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As a young man on the streets of Derry, I saw Ian Paisley as an immortal opponent of everything to do with equality, justice, fairness, and respect for Irishness.

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My parents were very religious. My mother came from Co Donegal to work in the shirt factory in Derry when she met my father.

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They were two very religious people. My father was a foundry worker and was a daily Mass attender, as was my mother.

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I'm still an Irish republican; I absolutely believe in Irish unity and am working to achieve that. But over the course of 15 years or more, people like myself and others have been working to end the vicious cycle of conflict.

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War is terrible. There is nothing romantic about war.

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We have to govern by treating every single citizen equally.

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The spirt of 1916 is as relevant and inspiring today as it was a century ago.

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I am very sure of the ground I stand on. I am also very sure that it is the path shared by republicans across this island genuinely interested in building a new agreed Ireland: republicans who put Ireland before ego, criminality, and self-gain.

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We've had a very consistent position down the years. Sinn Fein is not in favour of abortion, and we resisted any attempt to bring the British 1967 Abortion Act to the north.

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What's important is that, when you're tested, you stand firm against the violent activities of those who would try to plunge our people back into the misery of the past.

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Politician

Born: May 23rd, 1950

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