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Mr Adams said it had not been a unanimous Ard Comhairle decision but there had been a healthy majority.

"I've spent time building bridges to all factions in that debate, trying to work tow ard compromise," he said.

Lean up agin the doors o' public-'ouses, I do, and work 'ard at it!

Let the Old Man see ye up for'ard monkeyshinin' with the hands and ye'll get a hidin' ye'll not forget in a hurry.

The coastguards had hoisted the one point downwards, indicating a gale from the south'ard.

Now, in the ol' days, I've seen a dozen whales to wind'ard an' we couldn't get to 'em at all.

I was a power in th' wa-ard in thim days, an' feared no man alive.