Sinn Féin Sinn Féin is the oldest political movement in Ireland. It takes its name from the Irish Gaelic expression for ``We Ourselves''. Since being founded in 1905, Irish Republicans have worked for the right of Irish people as a whole to attain national self-determination. The movement founded almost 100 years ago by Arthur Griffith evolved into a number of organisations which carried the name. Provisional Sinn Féin Sinn Féin seeks the establishment of a new Ireland based on sustainable
section of the ... ... middle of paper ... ...civil rights activist Gerry Adams the President. The boost in support gave Sinn Fein more power and ability to accomplish its goals. After Adams became president Sinn Fein decided to take their seats if elected in the south of Ireland In the Irish republic, something that had not happened in sixty years. It was a sign of how Sinn Fein was changing for the better. The IRA and Gerry have been fighting for equal rights and freedom from British rule for
leader of Sinn Fein a nationalist political group, made. He was urging the IRA, a nationalist terrorist group said ... ... middle of paper ... ...because neither Unionists nor Nationalists are sticking to it. There is still an awful lot of anger which has built up and is still doing so. Only when this stops can things start to really change. The lack of trust that has built up is also a problem because it is still growing. Neither side is sticking to what they say and Sinn Fein is being
the 1917 Sinn Fein Party Conference, all the parties that opposed British rule in Ireland agreed on a common policy, to work for the establishment of an Irish Republic. Arthur Griffith stood down and De Valera was elected President of both Sinn Fein and later of The Irish Volunteers. Sinn Fein's opposition to compulsory conscription to The Great War greatly enhanced its popularity with the people. Compulsorary military conscription was, in fact, never introduced in Ireland. Sinn Fein promised
From the time of their creation in 1919, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) has always been a fighting force behind the independence from Britain for all of Ireland. The IRA was an organization that was meant to help Ireland in their fight for independence and be the military support going into the future. Nevertheless, did the creation of the IRA really help Ireland in the end, or did it cause more problems than the Irish already had? Although the IRA was created to help aid Ireland in the fight
Introduction: Immediately following the merging of Ireland and Great Britain as the United Kingdom as a result of the Act of Union of 1801 there were Irish nationalists who despised the idea of Ireland not being able to rule itself politically. In order to demonstrate their desire to be a separate, free nation, violent ambushes and rallies took place, the more significant ones led by Daniel O’Connell who was a leader of a group called the Repeal Association who showed their objection to the Union
The Success of the British Government in Trying to Deal with the Irish Troubles in the Years Since 1972 In March 1972 the British response to increasing violence in Northern Ireland was direct rule this meant that the province was run by the British prime minister and actually lasted over 25 years. Power Sharing In 1974 it power sharing was proposed by William Whitelaw and a new assembly was elected to govern Northern Ireland. The main parties in the assembly were represented on a
British- Irish relations over the past three hundred years have been troubled. There have been many tensions caused by religion in Northern Ireland and Britain's unfair rule of Northern Ireland. The British are guilty of many of the indignities suffered by the Irish people. They are also guilty of causing all of the religious and territorial conflicts between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. The division between Northern and Southern Ireland dates back to the 16th century. A succession
The Short and Long Term Effects of the Hunger-Strikes in Northern Ireland The hunger-strikes of 1980 and 1981 had highly significant consequences for Northern Ireland nationally and internationally. While at first they polarised the community, they eventually led to the beginnings of peace in Northern Ireland. Soon after Direct Rule was introduced in Northern Ireland in March 1972 Westminster created a new department, the Northern Ireland Office, which had responsibility for Irelandwhile
power-sharing devolved government would be formed with ministerial posts distributed according to party strength. The involvement of parties representing paramilitaries (primarily the Ulster Democratic Party, the Progressive Unionist Party and Sinn Fein) depended on the maintenance of cease-fires and 'decommissioning' of paramilitary weapons. A copy of the agreement was delivered to every household in Northern Ireland, and in May 1998 the accord was approved by referendum north and south; by
discourage the violent elements of Northern Ireland to prolong further. In the coming years, the go... ... middle of paper ... ...issioning of weapons and made it clear that the majority of the unionists were not prepared to initiate talks with Sinn Fein. The IRA realized that the British government was not willing to address its interests and therefore called off its ceasefire in the beginning of 1996. However, it should be noted that the peace process has not yet ended with the ending of the IRA
The Washington Post Company. March 12, 2002 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/nireland/overview.htm O’ Malley, Padraig. The Uncivil Wars: Ireland Today. Boston: Houghton Millflin Company, 1983. Wolf, Dr. Charles. “1908-16 Sinn Fein Propaganda Labels”. Rare Books and Special Collections. 2000. University of Notre Dame. March 12, 2002 http://www.rarebooks.nd.edu/digital/stamps/irish/set4L/set4L.html
an all-Irish republic. Their plans are to create an all Ireland nation and break the relations Ireland have with the United Kingdom. Groups within Ireland such as the IRA support these views and want six countries to make up Northern Ireland. Sinn Fein (an Irish Republican Party) who also support these views claim they seek the establishment of a new Ireland based on sustainable social and economic development; genuine democracy, participation, equality and justice at all levels of the economy
helped to create a siege mentality for Protestants. During this ... ... middle of paper ... ...t trust Sinn Fein. They have accused them of allowing IRA members into Stormont to spy on proceedings. Sinn Fein categorically denies this, but the British Government acted quickly by dissolving the power sharing Northern Ireland Assembly. The Protestant parties say that they cannot trust Sinn Fein and they won't work with them until their weapons have been decommissioned. Direct rule from Westminster
The Bloody Sunday January 1972 has produced such different historical interpretations of what happened on bloody Sunday for a number of different reasons. The two big divides in what happened on that day are down to politics, religion and culture and the social society at that time in Ireland. As we know Ireland was facing many troubles politically and religiously, there seemed to be many marches and protests against the discriminate laws that persecuted the catholic people in Ireland
The Continuing Problems in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland. A country within a country, torn apart by warfare, allegiance and religion. A country whose problems reach deep into the roots of history. Northern Ireland’s problems began as far back as the early 16th century, when English settlers wished to control Ireland. The English settlers were Protestant, but the people of Ireland were devout Catholics. Throughout the 16th and 17th century, there were power struggles between the clan
Bloody Sunday Troops were sent into Ireland in 1969, to sort out the troubles. Catholics in Derry’s bogside area built barricades to protect themselves in early 1969. They felt that they could expect no protection from the police. The situation continued to deteriorate in the following months, with some explosions, which damaged electricity and water supplies. The explosions were blamed on the IRA, but really were the work of the Ulster Protestants Volunteers (UPV), who were trying to
We live in the society where two major generations mix we have people from the 20th Century and the population of the 21st century is constantly growing, but as days go on especially here in America it feels as if the term “Freedom of Speech” has been changed. Now in these next few minutes we will be talking about a word. A single word that has held a tight grip on the american culture. For years, decades even, this word has been used negatively and slowly but surely gained a positive connotation
and ceized the day. After the failed rebelion of 1916 public sympathies slowly but surely swung to the millitant IRA (and Sinn Fein). By 1921 the WOI was a cause of British anxiety and embarressment and something had to be done. Once the Ulster province had been calmed by the Government of Ireland Act in 1920, the Lloyd George turned to its Nationalist neighbour. A Sinn Fein delegation, including Michael Collins and Arthur Grifith was sent to Westminster to negotiate the Anglo-Irish Treaty. It
was a guerilla war fought from 1919-1921 between the Irish Republican Army, and the British security forces in Ireland. It was an escalation of the Irish revolutionary period into armed conflict. In the 1918 election, the Irish republican party Sinn Fein won a landslide victory, a month later, they formed a breakaway government, and declared independence from Britain. Later that day, two members of the armed police force, the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), were shot dead in County Tipperary by IRA