Gerry Adams

When news broke of the collapse at Stormont and the current round of political attempts to bring devolved government back to Northern Ireland, as it is found in Edinburgh and Cardiff, hundreds of us went to the theatre, specifically to The…

On this week's episode of The Suss, Glenn and Steph are joined in studio by journalist Paulie Doyle for a discussion on all things Social Media; Twitter bots, Facebook's unethical 'Emotional Contagion' study, and zesty Gerry Adam memes are…

When you heard about the horrific bombing in Manchester a few weeks ago, I’m sure your first response was the exact same as mine: that happened in a Manchester in America, yeah? Possibly the one by the sea? If so, at the very least, the…

My English flatmate has left another potato in my cupboard. Apparently whenever she sees a loose potato in the kitchen she assumes its mine and puts it in my press. The first time she did it I didn’t make a big deal out of it; I jokingly…

In February 2000 I emerged from my underground bunker, a converted passage tomb near The Hill of Tara, to discover that the world had not ended and the dreaded Y2K bug had failed to wipe out our species. I was relieved but lost. Months…

I’ve always considered my Irish-ness something of an advantage when performing in the UK. Having an accent automatically differentiates you from the other acts on the bill and buys you an extra 30 seconds with the audience at the top of…

This week, the Met Gala was on, Gerry Adams was racist, Danny Healy-Rae was problematic, and Ted Cruz elbowed his wife in the face. He also withdrew his presidential candidacy after the Indiana primaries, leaving the path clear for Donald…

This week, Twitter watched the leader's debate, criticised Labour's photoshop skills, laughed as Micháel Martin dropped a piece of paper, and watched Gerry Adams get a haircut live on Periscope. We also saw Stephen Fry delete his Twitter…

As Ireland hunkers down for the 2016 general election, the prospects of Sinn Fein appear rosy. Journalist Deaglan de Breadun recently published a history of the party, concentrating on the rise in its fortunes in recent years. The saying…

Over the weekend, a draft of Labour’s new election campaign poster was leaked to the public. We’ve all seen the poster. It’s everywhere. It depicts Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin and Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams as a newly married gay…