Talk:Gerry Adams

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Adams' condemnation of the Omagh bombing

Unless I missed it, the article does not state that Adams condemned the 1998 Omagh bombing by the Real IRA. It is a blatant omission which should be remedied.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 10:59, 7 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

do you have the citation? if so, add it or paste it here and others will. IRWolfie- (talk) 02:00, 13 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have just added it, along with a citation. How does it look? I made it brief.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 09:36, 13 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Claims of founding PIRA

According to Moloney in The Secret history of the IRA and Bishop & Mallie in The Provisional IRA it is alleged he joined the provos after the split. Since when has the "Times Guide" been authoritative for The Troubles? Do they have any reputation as being authoritative for this subject?Mo ainm~Talk 18:09, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If this claim is true, then why has not a single book I have read on the IRA even included this exceptional claim? Gerry Adams never even seems to get a mention regarding the split, other than his presence at a meeting in August or September 1969, four months before the split. In December 1969/January 1970 he must have been the Invisible Man, as nobody seems to mention him. There are at least two sources that mention him in relation to the split as Mo ainm mentions above, both of which say he (allegedly) joined after the split. Some founding member.. O Fenian (talk) 18:13, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'll check with the Reliable Sources Noticeboard as to whether The Times Guide is considered a reliable source for biographical information. O Fenian, it would be helpful if you would cite the sources to which you refer above. Thanks! Ivor Stoughton (talk) 18:46, 19 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Add Richard English to the list Mo ainm. O Fenian (talk)

Irish Roman Catholics

Do not add Category:Irish Roman Catholics to this article. Adams is not notable for his Catholicism, nor is his Catholicism a defining characteristic. It is not an appropriate category. ---RepublicanJacobite_TheFortyFive 03:03, 28 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Having attended a series of Catholic schools, I would say Catholicism played a major part in his psychological make-up. In Northern Ireland, one's politics, identity and even choice of sports is heavily influenced by religion.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 12:07, 9 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

WP:BLPCAT is clear on this. Murry1975 (talk) 20:15, 17 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No section on personal life?

I apologize in advance if I have missed something but it seems that there's a significant omission in the article concerning the quite notorious (notable) episode of Adams' brother Liam alleged sexual abuse of his (Liam's) daughter and the family fall-out. There seems to be, actually, no information at all about the subject's personal life in the article. I suggest that a section on personal life be created, with at least the basic information (marriage, etc) and a link to the separate Wikipedia article on his brother's legal issues. -The Gnome (talk) 01:35, 17 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Now THAT would be fun. Basket _Feudalist 06:06, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I also note that no mention has been made of Adams' rather bizarre Tweets involving his yellow rubber ducks, collection of Teddy Bears, driver Lightbulb and his little dog Snowie who now has a separate Twitter account. The Sinn Fein office has confirmed that the accounts are genuine.--Jeanne Boleyn (talk) 06:38, 23 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Child abuse issue

The Police Ombudsman in NI and Director of Public Prosecutions are currently reviewing decisions not to prosecute Adams for witholding evidence about child abuse. At what point do such proceedings warrant a mention on this page (if not already...)?91.85.208.0 (talk) 03:51, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

About the day before yesterday. They also badly need translated into Ulster Scotch.--feline1 (talk) 10:28, 10 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nationality

As Gerry Adams was born in Belfast, should "British" be added to his nationality? Does anyone have a reference to suggest he has renounced his British citizenship?