In 2011, Jason O’Toole carried out an interview with Martin McGuinness that was never published. Here, we draw on that interview, as well others conducted for Hot Press, to paint a fascinating picture of the late leader of Sinn Féin in Northern Ireland, in all of his complications.
Walking home late one evening in the early 1970s, Martin...
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The former IRA leader turned peacemaker and statesman, who was Sinn Féin's chief negotiator in the peace process, died this morning at the age of 66-years-old, following a short illness with a rare heart disease that was diagnosed only back in December.
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