Sinn Féin: change maker or party trapped in its past?

Two revealing and compelling portraits of an Irish political force as it finds itself on the brink of power

14th / 15th October 2023.

Pay to Access FT but worth reading.

Rough Beast: My Story & the Reality of Sinn Fein by Mairia Cahill, Head of Zeus £16.99 464 pages

The Long Game: Inside Sinn Fein by Aoife Moore, Penguin Sandycove £17.99 336 pages.

Highly recommend both booksOne Snippet

“Moore reveals that Martin McGuinness – former IRA commander who became a respected politician in Northern Ireland – wanted Adams to step down at least temporarily amid a media storm over his paedophile brother. Liam Adams raped his own daughter Aine…….”