Adams accuses Martin of 'attack on republicans'

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams has accused Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin of an outrageous attack after he said his party was guilty of prolonging suffering across the island.

The war of words broke out after Mr Martin used the annual Arbour Hill commemoration flatly to rule out the possibility of a coalition. He has since gone on to criticise Sinn Féin for supporting the IRA.