he became a leading campaigner for housing and employment rights. as a catholic who refused to support the ira, after the troubles broke out, john hume founded the social democratic and labour party. his objective was to achieve a united ireland, but only through consent. the sdlp have failed to do this. sorry. that is a very fundamental point. at great personal risk, in the 1980s, he entered into secret talks with gerry adams, the leader of sinn fein, the political voice of the ira. it provoked anger and criticism, but he refused to change course. i don t give two balls of roasted snow, jim, what advice anybody gives me about those talks, because i will continue with them until they reach what i hope will be a positive conclusion. his stubborn efforts helped bring about the ira ceasefire, and brought sinn fein into the talks that led to the good friday agreement in 1998, ending the conflict.
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originally, he had not intended to bea originally, he had not intended to be a politician. john hume train for the priesthood and then became a teacher. but his social conscience led him to campaign for housing rights for catholics in the 1960s. after the troubles broke out he and several others founded a new, nationalist political force. the social democratic and labour party. as sdlp leader he forged links around the world with the aim of ending the conflict at home. in the late 1980s he began talks with the sinn fein leader gerry adams. having a dialogue with the political wing of the ira was a huge risk and drew much angry criticism. butjohn hume helped to persuade republicans to call a ceasefire, the pathway he carved out led to the good friday agreement in 1998. today we can take a collective