Sinn Féin

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Irish republican party political party

Sinn Féin is an Irish republican political party historically associated with the Provisional IRA and central to the nationalist side of the Northern Ireland conflict and subsequent peace process.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Irish republican party → political party →
associatedWith	Provisional Irish Republican Army →
color	green → orange → white →
conflictContext	The Troubles in Northern Ireland →
country	Ireland →
electoralActivity	contests elections in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland →
founded	1905 →
founder	Arthur Griffith →
goal	Irish reunification → end of British rule in Northern Ireland →
headquartersLocation	Dublin →
historicalRole	nationalist side in the Northern Ireland conflict →
ideology	Irish republicanism → democratic socialism → left-wing nationalism →
internationalAffiliation	European United Left–Nordic Green Left (past or present grouping in European Parliament) →
nameLanguage	Irish →
nameMeaning	We Ourselves →
newspaper	An Phoblacht →
notableLeader	Gerry Adams → Martin McGuinness → Mary Lou McDonald →
operatesIn	Northern Ireland → Republic of Ireland →
parliamentaryPractice	abstentionism at Westminster →
participatedIn	Northern Ireland power-sharing institutions →
peaceStrategy	support for negotiated settlement and power-sharing →
politicalPosition	left-wing →
politicalTradition	Irish nationalism → republicanism →
religiousBase	primarily Catholic community in Northern Ireland →
representedIn	Dáil Éireann → Northern Ireland Assembly → Seanad Éireann → Westminster Parliament →
roleIn	Good Friday Agreement → Northern Ireland peace process →
stanceOnMonarchy	republican and anti-monarchist →
successorTo	earlier Sinn Féin organizations from early 20th century →
supportsPolicy	Irish language promotion → anti-austerity measures → expanded public services → social justice →
youthWing	Ógra Shinn Féin →

Referenced by (23)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bobby Sands → Cathal Brugha → Eoin O'Duffy → Gerry Adams → Michael Collins →	memberOf
Official Irish Republican Army ("Official Sinn Féin") → Provisional Irish Republican Army → pre-1969 Irish Republican Army ("Sinn Féin (pre-1970)") →	politicalWing
Fine Gael → Labour Party (Ireland) →	competesWith
Anglo-Irish Agreement → Special Powers Act ("Irish nationalist parties") →	criticizedBy
Official republican movement ("Provisional Sinn Féin") →	distinguishedFrom
Ulster Unionist Party →	electoralCompetition
Official republican movement →	factionOf
Tan War →	hasParticipant
Social Democratic and Labour Party →	historicallyRival
W. T. Cosgrave →	memberOfPoliticalParty
Royal Irish Constabulary →	opposedBy
The Troubles →	participant
Bobby Sands →	politicalParty
Downing Street Declaration →	recognizedParty
Good Friday Agreement →	signatoryParty