Adams ‘proud’ of his ‘association’ with the IRA

SINN FÉIN president Gerry Adams says he is “proud” of the IRA and his “association” with it.

It comes after a new book alleged Mr Adams was a senior IRA figure involved in some of the worst atrocities in the Troubles, including the murder of mother-of-10 Jean McConville in 1972.

Speaking at the Sinn Féin Easter commemoration in Belfast’s Milltown Cemetery yesterday, Mr Adams insisted he was not a “militarist”, but failed to confirm or deny he was a member of the IRA.