Instead, it illustrates where the new division in Irish politics is; and how the battle over history will define it – with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael on one side and Sinn Féin on the other. Photograph: Julien Behal/Pool/AFP via GettyBut these contested linkages to the period of the Irish revolution are important to Sinn Féin. Anti-establishment brandWhat is not contestable is that Sinn Féin has built a left-wing anti-establishment brand that is compelling to many voters. “It’s remarkable,” says Morrison, “that younger people are so open to Sinn Féin given the demonisation of Sinn Féin by Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.”Danny Morrison with Gerry Adams canvassing for the EEC elections in 1984. Then, as now, Sinn Féin will draw on the history of the struggle for independence a century ago.

Source: The Irish Times December 05, 2020 01:00 UTC