In the 1918 general election, Sinn Féin won 73 of Ireland's 105 seats, and in January 1919, its MPs assembled in Dublin and proclaimed themselves Dáil Éireann, the parliament of Ireland. Sinn Féin candidate Constance Markievicz became the first woman elected to the United Kingdom House of Commons.

Sinn Féin is Ireland’s biggest political party dedicated to working for a better, fairer and united Ireland

Mar 31, 2025 · Sinn Fein, political party in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland that seeks to end the political partition of the island of Ireland, embodying an ideology that is variously characterized as nationalism and Republicanism and advocating democratic socialism.

Sinn Féin ("We Ourselves", often mistranslated as "Ourselves Alone") is the name of an Irish political party founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith. It became a focus for various forms of Irish nationalism, especially Irish republicanism. After the Easter Rising in 1916, it grew in membership, with a reorganisation at its Ard Fheis in 1917.

As the IRA’s campaign to secure a British withdrawal continues, Sinn Féin emerges as a real political force in the 1980s, attempting to build mass support for its demand for self-determination for the Irish people.

Mar 15, 2024 · FRAYER: The party is called Sinn Fein. It used to be the Irish Republican Army's political wing. The IRA's military wing was behind more than a thousand killings during the decades of...

Mar 31, 2025 · Beginning in the 1960s, the party advocated British withdrawal from and demilitarization of Northern Ireland and protested the treatment of nationalists in the province by the British government, the British army, and the largely Protestant police force.

Dec 4, 2024 · After making impressive gains in 2020, Sinn Féin was tipped to finally make it into government this year. It’s failure to do so will prompt an internal shake up.

Sinn Féin is an Irish Republican party. Its objective is to end British rule in Ireland. It seeks national self-determination, the unity and independence of Ireland as a sovereign state. Sinn Féin is committed to the transformation of Irish society and to a negotiated and democratic settlement.

Jun 19, 2024 · Sinn Féin has launched its 2024 election manifesto, setting out the party's plans going forward. The Irish republican party has previously said it will not run candidates in four Northern...