Gerry Adams Sr. joined the IRA at age 16. In 1942, he participated in an IRA ambush on a Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) patrol but was shot, arrested and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. [ 15 ]

Dec 15, 2024 · In Say Nothing, FX's new drama about the Troubles, Gerry Adams—the Irish republican politician who was a long-time president of the Sinn Féin political party—plays a major role.

6 days ago · Gerry Adams (born October 6, 1948, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is the former president of Sinn Féin, long regarded as the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and one of the chief architects of Sinn Féin’s shift to a policy of seeking a peaceful settlement to sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.

Gerard "Gerry" Adams (Irish: Gearóid Mac Ádhaimh) [1] (born 6 October, 1948 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish politician who was the president of Sinn Féin, a political party that wants Northern Ireland to join the Republic of Ireland.

Dec 16, 2024 · Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is to give evidence in his own defence in a civil action being brought against him in London by three IRA bomb victims.

Feb 9, 2018 · Declaring to the BBC's Andrew Marr that his struggle for a united Ireland was not a failure, Gerry Adams made an implausible claim: the target had not been missed as Sinn Féin had bagged half a...

Jan 19, 2024 · Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams can be sued in a personal capacity by victims of IRA bomb attacks in England, the High Court in London has ruled.

Dec 16, 2024 · Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is to give evidence in his own defence in a civil action being brought against him in London by three IRA bomb victims.

Gerry Adams, orig. Gerard Adams, (born Oct. 6, 1948, Belfast, N.Ire.), Irish nationalist and president of Sinn Féin, the political wing of the Irish Republican Army (IRA). He was interned without trial as a suspected terrorist in 1972, 1973–76, and 1978.

May 23, 2018 · Adams, Gerry (1948– ) Northern Irish politician, president of Sinn Féin (1983– ). He was interned (1972–78) by the British for his involvement in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) , before becoming vice president (1978–83) of Sinn Féin.