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Gerry Adams
Ireland’s 3 Political Tribes Share Bloody Past, Eye on Power
The three Irish parties emerging strongest from Friday’s election—Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein—all claim to be the one true church of Irish nationalism. Each claims direct succession from the Dublin rebels who challenged British rule in the Easter Rising of 1916.
Sinn Fein Chief Gerry Adams Accused of IRA Rape Cover-Up
Sinn Fein party leader Gerry Adams denied new accusations Thursday that he concealed child-abuse crimes within his own secretive movement, this time allegedly committed by a Belfast officer of the outlawed Irish Republican Army.
