Why Sinn Fein is the Barrier to a United Ireland
Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill (3rd from left), the Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, at a rally for a united Ireland in Belfast in 2019 (Belfast Telegraph)
Amid debate about the prospect of a united Ireland, Sinn Fein has been rising in polls in the Republic. Decades of violence in Northern Ireland have been followed by the possibility of unity through political ends.
Recent opinion polls indicate Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the Provisional IRA, could be in the next Irish Government. If that transpires, a border poll would be imminent.