Martin McGuinness
Dublin Core
Title
Martin McGuinness
Date
May 16, 2008
Creator
Scottish Government
Description
Martin McGuinness is a controversial politician and a member of the Sinn Fein party in Ireland. McGuinness has served as Deputy Minister of Northern Ireland since 2007. He was also the unsuccessful Sinn Fein presidential candidate of 2011. McGuinness in his younger years was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army and second in command at the time of Bloody Sunday. Paddy Ward a former member of FANA says that McGuinness gave him bomb materials to use against the British troops during the Bloody Sunday events. McGuinness claims that he left the group in 1974. However, his critics claim that he still has ties to the group even today. McGuinness still denies ties with the PIRA. McGuinness was named Chief negotiator for the Sinn Fein party during the Good Friday Agreement (officially known as the Belfast Agreement). Despite McGuinness divisive past, he was a major contributor to the Peace negotiations between Ireland and Great Britain.
Language
English
Subject
Politics
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license
Contributor
Jo McGinnis
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
photo
Physical Dimensions
576 × 768
Files
Citation
Scottish Government, “Martin McGuinness,” History of Ireland, accessed May 18, 2024, https://carmichaeldigitalprojects.org/ireland/items/show/12.