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. Free article

Sinn Féin human rights spokesperson Pat McNamee has criticised the decision by the Human Rights Commission (HRC) not to monitor the ongoing use of plastic bullets as part of its research into the weapon. Speaking on Monday, the Assembly member said: Free article

Martin McGuinness has slammed the latest attempt by the British Security Services to prevent the truth about Bloody Sunday emerging. Free article

Nationalist politicians are treating with scepticism the pledge made by loyalist spokesperson John White that "the nationalist people have nothing to fear from Johnny Adair". Free article

Sinn Féin Deputy Chief Whip Conor Murphy has said that Sinn Féin supports dialogue with the objective of resolving conflict in interface areas. Murphy made his remarks after Sinn Féin heard on the radio on Monday that a loyalist residents' group wanted to meet Sinn Féin. Free article

Sinn Féin national chairperson McLaughlin has welcomed the commencement of the household consultation on the Burns Report Free article