Cika jumla mai zuwa: Ya ƙi karɓar kujerarsa a Majalisar Commons ta United Kingdom daidai da tsarin siyasa na Sinn Féin. A cikin Majalisar Arewacin Ireland, ya yi aiki a matsayin Ministan Ci Gaban Yankin a cikin Hukumar Arewacin Ireland daga 8 ga Mayu 2007 zuwa 16 ga Mayu 2011. Yayin da yake yawon shakatawa na taron jam'iyyun Birtaniya a cikin kaka na shekara ta 2005, ya zama dan Jamhuriyar Irish na farko da ya yi jawabi a taron Jam'iyyar Conservative kuma ya haifar da rikici ta hanyar ƙin yin nadama game da rashin amincewar da aka yi wa 'yan majalisa.
Fashewar bam a otal din Brighton.