Gerry Adams [EPA]

He experienced torture, assassination attempts and has lost loved ones to the violence, or the "troubles", that have plagued Northern Ireland.

But just six months ago, decades of sectarian conflict came to an end when Adams sat down with Protestant leader Ian Paisley at Stormont and the two agreed to create a power-sharing government in Northern Ireland. The move was hailed as a "new era" for the country. 

On Thursday, Riz speaks with Gerry Adams to get his perspective on the joint government and whether or not a conflict with roots going back centuries can really be over.

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