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The article discusses two books: Before the Dawn: An Autobiography, by Gerry Adams, and We Wrecked the Place: Contemplating an End to the Northern Irish Troubles, by Jonathan Stevenson. For those weary of tepid memoirs by third-rate functionaries, Before the Dawn stands as a remarkably spirited tale of a bartender turned revolutionary. Before the Dawn contains barely a reference of to Adam's self-proposed socialism and seems at pains to avoid any reference to armed struggle. Revisionist historians, as a matter of routine, excoriate Irish republicanism for its violence, its uncompromising stance and its general mendacity. In that respect, Jonathan Stevenson's We Wrecked the Place does not stray far from the beaten path. In his consistent references to the republican coiffure as emblematic of these flaws, however, Stevenson advances a line of attack previously ignored by his peers.

The article presents an interview with Gerry Adams, President of Irish republican political party Sinn Fein. Topics discussed include efforts of the party to develop policies and practical republican alternatives, contribution of the party in the field of health services, housing and poverty; and the party's Good Friday negotiations with the British Government.

States that despite Gerry Adams' tenuous relationship with the Irish Republican Army (IRA), he remains too valuable for them to ditch. The IRA's breaking of a 17-month cease-fire on February 9, 1996 in London, England; Adams' negotiations with British, Irish and United States governments on behalf of the IRA; Adam's request of the Clinton administration for a visa so he can be in the United States around St. Patrick's Day for fund-raising.

The article discusses the controversy involving Boston College's oral history project, the Belfast Project. Topics discussed include the college's collection of audiotape interviews of former Irish nationalists and unionists which were handed to the Police Service of Northern Ireland, arrest of Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams, and impact of the controversy to the oral history field. Also discussed are the confidentiality of information and the plans of some interviewees to sue Boston College.

Presents the author's views on the recent announcement by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that it will lay down its arms. Review of comments made regarding the IRA's decision from Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams; Optimistic reaction by British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern; View that such optimism is misplaced; Suggestion that Ulster remains far from normal and stable; Discussion and analysis of the Good Friday Agreement.

Profiles Northern Ireland political leader Gerry Adams and his attempt to bring peace between Northern Ireland and Great Britain. Hope of Adams that the Irish Republican Army (IRA) will stop its war against the British; Discussion of Sinn Fein, the political arm of the IRA, in which Adams is the leader; Biographical information; Details pertaining to peace agreements he has helped broker.

Presents a biographical account of the life of Irish Republican Army (IRA) political leader Gerry Adams. Background; Childhood; Entry into the IRA; Political beliefs.

Focuses on the posturings of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams. `Danse macabre'; Media stigmata; Two-day visa to the United States; Projection of peacemaker; Angry welcoming group from Families Against Intimidation and Terror (FAIT); Decrease in death toll; Politician John Hume as political hope in Northern Ireland; Protestant paramilitaries.

Presents interviews with Gerry Adams, president of the Sinn Fein Party in Ireland, and British Prime Minister John Major on the peace process in Northern Ireland.

Follows the path of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, Northern Ireland's most controversial politician, as he tries to turn his people from terror to peace. Sinn Fein as the political arm of the Irish Republican Army; Foreign interventions of the I.R.A. ceasefire; I.R.A. bombings; Life of Adams in Belfast; Autobiography.

Presents commentaries on various issues related to U.S. politics and government as of April 1995. Comment on the decision of U.S. President Bill Clinton to invite Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams to the White House; Number of Democratic candidates in Rhode Island who missed the deadline to nominate themselves to run for office; Reason behind the decision of Yale University to return a gift that was earmarked for a Western Civilization curriculum.

Explores the status of Gerry Adams as the leader of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the Irish Republic Army (IRA), in the wake of a London bombing that officially ended the 1994 cease-fire. Adams' assertion that he did not know about the bomb or the IRA's decision to end the cease-fire; Adams' attempts to salvage his credibility as a peacemaker.

Reports that after 25 years of civil strife, the Irish Republican Army agreed to lay down its arms. Why Ulster's British-ruled majority Protestants are optimistic over the announcement; Action by the Protestant paramilitary Ulster Defense Association; Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams' demands.

Says that Gerry Adams is talking peace, but questions if Sinn Fein's silver tongue really means it. Explaining away violence is a Gerry Adams specialty; Three separate IRA attacks on London's Heathrow Airport leaving 12 mortar shells on the runway; Unexploded shells shattered a fragile optimism that serious negotiations between Britain and Ireland were about to begin; The main sticking point the IRA; How Adams got into the battle; Brief profile; His verbal flexibility.

Reports on the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and how the group once thought of as "freedom fighters" has become a gang of thugs. Case of the death of Robert McCartney and how his sisters and financée are breaking the code of silence surrounding IRA crimes; How many knew about the group before but looked the other way; How an IRA bank robbery is changing the rhetoric around the group and its political arm, Sinn Fein; Drastic drop in approval ratings for Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams as a result of the broken silence; Belief that the IRA has become mafia like; Political and local overtures to disband the IRA and Sinn Fein; Concerns that attitudes on both sides are hardening once again and could result in wider violence.

Profiles national modern pentathlon coach Gerry Adams in Australia. Comments on the discipline of pentathletes; Athletic background; Record of Adams as a fencer in the country.

The article presents a definition of the term 'power share' in the context of politics. Ian Paisley and Gerry Adams, leaders of Northern Ireland's Protestant and Roman Catholic parties respectively, are profiled as two leaders who have made an agreement to govern together in Northern Ireland. Related events in politics are listed with comments on their effectiveness. From El Salvador to South Africa to Palestine and Iraq, power sharing has many outcomes according to the author.

A literary criticism of the book "Gerry Adams: An unauthorised Life" by Malachi O'Doherty is presented. It talk about the political career of the politician Gerry Adams who was the leader of the political party Sinn Fein. It tells about the problems of communism and globalization faced by Adams during his time as the leader of the Sinn Fein party.

Reports on Seanna Walsh's announcement that the Irish Republican Army (IRA) is formally ending its 36-year armed campaign to force Britain out of Northern Ireland. Skepticism of the announcement, since the IRA has made similar promises in the past; Request of Cabinet members in London and Dublin for a watchdog agency to report in January on whether or not the IRA is sticking to its promise; Role of Gerry Adams in maintaining the peace.

Reports that a band of sisters trying to solve a murder may break the IRA's grip on Northern Ireland. Five sisters who met with Edward Kennedy, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Chris Dodd and President George W. Bush as they vowed to find justice of the death of their brother, Robert McCartney who was murdered in Belfast; IRA's stature at home and abroad which has plummeted in the face of the sister's campaign to have Robert's killers arrested; How by breaking the code of silence around crimes committed by the group, public opinion has been galvanized; Recent poll which shows that nearly half the supporters of Sinn Fein want the group to disband; Snub of Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams who was disinvited to the St. Patrick's Day celebration at the White House; More victims of IRA thuggery who have come forward as a result of the sister's fight for justice.

Offers international news briefs. How Israel's defense relationship with India continues to expand; Background on the improved India-Israel relations; Plan by the two countries to hold joint military exercises; Moves by the British and Irish governments to marginalize Sinn Fein, the political party linked to the Irish Republican Army (IRA), unless it helps break the deadlock in the Northern Ireland peace process; Allegations that the IRA robbed a Belfast bank; How party leader Gerry Adams was named by Ireland's Justice Minister as a member of the IRA Army Council.

Makes observations concerning the visit to the United States of Gerry Adams, leader of the Irish Republican Army's (IRA) political arm, Sinn Fein. Adam's questions about the Downing Street Declaration; Pressure on the British government to clarify the Declaration; Social and economic condition of the Republic of Ireland.

The article focuses on multi-party talks that the Sinn Fein Party in Ireland has been admitted to, by the Provisional Irish Republican Army. For a long time, Sinn Fein, the Irish Republican Army's political alter ego, had not been admitted to multi-party talks. The meeting in which Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams and six delegates met with British Prime Minister Tony Blair in London, England, was the first meeting between British and Republican-Irish leaders at the Prime Minister's residence since political leader Michael Collins signed the treaty that affirmed partition in 1921. Given the current situation, it is highly unlikely that talks will produce a settlement.

Discusses the role of President Bill Clinton in the peace process in Northern Ireland. Granting a visa to Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams; Importance of the conversation by Adams and John Hume and Northern Ireland politician John Hume; Sinn Fein's fund raising in New York; Role of economics in the peace talks. INSET: Protestant Ireland..

Presents information on the effect of the bombing of the Canary Wharf in east London. History of the Irish Republican Army (IRA); Arising urgency of finding a soluttion to North Ireland's problem; Persons affected; Influence of Gerry Adams, the President of Sinn Fein in Ireland.

Reports on important world events for the week of March 12-18, 1995. Croatia's decision to allow UN troops to stay; Fund raising by Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams; Middle East peace talks; Americans held in Iraq; Crackdown in Turkey; Killing spree in Algeria; Border troubles between Colombia and Venezuela; South Africa's budget.

Reports that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has offered Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein spokesman, a place at negotiations for the Northern Ireland peace process if he can end the violence of the Irish Republican Army. Reaction of politicians to the offer; Letter written by student Margaret Gibney to Blair; Negotiations for the holding of Protestant marches in Catholic areas. INSET: Risk and reward: Mo Mowlam lays it on the line..

The article offers information on the election result in Ireland including the two main unionist parties, the Democratic Unionists (DUP) and Ulster Unionists. Topics discussed include Gerry Adams, president of the Irish republican political party Sinn Féin, on the unionist majority, views of Sinn Fein's leader and deputy first minister, Martin McGuinness, on the election, and political campaign.

Reports that it has been 76 years since an Irish revolutionary leader, Michael Collins, last visited 10 Downing Street. How Gerry Adams, leader of the Irish Republican Army's political wing, talked peace with British prime minister Tony Blair over tea at 10 Downing Street in 1997.