Shinfane and the Troubles in Northern Ireland

Shimpan leader maryle mac donald was welcomed to the dublin cont like a hero. The left wing nationalist fought a campaign of eye catching pledges on housing and pensions, which caught the imagination of an electorate crying out for an alternative. So it's a remarkable turn around for shinfan in the republic of ireland. They go from not wanting to be part of politics at all, not even accepting it as being separate from the north, to now being potentially what looks like the next government. Their very much arising power.