Seanad debates

Wednesday, 23 October 2002

Northern Ireland: Statements.

 

If the latter is true, it is also true that we are entitled to considerably greater precision about the future than has been the case to date from those on the republican side. I wish to relate a story but I am reluctant to indicate to whom it happened because the person in question is a member of my family. Gerry Adams recently addressed a meeting in Galway about the Nice treaty. According to the person to whom I am referring, Mr. Adams was at his plausible best and extremely impressive. The person was so impressed that she attended a meeting in Salthill organised by Sinn Féin, in which she has a certain interest. An intelligent, perceptive young woman, she came away from the meeting frightened by the atmosphere of quasi-intimidation and the second grade Wolfe Tones kind of singing that was going on. In my opinion, it is impossible to have second grade Wolfe Tones songs because the originals are so bad.

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