US media join to criticise Sinn Fein

Sinn Féin and the IRA have been subjected to much negative commentary across the US media in recent weeks.

The traditional relationship between Sinn Féin and Irish America has been a key source of financial support, but the party has been damaged by allegations that members of Sinn Féin and the IRA have been directly involved in robberies, murders and organised crime.

The main US newspapers have extensively covered the January 30 killing ...