IRELAND FULLY AWAKE - "A massive protest is happening right now in Dublin against mass immigration."
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"Sinn Fein are traitors. Sinn Fein are traitors."
Sinn Fein is the political wing of the IRA. While they have "separated" since 2005, the Irish people consider them one and the same. Reality on the ground is Gerry Adams of Sinn Fein decreed that the IRA would use only peaceful means for their political goals in exchange for a seat at the table. That pledge of non violence has held up pretty well making the IRA itself mostly a non factor. There is great debate in Ireland asking if Sinn Fein can lead without an active IRA.
Sinn Fein is currently the majority party.
Something to keep in mind is that Ireland has been partitioned far longer than Palestine or Korea or Germany. Sinn Fein was launched in 1905 and the IRA is much older than that. Northern Ireland was formally made an autonomous state in 1920 but it too stretches much farther back in history. The Troubles are centuries old, a fight between protestant England overlords and the Catholic people of Ireland.
These are my views as an American of Irish decent. I have been to Ireland 3 times visiting family but I dont live there and only have the history I learned orally through family and through history books. Im sure a Irish anon on the ground can clear up any misconceptions or bad facts I may have.
excellent breakdown, ty!
Thank you. "Sinn Fein" is pronounced, roughly, "shin fayn" and means "we ourselves."