Sinn Fein Sinn Féin -- Building an Ireland of Equals

Senator Kennedy

"This long-awaited action by the IRA is welcomed by all Americans who care deeply about peace and an end to the violence in Northern Ireland. I congratulate Gerry Adams and Sinn Fein for their role in this achievement.

Hopefully, this dramatic and historic step toward peace will be embraced by the unionist community and become a new dawn for the peace process, so that the all-important restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly can take place as soon as possible."