Inside the rise of the political party,once subordinate to the IRA,that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland
Sinn Féin is the most popular political party in both Northern Ireland and the Republic. A movement once synonymous with a paramilitary campaign is on the brink of taking real power through purely democratic means. But if Sinn Fein has mastered the art of electoral politics,it remains strangely opaque. Who really runs the party How is it funded And what can we expect of it as a party of government
Aoife Moore,Irish Journalist of the Year in 2021,explores these and other burning questions in The Long Game. Drawing on exclusive interviews with current and former members of Sinn Fein,she builds up a picture of a party undergoing a profound,and still incomplete ,transformation. She looks at the key individuals and moments that put the party on its present course,and she explores tensions within the party and the wider republican movement.
Packed with revelatory details,The Long Game is a groundbreaking telling of contemporary Ireland's biggest and most elusive political story.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9781844885794Number of pages: 336Weight: 400 gDimensions: 232 x 152 x 30 mm
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'A fierce political commentator.'- The Derry Journal
'An explosive read...important and revelatory.'- Business Post
'Eye-opening and brave...carefully researched,judicious and packed with revelatory detail.'- Fergal Keane
'A compelling and revealing account of modern Sinn Fein...written with gusto and verve.'- The Irish Times
'Aoife Moore is perfectly placed to deliver a powerful portrait of the inner workings of Sinn Fein...an important work.'- The Sunday Independent
'Painstakingly researched...informed by countless inside sources.'- Ian Cobain, The Observer
'An incisive,well-written,if critical,insight into the Sinn Fein of the here and now.'-The Irish Times
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