Adams looking forward to 'boredom of normality'’

Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams said he was encouraged by the recent attention President George Bush has paid to the peace process in Northern Ireland.

Adams said in Seattle yesterday that he looks forward to the day when peace is so well rooted there that the ‘‘boredom of normality’’ prevails.

‘‘The president obviously has lots of other issues to focus his attention on,’’ Adams said. ‘‘But this White House administration is focused on assisting in whatever way it can.’’

He spoke at a World Affairs Council luncheon before going to San Francisco to conclude his week long tour of the US.

He planned to return to Belfast this weekend, making Sunday the first St Patrick’s Day he has spent in Northern Ireland since 1994.