March 10, 2012

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams TD speaking today in Gulladuff in south Derry and at a party conference dismissed Owen Patterson’s recent remarks on a border poll saying that the British Secretary of State “should not presume to arrogantly dictate to people here how we will conduct our affairs. Those days are over.”

The Sinn Féin leader added: “A border poll is inevitable. Mr Patterson knows this. It is only a matter of timing.”

Read the full statement here