The Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams left, and Ard Comhairle member Martin McGuinness with IRA prisoners (The Balcombe Street gang) on pre-release from Portlaoise Prison to attend the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis in the RDS, Dublin in 1998.  Picture includes from left: Mr.Adams , Mr. Harry Duggan. Mr Hugh Doherty. Mr. Eddie Butler. Mr.McGuinness and Mr Joe O'Connell   Photograph: Matt Kavanagh / The Irish Times
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