Adams sets sights on next general election

SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams insisted that republicans had turned their back on violence for good as he used his Árd Fheis address to focus on the next Dáil election battle.

Demanding the IRA’s commitment to the peace process be matched by Unionist leaders, his speech also pushed the need for social justice and economic reform in the Republic.

Mr Adams acknowledged that some republicans were unhappy with the IRA’s decision to end its armed campaign.