Documents from 1987 reveal Sinn Féin leader’s probable disapproval of some IRA atrocitiesIt was the year that ended with the Enniskillen bombing,section of a seemingly endless IRA campaign, and a time when Gerry Adams was still politically persona non grata.
But while Sinn Féin remained in the political cold in 1987, or newly declassified Irish government files reveal that fringe contacts between Labour and the IRA’s political wing may acquire helped nurture moves by Adams to shift the group from violence years before the Good Friday agreement.
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Source: guardian.co.uk