Ireland election: what does Sinn Féin's victory mean for Irish Americans?
The victory for the party that backed the IRA during the Troubles was focused on bread-and-butter issues, not a united Ireland
by Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent
Feb 11, 2020
2 minutes
Many Irish Americans supported Sinn Féin when it was the IRA’s political wing during the Troubles, and then during the peace process that helped shepherd the party into the political mainstream. A generation later, did Irish Americans play a role in Sinn Féin’s breakthrough in Ireland’s general election?
No. The party won 24.5% of
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