Is Sinn Féin the worst opposition party in Europe?
As incumbent governments fell across the world, Ireland’s establishment held firm.
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Ireland’s liberal centre conceals something darker
Who will represent the country’s fragmented edges?
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Labour cannot save Northern Ireland
The region’s difficulties do not start or end in London.
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Pat Cullen’s Sinn Féin gambit
Is the former head of a powerful nursing union swapping clout for obscurity?
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Rishi Sunak’s Northern Ireland victory rings hollow
The Prime Minister has merely resolved problems created by his own party.
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Suella Braverman’s mask is coming off
The Home Secretary’s comments on Northern Ireland were a big reveal.
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Sinn Féin sees false equivalence in Palestine
Northern Ireland is nothing like Gaza. If the party wins power it will have to learn that.
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The strange rebirth of Sinn Féin
Under Mary Lou McDonald the party is on the path to power – but can she keep its uneasy alliance…
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Michelle O’Neill attending the coronation shows up petty unionists
While the DUP burdens Northern Ireland with a stubborn lack of imagination, Sinn Féin has become dynamic and smart.
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Mary Lou McDonald: behind the respectable face of Sinn Féin
A new biography charts the rapid political rise – and moral compromises – of Sinn Féin’s leader.
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The remarkable reconciliation between the royal family and Sinn Féin
In dark times, the warmth between Irish republicans and the monarchy is an inspiring reminder of progress.
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Could Michelle O’Neill be Northern Ireland’s final first minister?
How Sinn Féin’s Stormont leader prevailed – in a province whose existence she wants to end.
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What does Sinn Féin’s victory mean for Northern Ireland’s future?
The nationalist party should not rush to demand a border poll on a united Ireland.
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Northern Ireland’s Remain alliance takes shape
The SDLP and Sinn Féin have agreed to stand down in three key constituencies.
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Election 2017: Why Sinn Féin could end up as Northern Ireland’s largest party
While enthusiasm for another election is scant, the conditions for a surprise Republican surge are well in place.
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With Michelle O’Neill, the age of the IRA old boys at the top of Sinn Fein is over
The party surged in the recent Northern Irish Assembly elections. But what does its new leader tell us about Sinn…
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Northern Ireland elections: Sinn Fein surge to one seat behind the DUP
"The notion of a perpetual unionist majority has been demolished," said Gerry Adams.
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Northern Ireland election: Do Sinn Fein want direct rule from London?
The Republicans are setting out unachievable "red lines" for any power-sharing agreement with the DUP. What's the plan?
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What does Sinn Féin mean?
"We ourselves".
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Sinn Féin manifesto: both more and less important than you think
Sinn Féin won't take their seats at Westminster. So what is their manifesto for? Mainly, it's a dry run for…
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