Opinion

Anton Savage: Sinn Féin’s lofty promises may not survive taint of Realpolitik once in power

The party’s move into power-sharing means it will face questions about how it handles issues while actually in government

Anton Savage. ‘Sinn Féin has spent the last two years in the Irish political equivalent of the governor’s mansion – power-adjacent. In the public eye, but shielded from public ire. It is a position no main Irish opposition party has ever enjoyed’