Andy Burnham, the far-right, and the breakup of the UK | Gerry Adams interview

Gerry Adams is one of the most significant political figures on these islands of the last fifty years, and he has taken time out of his busy schedule to speak to PoliticsJOE. In a conversation just days before the coronation of Andy Burnham and days after the burning of nationalist effigies on bonfires across his hometown, Adams speaks to us about the necessary next steps for Burnham's government, how to quell the rise of the far-right, and how to prepare for the end of the union with Britain. Interviewer: Seán Hickey Videographer: Mason Carter Like PoliticsJOE? We need your support:   / politicsjoe   Chapters: 00:00 Cold Open 01:20 Starmer's Resignation & What Burnham Means for Ireland 04:26 Is Irish Unity Actually on the Table? 05:29 Farage as Next PM — Good or Bad for the Union? 06:39 30 Years Since IRA Disarmament 08:53 The Veterans Bill & Bloody Sunday Cover-Ups 12:49 Why the IRA Gets Vilified but Loyalist Paramilitaries Don't 13:22 Sectarianism, the Far Right, and Racism on the Streets 17:29 Bonfires, Orange Parades & the Law 23:43 The Jeffrey Donaldson Scandal — How Did the DUP Handle It? 26:13 Power, Accountability & the Maria Cahill Case 28:13 Media Bias in Covering Orange Parades 29:02 His Father's IRA Past & His Political Awakening 33:34 "Is the IRA Like Hamas?" — Drawing the Palestine Parallel 37:12 A Childhood That Mirrors Gaza 38:58 Michael D. Higgins, the EU & Ireland's Neutrality 41:35 What Needs to Happen Next in Ireland 44:25 How Does Gerry Adams Want to Be Remembered?