EPISODE · Nov 22, 2024 · 36 MIN

7: Changed Utterly?

from From Bomb to Ballot: The History of Sinn Féin

Gerry Adams stands down as the President of Sinn Fein and is replaced by Mary Lou McDonald, a middle-class Dubliner with no personal connection to the Troubles. Sinn Fein achieves an historic result in the 2020 election and announces itself as Ireland’s main opposition party. That’s until Dublin explodes into far-right riots and Sinn Fein’s uneasy coalition of voters unravels. And the party struggles to shake off other scandals – some historic, others more recent – that cast doubt on their fitness for government.Follow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia.Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmediaFollow us on X @dmgnewmediaEmail us [email protected] us  020 7938 6000.Host: John LeeProducers: Artemis IrvineAssistant Producer: Sally McLennanProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniSound Design: John ScottScript Consultant: Liam ThompsonExecutive Producer: Bella SoamesA Daily Mail podcast. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What this episode covers

Gerry Adams stands down as the President of Sinn Fein and is replaced by Mary Lou McDonald, a middle-class Dubliner with no personal connection to the Troubles. Sinn Fein achieves an historic result in the 2020 election and announces itself as Ireland’s main opposition party. That’s until Dublin explodes into far-right riots and Sinn Fein’s uneasy coalition of voters unravels. And the party struggles to shake off other scandals – some historic, others more recent – that cast doubt on their fitness for government.Follow us on Instagram @dmgnewmedia.Follow us on TikTok @dmgnewmediaFollow us on X @dmgnewmediaEmail us [email protected] us 020 7938 6000.Host: John LeeProducers: Artemis IrvineAssistant Producer: Sally McLennanProduction Manager: Vittoria CecchiniSound Design: John ScottScript Consultant: Liam ThompsonExecutive Producer: Bella SoamesA Daily Mail podcast. Seriously Popular. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.