Gerry Adams is to be honoured in New York today.
The Sinn Féin president will deliver a keynote speech at a street naming event commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising.
‘Easter Rising Way’ is a previously unnamed street is in the west Queens area of New York – a traditional spot for Irish American’s.
Councilwoman, Elizabeth Crowley, says many see Mr Adams as a key figure in the peace process:
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