Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is clear that the Taoiseach's incompetent Government has no intention of fulfilling the vision of the 1916 Proclamation. Indeed, everything he does is in marked contrast to this progressive, democratic declaration. We should not be surprised, therefore, that he has also no intention of properly commemorating and celebrating the 1916 Rising.

For three years the Taoiseach offered no plan, no proposal, no idea and no vision of how the State should mark the hugely significant 100th anniversary of the Rising. Last week, under mounting pressure from relatives of the 1916 leaders and growing public concern, the Government produced a glossy brochure devoid of historical substance or detail. I was in the GPO with the Sinn Féin Minister Jennifer McCann at the launch. I found it amusing and ironic that the self-serving ministerial speeches were almost drowned out by the noise of anti-water-charge rebels who had besieged the GPO.

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