Politics

Gerry Adams: Palestinians will understand if Sinn Féin goes to US for St Patrick’s Day

The former party leader was speaking at a fundraising event in Dublin on Friday night

Gerry Adams should be used as an opportunity to raise the struggle of the Palestinian people with the American authorities. Picture: Press Eye

The Palestinian people will understand if Sinn Féin’s leadership goes to the United States for St Patrick’s Day, Gerry Adams has said.

Adams also said that the visit should be used as an opportunity to raise the struggle of the Palestinian people with the American authorities and to call for peace.

The former leader of Sinn Féin was speaking at an event for party activists in Naomh Fionnbarra GAA club in Cabra on Friday night, ...