Gerry Adams, Esq, TD

Career: fndr memb Northern Ireland Civil Rights Assoc; interned by British Govt 1971, released for talks with Govt 1972, re-interned 1973; sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for attempted escape; released 1977; charged with IRA membership 1978, but charges unproven and released after seven months; elected to: Northern Ireland Assembly 1982-2011, Stormont Assembly 1998; MP (Sinn Féin) Belfast W 1983-92 and 1997-2011, TD 2011-; pres Sinn Féin 1983- (vice-pres 1978-83); fndg memb and dir Féile an Phobail 1988-

Books and Publications: Peace In Ireland, Politics of Irish Freedom, Pathway to Peace, Falls Memories, Cage 11, The Street and Other Stories, Free Ireland: Towards A Lasting Peace, Before the Dawn: An Autobiography, An Irish Voice: The Quest for Peace, An Irish Journal, Hope and History, The New Ireland: A Vision for the Future, An Irish Eye