Decision to grant Gerry Adams visa in 1994 was ‘to get everybody involved’ – Clinton

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams (Liam McBurney/PA)

The decision to grant former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams a visa to visit the United States was to “get everybody involved”, former US president Bill Clinton has said.

There was criticism after Mr Clinton granted the visa in 1994, at a time when the IRA – which Sinn Féin was linked to – had an on-again, off-again ceasefire.