Gerry Adams is one of the most significant political figures on these islands of the last fifty years, and he has taken time out of his busy schedule to speak to PoliticsJOE.
In a conversation just days before the coronation of Andy Burnham and days after the burning of nationalist effigies on bonfires across his hometown, Adams speaks to us about the necessary next steps for Burnham’s government, how to quell the rise of the far-right, and how to prepare for the end of the union with Britain.
Interviewer: Seán Hickey
Videographer: Mason Carter
Like PoliticsJOE? We need your support:
https://www.patreon.com/PoliticsJOE
Chapters:
00:00 Cold Open
01:20 Starmer’s Resignation & What Burnham Means for Ireland
04:26 Is Irish Unity Actually on the Table?
05:29 Farage as Next PM — Good or Bad for the Union?
06:39 30 Years Since IRA Disarmament
08:53 The Veterans Bill & Bloody Sunday Cover-Ups
12:49 Why the IRA Gets Vilified but Loyalist Paramilitaries Don’t
13:22 Sectarianism, the Far Right, and Racism on the Streets
17:29 Bonfires, Orange Parades & the Law
23:43 The Jeffrey Donaldson Scandal — How Did the DUP Handle It?
26:13 Power, Accountability & the Maria Cahill Case
28:13 Media Bias in Covering Orange Parades
29:02 His Father’s IRA Past & His Political Awakening
33:34 “Is the IRA Like Hamas?” — Drawing the Palestine Parallel
37:12 A Childhood That Mirrors Gaza
38:58 Michael D. Higgins, the EU & Ireland’s Neutrality
41:35 What Needs to Happen Next in Ireland
44:25 How Does Gerry Adams Want to Be Remembered?
Credit to : PoliticsJOE