Mary Lou McDonald: a Dubliner with deep republican roots
A constant at Gerry Adams’ side, McDonald was widely accepted as successor from 2016
Gerry Adams was crucial in persuading the IRA to cease fire
‘To know Gerry Adams you have to understand the nationalist experience in the North’
McDonald will walk a tightrope between reassurance and change
Sinn Féin’s new leader must extend party’s appeal without alienating its old guard
McElduff resignation shows Sinn Féin yielding to public pressure
Three-month suspension was far short of solution to quell public and media anger
The hidden meaning of ‘wurkers’, ‘early risers’ and ‘taxpayers’
Public discourse has never been so heavy with innuendos and euphemisms
World war fighters cannot ‘be equated’ with heroes of 1916
Easter Rising leaders would not be satisfied with modern day Ireland, says Sinn Féin MEP
Sinn Féin’s problem with history hasn’t gone away
As the party’s leadership changes generation, the real question about Sinn Féin is not why has its support grown, but why hasn’t it grown more?
Mary McAleese: Speaking Irish enriched my sense of identity
Irish life came into view in Technicolor as soon as I comprehended the language
Church and Republican movement both saw themselves as slightly above the law
Opinion: Parallels exist between the way both organisations handled child abuse allegations
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