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Newstalk DailyNewstalk DailyPresidency or Party? What’s next for Mary Lou McDonald—and Sinn Féin?With the summer recess looming, Sinn Féin leads in the opinion polls. The party has led a noisy — and at times confrontational — left-wing opposition to the coalition government. And its leader enjoys strong approval ratings and widespread first-name recognition across Ireland.So why is Mary Lou McDonald now hinting at a possible new role? Just months ago, when asked about running for president, the Dublin Central TD was quick to dismiss the idea: “It won’t be me.” This week, however, she declined to rule out the possibility entirely.What’s changed? Could Sinn Féin nominate...2025-07-1020 minBetter Bad Ideas with Sean O\'BrienBetter Bad Ideas with Sean O'BrienFormer Sinn Féin President Gerry Adams | Better Bad Ideas w/Sean O'Brien | Ep. 11Former President of Ireland's Sinn Féin Party joins Sean on today's episode of Better Bad Ideas. A insightful conversation covering the spark of Gerry's activism as a young teen, to surviving gunshots as President of Sinn Féin. New episodes of Better Bad Ideas drop every Wednesday! Subscribe and hit the bell to be notified when they go live! Also available where ever you download podcasts!Chapters00:00:00 - Intro00:02:51 - What is Sinn Féin?00:06:00 - Why was the Irish Flag Outlawed?2025-03-2654 minIn The NewsIn The NewsWhat now for Sinn Féin and Mary Lou McDonald?Four years ago, Sinn Féin changed the landscape of Irish politics by securing the highest share of first preference votes in the 2020 general election and breaking Ireland’s two-party system.The question among many voters in those weeks before the pandemic hit was not if Mary Lou McDonald would become taoiseach of this country, but when.Jump forward four years, and the party has emerged from the 2024 general election with 39 seats, just two more than its 2020 haul. Sinn Féin TDs are now facing up to five more years on the Opposition benc...2024-12-1026 minInside Politics with Hugh LinehanInside Politics with Hugh LinehanElection Daily: will undecideds lend Sinn Féin their vote?INSIDE POLITICS LIVE SHOW WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11TH - DUBLIN. TICKETS HEREHarry McGee and Jennifer Bray join Hugh for a look at today's events on the campaign trail.Sinn Féin's leasehold policy has been criticised by other parties, at times with little concrete justification. But has the party itself done enough to clarify how workable the scheme is?In the closing stages of this campaign, plenty of focus remains on the question of what parties say they would do in the event of an economic downturn....2024-11-2729 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsIrish Times Inside PoliticsElection Daily: will undecideds lend Sinn Féin their vote?INSIDE POLITICS LIVE SHOW WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11TH - DUBLIN. TICKETS HEREHarry McGee and Jennifer Bray join Hugh for a look at today's events on the campaign trail.Sinn Féin's leasehold policy has been criticised by other parties, at times with little concrete justification. But has the party itself done enough to clarify how workable the scheme is?In the closing stages of this campaign, plenty of focus remains on the question of what parties say they would do in the event of an economic downturn....2024-11-2729 minThe New Statesman | UK politics and cultureThe New Statesman | UK politics and cultureSinn Féin's growing painsIn 2020, Sinn Féin, a left-wing party born out of Ireland’s nationalist movement, claimed victory. At the time Ireland’s two major parties, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, went into coalition with each other, preventing Sinn Fein from forming a government. Sinn Fein’s leader, Mary-Lou McDonald proudly claimed that she would be the first female Taoiseach.Four years later, support for the left-wing has markedly dropped, scandals have surrounded them on both sides of the border, and party political identities have become blurred.But when Ireland heads to the polls next wee...2024-11-2030 minChicago Irish Radio-The O\'Connor Show: live interviews done on the show & long-form pre-recorded chats w/fascinating people.Chicago Irish Radio-The O'Connor Show: live interviews done on the show & long-form pre-recorded chats w/fascinating people.Chicago Irish Radio- Chat Sinn Fein's Dáire Hughes-orig broadcast live Oct 5, 2024Send us a textChat  w/Sinn Fein's Dáire HughesHe explains his role, the state of Armagh & we learn about strides forward to unify Ireland under one flagDáire's biographyDáire Hughes is from the Meadow in Newry and is a graduate of Queen’s University, Belfast. Dáire is a former trade union representative and spent years working in the community voluntary sector locally. He joined Newry and Mourne District Council, representing South Armagh, and served as it’s last and youngest Mayor. Dáire was the politi...2024-11-1824 minThe Echo Chamber from Tortoise ShackThe Echo Chamber from Tortoise Shack1349. GE2024 – The Candidates: David Cullinane and Sinn Féin’s Prescription for ChangePlease join us at patreon.com/tortoiseshack In this (slightly different) GE 2024 candidates podcast we talk to Sinn Féin’s Health Spokesperson, David Cullinane about his plan to deliver a public health service that works for all. We discuss the plan in great detail, while also delving into Sinn Féin’s mistakes in the last few years, their relationship with the mainstream media and the way they’re treated by the far right. An in-depth interview for anyone wanting to know what Sinn Féin mean by 'change'. The Polls and Projections Pod is out now here:https://www.patre...2024-11-1000 minSinn FéinSinn FéinWhat is Sinn Féin's Housing Plan and how will it work?Eoin Ó Broin sits down with Mairéad Farrell to explain the various elements of the party's Housing Plan which is the most in-depth and detailed plan to fix the housing crisis ever produced by any political partyhttps://linktr.ee/sinnfein2024-11-0449 minFree State with Joe Brolly and Dion FanningFree State with Joe Brolly and Dion FanningSinn Féin ate my hamsterWhat is at the heart of the media response to the Sinn Fein ‘omnicrisis’? On Free State today, Joe and Dion debate the coverage of Sinn Fein. Is it just a new form of IRAing, a way of denying Sinn Fein a platform to talk about how they would change Ireland or are these serious issues being covered seriously by the media.Joe argues that the talk of glove puppets and unseen controllers insults those in the north who have voted and relied on Sinn Fein, while Dion believes there are legitimate questions.But...2024-10-2428 minIrish Times Inside PoliticsIrish Times Inside PoliticsSinn Féin's latest crisis is a disaster for the party at the worst possible timeThe resignation from Sinn Féin of Laois TD Brian Stanley on Saturday, and the party's referral to the Gardaí of information it gathered during an internal inquiry into an unspecified allegation made against Stanley, has triggered a fresh crisis for Mary Lou McDonald.The Sinn Féin leader is now struggling on multiple fronts as the party faces demands for an explanation as to why the Gardaí were not involved at an earlier stage.McDonald must also be worried that this latest bad news story will combine with other crises of recent week...2024-10-1431 minInside Politics with Hugh LinehanInside Politics with Hugh LinehanSinn Féin's latest crisis is a disaster for the party at the worst possible timeThe resignation from Sinn Féin of Laois TD Brian Stanley on Saturday, and the party's referral to the Gardaí of information it gathered during an internal inquiry into an unspecified allegation made against Stanley, has triggered a fresh crisis for Mary Lou McDonald.The Sinn Féin leader is now struggling on multiple fronts as the party faces demands for an explanation as to why the Gardaí were not involved at an earlier stage.McDonald must also be worried that this latest bad news story will combine with other crises of recent week...2024-10-1431 minThe Anton Savage ShowThe Anton Savage ShowSinn Féin's €39bn housing planEarlier this week, Sinn Féin launched its A Home of Your Own paper, a 109-page document that sets out how, if in government, Sinn Féin would deliver 300,000 public and private homes over five years. But with political opponents referring to it as ‘an almost Frankenstein arrangement’ and simply ‘not possible’, just how feasible is it in reality? Eoin Ó Broin TD, Sinn Féin spokesperson for housing joins Anton to discuss.2024-09-0814 minIn The NewsIn The NewsSinn Féin's plan for housing asylum seekers, explained On Tuesday, Sinn Féin launched its new immigration policy document. The proposals, which come eight weeks after the party’s poor performance in the June local elections, call for a system where “fairness is paramount”, people are “treated with dignity” and where “local communities are treated with respect”.The plan also proposes to “end private profiteering” by private landlords housing asylum seekers and a move to state-run accommodation.Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said audits should take place beforehand, examining the housing, healthcare and transport facilities available in a community before any centres a...2024-07-2524 minThe Anton Savage ShowThe Anton Savage Show'They felt in some ways that we pulled our punches'. Mary Lou Mcdonald reflects on recent Sinn Fein results. The latest poll in the Sunday Mail has found that 40% of people want to keep Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael in Government – compared to 25% of people who want Sinn Féin to take over. Joining Sean Defoe to discuss Sinn Fein's results in the Local/European election, why support for the party has slumped, and the party strategy going forward was Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald.2024-07-1413 minThe Fifth Court - DSBA Legal Podcast of the YearThe Fifth Court - DSBA Legal Podcast of the YearE70 The Fifth Court, Des Geraghty, former SIPTU President and MEP, on the Sinn Fein Funds cases of the 1940s.E70 The Fifth Court Hosts Peter Leonard BL and Mark Tottenham BL entertain a most entertaining guest on this episode. Des Geraghty, a national figure for his work in the trade union movement, former president of SIPTU, one time MEP, a writer, musician and so much more (as you'll hear) joins our two interlocutors to discuss the most interesting cases ( as there were a number) involving the so-called Sinn Fein Funds. The conversation eventually gets to the London based Hurlingham private members club, founded in 1869, and how its history had a direct bearing on where those...2024-04-1637 minAccess Essential Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeAccess Essential Full Audiobooks in History, EuropeThe Long Game: Inside Sinn Féin by Aoife MoorePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718937 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Game: Inside Sinn Féin Author: Aoife Moore Narrator: Roisin Mcgowan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 23, 2023 Genres: Europe Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Inside the rise of the political party, once subordinate to the IRA, that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland Sinn Féin is the most popular political party in both Northern Ireland and the Republic. A movement once synonymous with a paramilitary campaign is on the brink of taking real power through purely democratic me...2023-11-2305 minthe Best Audio Stories in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsthe Best Audio Stories in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe Long Game: Inside Sinn Féin by Aoife MoorePlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718937 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Game: Inside Sinn Féin Author: Aoife Moore Narrator: Roisin Mcgowan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 23, 2023 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Inside the rise of the political party, once subordinate to the IRA, that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland Sinn Féin is the most popular political party in both Northern Ireland and the Republic. A movement once synonymous with a paramilitary campaign is on the brink of taking real power th...2023-11-2305 minDiscover the Best Audio Stories in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsDiscover the Best Audio Stories in Non-Fiction, Current Affairs, Law, & PoliticsThe Long Game: Inside Sinn Féin by Aoife MoorePlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/718937to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Long Game: Inside Sinn Féin Author: Aoife Moore Narrator: Roisin Mcgowan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: November 23, 2023 Genres: Current Affairs, Law, & Politics Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Inside the rise of the political party, once subordinate to the IRA, that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland Sinn Féin is the most popular political party in both Northern Ireland and the Republic. A movement once synonymous with a paramilitary campaign is on the brink of taking real power through pu...2023-11-238h 47Sinn FéinSinn FéinArd Fheis 2023: Mary Lou McDonald's Presidential AddressMary Lou McDonald TD delivers the closing Presidential Address to Sinn Féin's annual conference which took place in Athlonehttps://linktr.ee/sinnfein2023-11-1424 minSinn FéinSinn FéinSinn Féin launch Alternative Budget 2024Sinn Féin presents its Alternative Budget, outlining what it would do were it in Government.https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2023-10-0627 minIIEA TalksIIEA TalksThe Long Game: How Sinn Féin went from Political Outsider to a Party of GovernmentSinn Féin is the most popular political party in Ireland and Northern Ireland. The local government elections in Northern Ireland in May 2023 cemented Sinn Féin’s status as the largest party north of the border, while polling indicates that Mary Lou McDonald could lead the party into government in the Republic at the next General Election. Questions therefore arise as to what a Sinn Féin government would mean for Ireland’s role in the European Union, Irish unity, and military neutrality, amongst other issues. In her keynote address to the IIEA, award-winning journalist Aoife Moore discusses her new boo...2023-10-0314 minIrish Left Archive PodcastIrish Left Archive PodcastDes Dalton: Republican Sinn Féin and Independent RepublicanismIn this episode we talk to Des Dalton. Des is a long-term Republican activist who joined Republican Sinn Féin in the late 1980s and has served on the party’s Ard Comhairle and as party President from 2009 to 2018. Since leaving the party in 2021, Des has been an independent Republican activist. We discuss Des’s political background and his Republicanism, which led him to joining Republican Sinn Féin from Ógra Fianna Fáil in his teens; the politics of Republican Sinn Féin, its position in Left politics and the role of Internationalism in Republicanism; his experienc...2023-09-271h 11The BelTelThe BelTelSinn Féin: Aoife Moore's new book sets out to reveal the inner workings of Ireland’s largest political partyAoife Moore’s new book on Sinn Féin is on the shelves and in the headlines. The Derry-born journalist’s approach to Sinn Féin has drawn the ire of some in the media – accusing her of not being hard enough on what is now Ireland’s largest party. She tells Ciarán Dunbar how and why she wrote ‘The Long Game: Inside Sinn Féin’, whether Sinn Féin will be able to keep their list of promises in power and how Gerry Adams almost fell following the revelations his brother Liam had raped his own daughter. See omnystudio.co...2023-09-1123 minSinn FéinSinn FéinSky News Interview: Sinn Féin delegation to AustraliaSinn Féin's Matt Carthy speaks to Sky News Australia about the purpose of the party's delegation to Australia which has been meeting with Government officials and Irish diaspora groups https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2023-08-0907 minLearn Irish with daily podcastsLearn Irish with daily podcasts20230808_IRISH_iar-phreasoifigeach_le_sinn_fein_os_comhair_cuirte_i_ndoire jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/29wbq2z8 Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com A former Sinn Féin press officer before a court in Derry. Iar-phreasoifigeach le Sinn Féin os comhair cúirte i nDoire. Michael McMonagle, a former Sinn Féin press officer, has been brought before a court in Derry city. Tá Michael McMonagle, iar-phreasoifigeach le Sinn Féin tugtha os comhair cúirte i gcathair Dhoire. A court warrant had been is...2023-08-0804 minSinn FéinSinn FéinHunger striker Seán McKennaFormer Sinn Féin director of publicity Danny Morrison remembers his friend and comrade South Armagh hunger striker Seán McKenna who came close to death during the first H-Block hunger strike of 1980.The National Hunger Strike Commemoration takes place at 2pm Kennedy Quay, Cork City on Sunday 27th August 2023.https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2023-07-3110 minSinn FéinSinn FéinNew record homelessness level: Eoin Ó Broin respondsSinn Féin Housing Spokesperson Eoin  Broin TD responds to the media as new figures show a record 12,600 homeless people in the State https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2023-07-2808 minSinn FéinSinn FéinWe can't allow Irish neutrality to be eroded – Matt Carthy TDInterview with Sinn Féin Foreign Affairs & Defence Spokesperson Matt Carthy on Sinn Féin's determination to protect our neutrality, the importance of a positive independent foreign policy, our unique role in conflict resolution and the urgent need to invest in our Defence Forces.https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2023-06-2705 minSinn FéinSinn FéinIs it time for a referendum on Irish unity? Mary Lou McDonald TD on BBC's Sunday PoliticsMark Carruthers of Sunday Politics interviews Mary Lou McDonald as to whether it is now time for a referendum on Irish unity. The interview took place against the backdrop of Sinn Féin emerging as the largest party of local government in the local elections in the northhttps://linktr.ee/sinnfein2023-05-2813 min0.1 Radio Ebenezer RD0.1 Radio Ebenezer RDLos ‘rebeldes’ del Sinn Fein que no juran lealtad al rey británicoSiete diputados por Irlanda del Norte, del partido republicano Sinn Fein, se niegan a jurar lealtad al monarca y a reconocer al Parlamento británico. RFI conversó con uno de ellos, Chris Hazzard. Chris Hazzard es diputado activo del Parlamento Británico desde hace seis años, pero nunca ha entrado al recinto de la Cámara de los Comunes ni participado en ninguno de sus animados debates. “Funciona en ambos sentidos” “El principio de abstencionismo dice que no reconocemos que el Gobierno británico interfiera en los asuntos irlandeses y, de la misma manera, tampoco tengo derecho a interferir en la políti...2023-05-0203 minSinn FéinSinn FéinEaster 2023: Mary Lou McDonald TD speech to Easter Rising commemoration in DublinMary Lou mcDonald TD delivers the main oration at the annual Sinn Féin Easter Commemoration at Arbour Hill in Dublin https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2023-04-1114 minSinn FéinSinn FéinCruel decision by Government to end Eviction Ban will make thousands of families homelessSinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD and party Housing Spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin TD discuss the Government's decision to lift the emergency ban on evictions from 1st April and what it means for the thousands of families and households affectedhttps://linktr.ee/sinnfein2023-03-1112 minSinn FéinSinn FéinPresident of Catalonia Pere Aragonès and Mary Lou McDonald TD speak to the mediaPresident of Catalonia Pere Aragonès and Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD speak to the media following a working meeting in Dublin  https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2023-02-2717 minSinn FéinSinn FéinDiscussion: Donegal People's Assembly on the future of IrelandThe latest event hosted by the Commission on the Future of Ireland which took place in Donegal.Speakers include: Pearse Doherty TD (Sinn Féin), Noelle Duddy (Cancer Campaigner), Seamus Neely (Former Donegal County Council CEO), Professor Terri Scott (Former Principal & CEO of Northern Regional College), Paul Hannigan (Head of College Atlantic Technological University) and Tony Forester (Executive of Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce). The event was chaired by Micheál Ó hÉanaigh and recorded live at the Balor Arts Centre in, Ballybofey, Donegalhttps://linktr.ee/sinnfein2023-02-171h 53Sinn FéinSinn FéinDavid Cullinane: Why I want to be Health MinisterSinn Féin Spokesperson on Health David Cullinane TD speaks about his plans to deliver real change in the health service and why he wants to be the next Minister for Healthhttps://linktr.ee/sinnfein2023-02-0514 minIrish Left Archive PodcastIrish Left Archive PodcastVincent Doherty: Offical Sinn Féin, International Marxist Group, Troops Out, People's Democracy, H-Block Committee, Sinn FéinIn this episode we talk to Vincent Doherty. Vincent has been politically active since the early 1970s, having grown up in Derry during the Civil Rights marches and outbreak of the Troubles. He joined the Official Republican movement in 1972 and was involved in Derry until moving to England in 1973. There he was briefly involved in the Socialist Labour League (SLL) before joining the International Marxist Group (IMG), and was centrally involved in the Troops Out Movement.Returning to Ireland in 1979, he joined People’s Democracy (PD), which by that time was the fraternal organisation of the IMG th...2023-01-021h 25Irish Left Archive PodcastIrish Left Archive PodcastPádraig Mannion: Official Sinn Féin and The Workers' PartyIn this episode we speak to Pádraig Mannion. Pádraig has been a member of Official Sinn Féin and then The Workers’ Party since joining as a student in Galway in 1974, and has had several roles within the party, including on the Ard Comhairle / Central Executive Committee. He is also Secretary of the Peace and Neutrality Alliance (PANA).We discuss Pádraig’s background and early involvement in student politics as a Student Union rep and later Education Officer with the USI; joining Official Sinn Féin, the political issues at that time, and his experienc...2022-11-111h 32Sinn FéinSinn FéinIs it time for a Citizens' Assembly on Irish Unity?Declan Kearney MLA, Tom Arnold and Ailbhe Smyth host a discussion entitled "Why the Irish Government must establish a Citizens' Assembly on Irish Unity" at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis in the RDS, November 2022https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2022-11-081h 18Sinn FéinSinn FéinArd Fheis 2022: Mary Lou McDonald's Presidential AddressMary Lou McDonald's presidential address to party members and supporters which brought to a close the 2022 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis (Annual Conference) in the RDS, Dublin. https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2022-11-0724 minSinn FéinSinn FéinMichelle O'Neill in conversation with Plaid Cymru leader Adam PriceSinn Féin Vice President Michelle O'Neill speaks to the Plaid Cymru – The Party of Wales conference in Wales alongside the Plaid leader Adam Pricehttps://linktr.ee/sinnfein2022-10-2838 minSinn FéinSinn FéinA Decade of Opportunity: Building a New and United IrelandSinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD delivers a keynote address at the University of San Francisco and takes questions from the audience https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2022-09-1258 minSinn FéinSinn FéinMary Lou McDonald at the National Press Club of AustraliaMary Lou McDonald TD addresses and takes questions from the audience at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra as part of the Sinn Féin leaders visit to Australia where she has been engaging with the Irish Diasporahttps://linktr.ee/sinnfein2022-07-201h 09Sinn FéinSinn Féin'Real Change in Ireland - Lessons for the Left' – Live from the Arise FestivalAs part of the Arise Festival in Britain, Rachel Garnham chairs a discussion on the topic of "Real Change in Ireland, Lessons for the Left" featuring Emma Sheerin MLA of Sinn Féin; John McDonnell MP of Britain's Labour Party and Geoff Bell who is the author of "The Twilight of Unionism" & an activist with Labour for Irish Unityhttps://linktr.ee/sinnfein2022-07-1856 minSinn FéinSinn FéinDefending the Republic: The Four Courts battle 100 years on Historian and activist Mícheál Mac Donncha on the Four Courts Battle which was the beginning of the Civil War, 100 years ago.  Also includes and address by Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald. The event took place at the Ireland Institute on Pearse Street. https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2022-06-2956 minSinn FéinSinn FéinIreland's Housing Crisis and why Public Housing is the AnswerDebate from the James Connolly Festival 2022 on the housing crisis featuring:Orla Byrne (CATU), Eoin  Ó Broin TD (Sinn Féin), Dr Rory Hearne  (Maynooth University) and Jimmy Doran (CPI)https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2022-06-071h 23Sinn FéinSinn FéinLive from Brussels: Q&A with Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O'NeillSinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD and Vice-President Michelle O'Neill MLA take questions from journalists at the European Parliament in Brussles dealing with issues including Irish unity, Brexit, Foreign Affairs and more https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2022-06-0225 minSinn FéinSinn Féin'A fair share of fish from Irish waters' – Fishing communities take their case to the EUSinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus is joined by representatives of Ireland's fishing communities in the European Parliament in Brussels. The communities are meeting EU representatives demanding that they receive a fair share of the fish in Irish watershttps://linktr.ee/sinnfein2022-06-0122 minR1 NewsR1 NewsInterview: Sinn Féin's landmark election win in Northern Ireland explained, with Sonja Tiernan (Co-Director of the University of Otago Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies) - Eileen Corcoran - Radio One 91FMSinn Féin's win in Northern Ireland, explained - with Sonja Tiernan (Co-Director of University of Otago Centre for Scottish and Irish Studies) Irish nationalist party Sinn Féin made history over the weekend as they became the first nationalist party to win a majority in the Northern Irish general election, moving the possibility of a unified Ireland into previously unexplored territory. Sonja Tiernan, co-director of the University of Otago's Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies, speaks to R1 News about what Sinn Féin's win means for Northern Ireland and the potential of a unified Ireland in...2022-05-1100 minDe DagDe DagHet nieuwe, oude Sinn FéinDe verkiezingen in Noord-Ierland eind vorige week hebben een politieke aardverschuiving veroorzaakt. Het lang verguisde Sinn Féin, dat jaren nauw verbonden was aan de gewelddadige IRA, is de grootste partij geworden. Voor het eerst mag nu een katholieke partij, die zich wil afscheiden van Groot-Brittannië, de premier leveren in Noord-Ierland.Hoe Sinn Féin zo ver is gekomen en hoe het traumatische en gewelddadige verleden van de partij doorwerkt in de politieke doelen voor de toekomst, vertelt universitair hoofddocent Joost Augusteijn van de Universiteit Leiden. Hij is gespecialiseerd in de Ierse geschiedenis en werkte zelf ook lang in Noord-Ierland.Aug...2022-05-1019 minIl CorsivoIl CorsivoLa Brexit scricchiola dopo la vittoria del Sinn Féin in Irlanda del Nord | 09/05/2022 | Il CorsivoA cura di Daniele Biacchessi Non l'ha presa bene Boris Johnson la vittoria del Sinn Féin in Irlanda del Nord. È successo quello che era previsto, ma non in questo modo netto, marcato. Sinn Féin ottiene per la prima volta la maggioranza relativa e potrà esprimere il primo ministro. Alliance, una formazione liberale, fa un balzo di più di 5 punti percentuali e quasi raddoppia i propri seggi. I grandi sconfitti sono i partiti unionisti che si rubano i voti a vicenda: cresce il Tuv, portavoce dell’unionismo più oltranzista a scapito del Dup, il vero sconfitto di queste elezioni dopo qui...2022-05-0902 minIIEA TalksIIEA TalksPearse Doherty T.D - Ireland in the Global Economy: A Sinn Féin PerspectiveAs debate surrounding the future of the EU’s fiscal rules and the implementation of the bloc’s COVID-19 recovery fund continues, and with important international developments in corporate taxation and trade set to impact the future of Ireland’s economy, the IIEA welcomes Pearse Doherty T.D., Sinn Féin’s Spokesperson on Finance, to deliver a keynote address. Deputy Doherty provides Sinn Féin’s perspective on the EU’s economic policy priorities and outlines Sinn Féin’s policies to shape Ireland’s place in the global economy. About the Speaker: Pearse Doherty is the Finance Spokesperson and Deputy Leader i...2022-02-2122 minSinn FéinSinn FéinThe need for paid leave for victims of domestic violenceLouise O’Reilly TD, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Workers’ Rights, speaks with Ailbhe Smyth, an Academic, Feminist, Socialist and LGBT Activist about Sinn Féin's legislation on paid leave for people affected by domestic violence.https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2022-02-1529 minSinn FéinSinn FéinMary Lou McDonald live with USA-based Irish Unity activistsGreg O'Loughlin of Friends of Sinn Féin USA is joined live by Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald TD to discuss developments in Ireland along with questions from US-based activists https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2021-11-1837 minSinn FéinSinn FéinYouth Voices from PalestineCaoimhín McCann of Ógra Shinn Féin (Sinn Féin Youth) is joined by young people from across Palestine to discuss the situation there and what activists across the world can do to support the Palestinian people.https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2021-10-2654 minSinn FéinSinn FéinDefects: Living with the Legacy of the Celtic TigerPeter O'Connell from Merrion Press hosts the launch of Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin's new book "Defects: Living with the Legacy of the Celtic Tiger". He is also joined by Stephanie Meehan a former resident of the infamous Priory Hall development, Irish Examiner journalist Mick Clifford as well as campaigners Kath Cottier and Michael Doherty.https://linktr.ee/sinnfein2021-09-101h 12