Gerry Adams accused of hypocrisy over New York prostate operation

Seamus60! I've no pronblem with constructive criticism. But when it assumes the proportions of an obsessionality, I begin to have misgivings. I don't know the Rt Hon Dep Adamss personally, though I empathise profoundly with the plight of Irish republicans about the vagaries of hystoryia which trapped them in an artificial statlet not of their choosing. I don't recall him ever claiming to be Mathatma Ghandi. You're entitled to your opinion of course, even if both your and my opinion are a byproduct of our egos.

IrelandNorth. Plenty of reason to get involved in politics if it allows one to afford such healthcare and people like yourself not prepared to call a spade a spade when its the right thing to do.You have set your standards of expectation from so called statesmen, please allow others to set their own. More to the point,what do you think of people who don`t practice what they preach ? That should not be as difficult for you to answer as a fence sitter as opposed to the staunchy Adamsites on this site who are so filled with BLIND loyalty they remain silent hoping it go away rather than attempt a defence of their heroe`s latest slip of the vale. ]

Geez! Judging from the posts on this website about this issue, it's an argument for anyone staying from political representativeness. Politics sucks. Damned if you do and damned if you don't. Always found guilty for not satisfying all of the people all of the time.

Gerry should have sought an appointment with that Dublin witchdoctor mentioned elsewhere on today's IC site. That would have proved how big a multiculture fan Gerry is.

So Adams was just making sure he was treated by an English speaking surgeon. So much so he was prepared to part with his first communion money. lol

why hypocrasy when you are being treated at home by people who cant speak english.

Wmcgowan. My apoligies he says he was advised from Ireland.

Folks read Gerrys blog on the issue and witness the contempt he has for the Irish public and his own party. Ruling by fooling.

Irishpjk. Sorry to hear about your hard working cousin. If only he had been as wealthy as the great socialist Adams.

Wmcgowan. He was advised in Ireland that the best place to have the op was the USA. Unless you want us to think a TD taking ill abroad and needing urgent medical surgery would be turned away from hospital.

Mamaginnty. Adams gave a great speech about keeping secrets when he admitted his dirty ole Da was the same as his dirty little brother. Admitting such a medical condition needing attention hardly falls into "I`m so vain" category. Any way we are well used to Adams never missing a trick at potraying himself as the victim. He could have said at the time he was forced to go stateside due to inadequate services at this end. He didn`t so we can assume services are adequate ( just not adequate enough for him). He can`t say it was due to waiting lists as there was none in Belfast at thye time of his surgery. Again he has had plenty of time to complain of what forced him to go abroad and call for action to prevent the same in the future, yet he hasn`t.

Having had the same proceedure as Mr. Adams last year, I can understand what may have happened. The operation consists of passing a laser up through the penis into the opening of the bladder and burning off excess tissue that is blocking the flow of urine. The condition (like the treatment) is extremely painful...the urinary blockage produces an intense pain and you feel like you are going to rupture your bladder. If Gerry was in the US when this attack occured-flying 6 hours back to Ireland to have it treated would have not been an option. It's a common condition with men over 60 who suffer from an enlarged prostate. (BPH)

There is no Irish health insurance policy that will pay for treatment in NYC. So who paid for it? David Cameron? The Irish bosses organization IBEC? Billionaire busybody Chuck Feeney?

Back in the 1980s I was a member of Irish Northern Aid. We raised money to support a United Ireland. Now the descendents of NorAid, this Sinn Fein Friends outfit, collect money to buy special luxury private health care for Adams. Sure glad I got out when I did!

All this rambling about a small op that fitted in with his business plans. None of this two faced government will use the health service unless it happens to be top notch, private and costs a fortune. Gerry had nothing to hide, as most men here will know...they would like to keep a prostrate problem private if it was themselves...get a life.