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Sinn Féin (/ ʃ ɪ n ˈ f eɪ n / shin FAYN; [16] Irish: [ˌʃɪn̠ʲ ˈfʲeːnʲ] ⓘ; lit. ' [We] Ourselves ') [17] is an Irish republican [18] and democratic socialist [19] political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith.
Sinn Féin vote share in Irish constituencies in the 1918 general election. Sinn Féin won 73 of Ireland's 105 seats in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom at the December 1918 general election, twenty-five of them uncontested. The IPP, the largest party in Ireland for forty years, had not fought a general election since 1910; in many ...
A Sinn Fein-led government would shake up Irish politics — and the future of the United Kingdom. The party is already the largest in Northern Ireland, and a Sinn Féin government in the republic ...
Sinn Féin has three senators in the Seanad Éireann (upper house) (most recent election in 2020). Originally, there were five but Elisha McCallion resigned in October 2020 and Lynn Boylan was elected as an MEP for Dublin in the 2024 European Parliament election.
Under Adams, Sinn Féin moved away from being a political voice of the Provisional IRA to becoming a professionally organised political party in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. SDLP leader John Hume identified the possibility that a negotiated settlement might be possible and began secret talks with Adams in 1988.
The president of Sinn Féin (Irish: Uachtarán Shinn Féin) is the most senior politician within the Sinn Féin political party in Ireland.Since 10 February 2018, the office has been held by Mary Lou McDonald, following the decision of Gerry Adams to stand down as leader of the party and not seek re-election again. [1]
Sinn Fein are an absolutely vital part," said Colin Harvey, a human rights law professor at Queen's University, Belfast, and board member of Ireland's Future, a group that promotes debate around ...
Ireland's main opposition party, Sinn Fein, outlined a stricter immigration policy on Tuesday after identifying its lack of clarity on the issue as a major reason for a poor showing at local ...