Adams described the coalition government as being 'asleep at the wheel' on its responsibilities to Northern Ireland.
In the lead up to next week's 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, Gerry Adams appeared on RTE Radio 1'sMr. Adams responded by saying that we"all need to be careful with how we deal with the past".
The former President of Sinn Féin answered that he would"take that from Lyra McKee's sister but I won't take it from Micheál Martin".A frustrated Adams then took aim at Mr. Martin's frequent referrals to the IRA as a political stick used to poke Sinn Féin with; Next going on to accuse the current coalition government of being"asleep at the wheel" in terms of its responsibilities to the North, Mr. Adams said that the government had been"putting up with a British government which has no instinct whatsoever for this place- right, wrong or indifferent. Unionist or Nationalist".
to coincide with the visits of both Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak, as they seek to garner global media attention.
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