No vote for Sinn Féin without clarity on IRA

BEING from the South of the country I will, with difficulty, refrain from making a judgment about David Trimble and many of his colleagues in the present sad impasse.

However, I may in the future be presented with a choice as to whether I should vote for Gerry Adams or some of his Sinn Féin colleagues and I feel this allows me to make a few observations.

Gerry Adams was seen on television over the Easter period addressing people in paramilitary uniform and could be heard frequently referring to "the army" in most brotherly terms. He has consistently claimed over the years that he is not and was never a member of the IRA.