Adams remains selective about aspects of past

IN The Man Who Fell To Earth David Bowie is an alien struggling to understand his new surroundings and overshadowed by his past.

Thu, 17 Feb, 2011 - 00:00
Shaun Connolly, Political Correspondent

In The Man Who Fell To Louth, Gerry Adams plays a strangely similar role.

“Everyone loves you, Gerry,” a 13-year-old boy shouts from his bike as the Sinn Féin leader canvasses a bleak estate on the outskirts of Dundalk.

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