‘Not if … but when’ Sinn Féin on the path to power
Dec 31, 2021
4 minutes
By Lisa O’Carroll DUBLIN
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Just 30 years ago the IRA was bombing Downing Street, launching three mortar bombs at No 10 while John Major presided over a cabinet meeting.
In 2021, Sinn Féin, the political party associated with the IRA for much of the Troubles, has moved into pole position to lead the Irish government in what could be the biggest shakeup of the state’s politics since its foundation 100 years ago.
Ireland is three years from its next general election. A victory for Sinn Féin, or any other party, is far from assured, but the slow seismic shift in Irish politics has barely merited a mention outside the country despite the change in dynamics it is
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