This is the third podcast in our series of Red Lines' election specials.

Each week, between now and December the 12th, we were profiling one of the main parties last week.

We focused on the SDLP next week.

We'll be looking at the DUP today.

We're talking about Sinn Féin.

And just before we have that conversation about the party's current fortunes,

let's chat about the election stories of the past few days.

Enda McLaughordy, our political correspondent, is here.

Interesting photograph of Colom Eastwood and Alicia McCallion in Foil yesterday.

Absolutely. This is one of those moments where big players collide

and an edge of a housing estate where both their teams happened to turn the corner at the same time and found

themselves standing on the same street. Essentially, the SDLP, I think, were leaving the estate

and Sinn Féin's team were arriving at the state. So it was an awkward moment, if you like,

between the two as to how they would handle it. But in the end, they took, I suppose, what many

would say is the sensible approach and it was pretty lighthearted. It has to be said, somebody came up with the idea, good time to take a selfie.

So they took a group picture of everybody standing together with all their troops, if you like,

lined up behind them. So it was quite entertaining. And a lighter moment on a campaign trail,

I think will be pretty scarce on late moments as we get closer and closer to the election, particularly in foil.

I think that's right, Mark Duffinport, isn't it particularly unpleasant it has to be said in North Belfast at the moment?

There's a great controversy. Still bubbling about banners. Yes, I mean, this has been, I suppose, the story of the week.

Banners that have personally targeted the families of candidates. Most specifically, of course, in North Belfast, the Belfast week, banners that have personally targeted the families of candidates,

most specifically, of course, in North Belfast, the Belfast Mayor John Fonukin. He's obviously

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