Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald said this week that there was a "thirst for change" in Ireland. Brian Lawless Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald speaks to the media during a walkabout in central Dublin. Fianna Fail's Martin said Sinn Fein was not fit to govern because "they have not cleansed themselves of their bloody past". Sinn Fein is running only 42 candidates, too few to win outright, but could hold the balance of power. Evershed said that, whatever the result, the election "has demonstrated the extent to which Sinn Fein has moved into the political mainstream".

Source: Stuff February 08, 2020 05:04 UTC