Martin McGuinness insists he is a ‘peacemaker to be trusted’

Well said Tipp! Adams should have stood himself - not send his lad on what might well be an 'external suicide' mission! (Shades of The Long and the Big Fellas in days of yore!). The Results will indicate starkly how far they have to go to a 'United' Ireland, as the General Electorate will settle for anyone except Martin or David!

Pearce, Connolly and DeValera beat the crap out of no one. Pearse was a delusional romantic with a death wish, Connolly a radical Socialist. Collins was a psychopath in a uniform. The IRA was defeated in the North, winners don't lay down their arms. They embraced "peace" only because they finally realized that they could not win militarily. There has NEVER been a united independent Ireland and there never will be, one reason being that few people in the South want it and of course the majority in the North will never accept it. Finally, why would McGuinness give up a real executive position in N Ireland for a powerless position in the South? Don't trust these guys, they are not what they appear to be!

Wake up lads, McGuinness is a fraud. He's only out to fill his pockets with coins.

Never judge a person until you have walked in his shoes.Martin McGuinnes wears shoes that are just too dam BIG for the other bums that are running for the position at the current moment.

If we were to judge all our former political leaders on what they had done in the past BEFORE being elected, Ireland wouldn't be an Independent Republic. Pearse, Connolly, Brugha, deValera, Collins, and ALL the others of that time were "Terrorists", according to the British, yet, they took on the British Empire with the same ruthlessness as was dished out to them and beat the crap out of the Brits. While there are many 'actions' which the IRA took in the North and Republic which are as 'condemning' today, as those taken by Collins in his day, the fact remains that they faced the British AND Loyalist Paramilitaries head on - and beat them into a PEACE AGREEMENT. They achieved Peace between, Catholic, Protestant and Dissenter. THAT alone is worthy of some recognition, and McGuinness was central to that Peace Agreement, as were many others who have chosen not to stand for election. Unification is GUARANTEED in the Peace Agreement WHEN the PEOPLE on the Island of Ireland DECIDE to bring it into being. As John Hume said "Win the hearts and minds of the people of Ireland and you will HAVE a United Ireland, the rest will follow."

We'll take him.He's coming cheap.He'll work for $50 grand and give the other $300 grand to charity.He's leading by example.He should make a big issue of that.50 grand a year is all the politicians are worth.

Martin should put his peacemaker back in his shoulder holster and wait until Ireland has voted to reunite, before standing. That will be the time for a Sinn Fein President of Ireland, but that truly great Day has not yet come! When he sees the results of the polls, he will realise he has 'jumped the Gun'!