How the new Sinn Fein could reshape Irish politics
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2022
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Summary
As Northern Ireland goes to the polls on Thursday, we could be about to witness a political earthquake. Today: what it might mean on both sides of the Irish border if Sinn Fein sweeps to power.
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| 0:50.6 | On Thursday, Northern Ireland goes to the polls with a future of the storm on |
| 1:03.6 | assembly hanging in the balance. |
| 1:06.4 | And if the pollsters are correct, we could be about to witness a political earthquake. |
| 1:13.2 | As Shunfain looks set to make history. |
| 1:17.0 | There's a sense in the air here that the ground is moving under our feet now. |
| 1:23.6 | Something is changing. |
| 1:26.6 | In this episode, we'll look at how Shunfain, |
| 1:29.8 | which was historically seen as the political wing of the IRA, |
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