Sinn Féin

Sinn Féin is an Irish republican political party founded in 1905. It became central to the campaign for Irish independence and later developed into a major party in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Arthur Griffith: Arthur Griffith was an Irish nationalist writer and politician who founded Sinn Féin in 1905. His political organizing and writing established the party’s early identity.
Abstentionism: Abstentionism is the refusal of elected representatives to take their seats in a legislature they reject as illegitimate. Sinn Féin has used abstentionism to reject the authority of Westminster and, historically, Stormont.
Éamon de Valera: Éamon de Valera was an Irish revolutionary leader and politician who became president of the Irish Free State and Taoiseach. He led Sinn Féin during the revolutionary period before founding Fianna Fáil.
Irish War of Independence: The Irish War of Independence was a guerrilla conflict between Irish republican forces and British authorities from 1919 to 1921. Sinn Féin’s elected representatives established a rival parliament during the conflict.
Provisional Irish Republican Army: The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican paramilitary organization active during the Troubles. Its campaign and Sinn Féin’s political work were closely associated, though the organizations were distinct.
Irish Home Rule movement: The Irish Home Rule movement sought self-government for Ireland within the United Kingdom. Sinn Féin emerged amid frustration with parliamentary efforts to secure Home Rule.
Dáil Éireann: Dáil Éireann is the lower house of Ireland’s parliament and the name adopted by the revolutionary assembly established in 1919. Sinn Féin MPs formed the first Dáil after the 1918 election.
Mary Lou McDonald: Mary Lou McDonald is an Irish politician who has led Sinn Féin since 2018. Her leadership has accompanied the party’s rise as a major electoral force in the Republic.
Anglo-Irish Treaty: The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 established the Irish Free State as a self-governing dominion within the British Commonwealth. The treaty split Sinn Féin and its supporters over partition and the oath to the Crown.
Official Sinn Féin: Official Sinn Féin was a republican party that emerged from the 1970 split and later became the Workers’ Party. Its different approach to armed struggle and politics marked a major division in the movement.

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