker to help end Northern Ireland’s 30-year conflict, died on Tuesday (March 21) after a decade as deputy first minister of the British province. He was 66.
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23May/15

Adams says Ireland’s ‘yes’ result “huge day for equality”

May 23, 2015PoliticsBritish Isles, British MPs, Democratic socialism, Dublin, Fein, Gerry Adams, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Irish Republican Movement, Irish republicans, Leader, Legislators, LGBT rights in Northern Ireland, Members of the 31st Dáil, Members of the 32nd Dáil, Members of the Northern Ireland Forum, Politics, Politics of Europe, Republic of Ireland, Same-sex marriage, Sinn Féin, Social Issuessmbale

Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams welcomes Ireland’s landslide ‘yes’ vote for same-sex marriage and says it is a “huge day for equality”.

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