Advertisement

"Whatever can humanly be done to reassure people, we will do it" - Gerry Adams on Stormont

Northern Ireland is facing its biggest political crisis in more than a decade. Yesterday, First M...
Newstalk
Newstalk

08.34 11 Sep 2015


Share this article


"Whatever can humanly...

"Whatever can humanly be done to reassure people, we will do it" - Gerry Adams on Stormont

Newstalk
Newstalk

08.34 11 Sep 2015


Share this article


Northern Ireland is facing its biggest political crisis in more than a decade.

Yesterday, First Minister Peter Robinson resigned, along with three other ministers, leaving his party colleague Arlene Foster to take over as temporary First Minister.

The DUP party will be given seven days to re-nominate ministers before the power sharing government collapses.

Advertisement

At the centre of the dispute is Sinn Féin, and what Unionists cite as a lack of trust in the party.

Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams says he believes the impasse can be brought back from the brink.

"Yes of course it can be sorted out" he told Newstalk Breakfast.

Referring to the killings of Kevin McGuigan and Jock Davison and the political crisis, Mr Adams said: "These matters of criminal investigations were brought into the political institutions, where they do not belong".

On the arrest - and subsequent unconditional release - of Sinn Féin politician and former IRA member Bobby Storey, Mr Adams says: "We will meet the Chief Constable and we will raise these matters with the chief constable".

Mr Adams says Mr Storey's solicitor has also recommended he sue for wrongful arrest.

On resuming talks at Stormont, Mr Adams says: "The issue of armed groups clearly has to be sorted out, the issue of policing clearly has to be sorted out - we're here to sort all of those issues out".

"Whatever can be humanly done to reassure people, to get things back on track, we will do it," he added.

Listen to his full interview below:

Meanwhile, David Cameron says the continued existence of any paramilitary group within the UK is "unacceptable."

The Prime Minister says his government is ready to help with getting rid of them and assessing whether they still exist.

David Cameron says the presence of an international monitoring group could be considered, but has made it clear that no paramilitary groups can be tolerated on any side:

Enda Kenny, speaking at Fine Gael think-in in Adare, is warning Northern politicians to move on fromt he past and get back to governing:

David Cameron says that could be considered - but has made it clear that no paramilitary groups can be tolerated on any side:


Share this article


Most Popular