Republican dissidents are anti-peace activists: Adams

GERRY Adams dismissed republican dissidents as “anti-peace” activists but offered to mediate with them to try and halt the upsurge of violence in the North.

However, Justice Minister Alan Shatter said Mr Adams’s offer to mediate should be seen in the light of the upcoming elections in Northern Ireland.

The Sinn Féin Dáil leader called on the legitimate political organisations representing dissidents to say “stop” to violence.