Transcript of an interview with Gerry Adams, president of Sinn Fein, by Nick Stadlen for the Guardian in September 2007. Following the St. Andrew’s Agreement of November 2006, full power was devolved to a power-sharing assembly in Northern Ireland in May 2007. The DUP, SDLP, Sinn Fein and UUP all nominated members of the new Executive under this arrangement. In this interview Adams discusses the possibilities of peace in Northern Ireland between 1968 and 1998. This is the first of a two part interview. The Guardian is a leading British daily newspaper.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 12 September 2007
Name of First Interviewee: Gerry Adams
Role at time of Interview: President of Sinn Fein
Interviewer: Nick Stadlen
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: (c) Guardian News & Media Ltd
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: The Guardian
Time Period covered: 1920-2007
Key Individuals: Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness, Tony Blair, John Major
Key Words: IRA, partition, British government, Sinn Fein, SDLP, Sunningdale Agreement, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, North-South relations, economy, constitution