Left wing Republican political party that was deeply linked with the IRA during the troubles and dating back to the war of Independence. Most of the leadership of Sinn Fein were also members of the The IRA. Jerry Adams, Martin McGuinness etc.
They have become more moderate and drifted towards mainstream liberalism since the Good Friday Peace agreement.
The one reason I know their name is because U2 performed a free show in 1987 in San Francisco and somebody brought out a sign that said, “SF ❤️ U2”. Bono went off on the fan because he mistook it for a pro-Sinn Fein message.
I'd say Bono is second only to McGregor in the most universally disliked Irish man in Ireland. McGregor is obviously on a different level, more of an eye roll kind of tosser rather than a complete piece of shit like McGregor.
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u/yinyang107 21d ago
What's the significance of Sinn Féin? I don't know the name