Madam, – I note that Gerry Adams intends to stand for Sinn Féin in the Louth constituency in the next general election (Home News, November 15th). At this time of economic crisis most people of our Republic would agree we need more than ever honest politicians.
Honesty requires people to respond to straightforward questions with straightforward answers. In this regard Mr Adams leaves us in no doubt about his interpretation of the meaning of honest when he tells the people of Ireland that he was never a member of the IRA, unlike his fellow member of Sinn Féin Martin Mc Guinness. – Yours, etc,