Editing Gerry Adams (section)

==Personal life==
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In 1971, Adams married Collette McArdle.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McKittrick |first=David |date=10 April 2006 |title=Gerry Adams: 'The war is over for me ... but is it over for Ian Paisley?' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/gerry-adams-the-war-is-over-for-me-but-is-it-over-for-ian-paisley-6104043.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200630221116/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/gerry-adams-the-war-is-over-for-me-but-is-it-over-for-ian-paisley-6104043.html |archive-date=30 June 2020 |access-date=18 May 2020 |work=The Independent}}</ref> Their son Gearoid was born in 1973,{{sfn|Moloney|2002|p=129}} went on to play [[Gaelic football]] for [[Antrim GAA]] senior men's team and became its assistant manager in 2012.<ref>[http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=176829 Adams declares Antrim interest] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030029/http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=176829 |date=8 May 2014 }} HoganStand, 5 September 2012.</ref>

In 2013, Adams' brother Liam [[Public Prosecution Service of Northern Ireland v. Liam Adams|was found guilty]] of 10 offences, including [[rape]] and [[gross indecency]] committed against his own daughter.<ref name="bbc-news-verdict">{{Cite news |date=1 October 2013 |title=Liam Adams convicted of raping and abusing daughter by|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24348798 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001155725/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-24348798 |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=1 October 2013 |work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=McDonald |first=Henry |date=1 October 2013 |title=Liam Adams found guilty of raping his eldest daughter |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/01/liam-adams-guilty-raping-oldest-daughter |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001175555/http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/01/liam-adams-guilty-raping-oldest-daughter |archive-date=1 October 2013 |access-date=1 October 2013 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> After the allegations of abuse were first made public in 2009, Gerry Adams alleged that his father had subjected family members to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 December 2009 |title=Sinn Féin's Gerry Adams reveals family abuse history |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8423357.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923170528/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8423357.stm |archive-date=23 September 2021 |access-date=20 December 2009 |publisher=The BBC}}</ref><ref>[http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1220/adams.html Adams reveals family history of abuse] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024043509/http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1220/adams.html |date=24 October 2012 }}. [[RTÉ News and Current Affairs]]. Sunday, 20 December 2009. Audio interview also available from that page.</ref> Liam was jailed for 16 years,<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25122804 Liam Adams jailed for raping and abusing daughter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724224502/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25122804 |date=24 July 2020 }}, BBC News, 27 November 2013.</ref> and died of [[pancreatic cancer]] in February 2019 at the age of  63 while in [[Maghaberry Prison]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=6 October 2021 |title=Liam Adams: 'No missed or delayed diagnosis' in sex offender's death |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-58807705 |work=BBC News}}</ref>

In 2016, Adams sparked controversy by posting "Watching ''[[Django Unchained]]''—A Ballymurphy Nigger!" on social media.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams apologises for racial slur |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/sinn-fein-leader-gerry-adams-tweets-racial-slur-011315030.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503160455/https://www.yahoo.com/news/sinn-fein-leader-gerry-adams-tweets-racial-slur-011315030.html |archive-date=3 May 2016 |access-date=16 May 2016 |website=www.yahoo.com}}</ref> This was widely reported,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gerry Adams, Sinn Fein president, tweets N-word |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/1/gerry-adams-sinn-fein-president-tweets-n-word/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160504172537/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/may/1/gerry-adams-sinn-fein-president-tweets-n-word/ |archive-date=4 May 2016 |access-date=16 May 2016 |website=[[The Washington Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Issac |date=2 May 2016 |title=Facing the consequences of using the N-word |url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/02/opinions/n-word-double-standard-debate-bailey/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511233651/http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/02/opinions/n-word-double-standard-debate-bailey/index.html |archive-date=11 May 2016 |access-date=16 May 2016 |website=CNN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Adams Apologises For Using 'N-Word' In Tweet |url=http://news.sky.com/story/1688589/adams-apologises-for-using-n-word-in-tweet |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505095258/http://news.sky.com/story/1688589/adams-apologises-for-using-n-word-in-tweet |archive-date=5 May 2016 |access-date=16 May 2016 |website=Sky News |language=en-GB}}</ref> and Adams deleted it and apologised.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 May 2016 |title=Adams admits N-word tweet 'was inappropriate' |url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0502/785601-gerry-adams-tweet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505063209/http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0502/785601-gerry-adams-tweet/ |archive-date=5 May 2016 |access-date=16 May 2016 |website=RTÉ.ie}}</ref>