Republican News · Thursday 23 May 2002

FIVE STAR RESULT

Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams has praised the party's 37 candidates, their families and election teams who worked round the clock to achieve last week's historic breakthrough in the 26-County elections.

He said that while the focus is inevitably on the five new Sinn Féin TDs, "the reality is that we now have a solid foundation from Cobh to Carrickmore, from Louth to Larne, from Wexford to Waterfoot, from Kerry to Derry, to continue to build political strength right across the island".

He also thanked all of those who voted for Sinn Féin and promised that "we will honour the commitments we made and will use wisely the mandate that your votes have given us".