He was actually speaking in Gaeilge, or Irish, not Gaelic as mentioned before.
I was listening to his speech. He was thanking people for their support and also enforcing his will for peace on the island. Can’t tell you what else was being said as the bbc starting commenting over it. He was never going to give the full press conference in Irish as the common language is English. Some ridiculous statements being made.
Personally I feel this was a backward step. I felt he could have been interviewed under caution without the huge media frenzy around it. All it has done, for the time being anyway has pissed off both sides of the fence. One sides saying how dare they arrest that man, whereas the others saying how date they release him. This is just heightening tensions at a time when things aren’t really the best. With the failure of the haas talks etc.
You’ve also got to remember, a lot of people can’t see beyond what’s happened to their own ‘side’. Until people can acknowledge that both sides in the conflict did some terrible things and not everything was lawful then there is always going to be tension.
Hopefully things keep progressing as they have been, and I never have to be stopped by a soldier to question where I’m going again.
But this is just my opinion. Everyone’s entitled to their own but don’t feel you have to belittle someone because they have a different view on things.