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Gerry Adams

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Politician

The Resume

    (October 6, 1948- )
    Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    President of the Sinn Fein political party (1983- )
    Elected to the House of Commons as MP for Belfast West (1982-91,1997- )
    Wrote ‘A Pathway to Peace’ (1988), ‘Free Ireland: Towards a Lasting Peace’ (1995) and ‘Hope and History’ (2003)

Why he might be annoying:

    He was reportedly leader of the second battalion of the Irish Republican Army during a period when it killed 3 policemen, 9 soldiers and 27 civilians.
    He was arrested on suspicion of fire-bombing a restaurant, burning twelve people to death (February 17, 1978).
    He was uninvited from the White House for St. Patrick’s Day over Sinn Fein’s failure to cooperate with the Northern Irish police in their investigation of the murder of Robert McCartney by the IRA (2005).
    Ironically, his life was once saved by a Protestant doctor.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has consistently denied being a member of the IRA and has never been convicted of taking part in their activities.
    He was imprisoned without trial (1972,1973-76).
    He was wounded in an assassination attempt when Protestant gunmen fired 20 shots into his car (March 14, 1984).
    For a six-year period, his image could be broadcast in England but his voice could not, so all his television appearances were dubbed (1988-94).
    He helped negotiate a cease-fire between the IRA and the British government (1994) and the Irish Peace Initiative (1998).

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 18 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 45 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 85.71% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 14 Votes: 64.29% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 46 Votes: 65.22% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 69.23% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 53 Votes: 67.92% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 27 Votes: 74.07% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 28 Votes: 60.71% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 80 Votes: 70.0% Annoying