IRA ‘showed no grace': DUP MLA slams Gerry Adams over reflections on 2005 ceasefire as former nationalist leader also claims Sash ‘not sectarian song'
Mr Adams made the remark ahead of the 20th anniversary of what he called 'the most historic and transformative events in the Irish peace process' when, on July 28, 2005, the IRA issued a statement which ended its 'armed struggle'.
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