New York mayor's Adams honour condemned
Ellen Coyne
March 19 2018, 12:01am, The Times
Gerry Adams is presented with an official proclamation by Bill de Blasio on St Patrick's DayNIALL CARSON/PA
The mayor of New York has been accused of disrespecting IRA victims after he declared St Patrick's Day "Gerry Adams day". The former Sinn Féin leader was commended for his work on the peace process during a breakfast hosted by Bill de Blasio on Saturday.
Mr Adams was presented with a framed proclamation at the event, which was attended by Leo Varadkar.
The mayor's gesture to Mr Adams was criticised by Brendan Howlin, the Labour leader. "Mr Adams was directly involved in an organisation responsible for almost 1,700 deaths during the Troubles. We are all pleased that killing was brought to an end and while Mr Adams is entitled to his share of the credit for that, it does not wipe out his culpability for…