"We don't believe that winning elections and winning any amount of votes will win freedom in Ireland...." — Martin McGuinness

Along with that ongoing process Sinn Fein took a decision to establish a peace commission which had the responsibility to travel around the country to receive submissions from the general public, also our opponents.

I come from a very sporting family and played many sports as a lad.

There are no military solutions - dialogue and diplomacy are the only guarantee of lasting peace.

But the fact is that the vast majority of Republicans support the Sinn Fein leadership.