The irony here is that citizens of the Republic of Ireland had no use for Sinn Fein or the IRA. At the time of my first trip to Ireland back in the early 90s, I had--typically of Irish-Americans--a romantic, vague perception of the IRA as freedom fighters. I soon learned otherwise: The common descriptors in the Republic were words such a…
The irony here is that citizens of the Republic of Ireland had no use for Sinn Fein or the IRA. At the time of my first trip to Ireland back in the early 90s, I had--typically of Irish-Americans--a romantic, vague perception of the IRA as freedom fighters. I soon learned otherwise: The common descriptors in the Republic were words such as “gangsters,” “racketeers,” “thugs.” As much as Sinn Fein has become a factor in contemporary politics in the Republic, most older Irish voters will not support them under any circumstances.
The irony here is that citizens of the Republic of Ireland had no use for Sinn Fein or the IRA. At the time of my first trip to Ireland back in the early 90s, I had--typically of Irish-Americans--a romantic, vague perception of the IRA as freedom fighters. I soon learned otherwise: The common descriptors in the Republic were words such as “gangsters,” “racketeers,” “thugs.” As much as Sinn Fein has become a factor in contemporary politics in the Republic, most older Irish voters will not support them under any circumstances.