The good people of Tara Street are troubled. The rise of Sinn Féin has caused consternation among the well-meaning liberals at the Irish Times. In response they have deployed their most deadly weapon, the anonymous leader column, in an attempt to warn the electorate of the dangers of the republican menace.
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2011 – An interesting year for the Left
Posted: December 30, 2011 in Irish Left, Irish Politics, Labour, Sinn Féin, United Left Alliance2011 has been a very interesting year for the southern Irish party political left. The general election in February brought the largest number of left wing deputies into the Oireachtas in its 90-year history. Sixty-three TDs were elected on a variety of social democratic, left republican, revolutionary socialist and independent left platforms. The combined left [...]
