Sinn Féin accused of having ‘little impact’ on Rising centenary

Alex White says the public was not interested in the republican party’s take on 1916

Former minister for communications  Alex White has accused Sinn Féin of having ‘very little impact’ on the Easter Rising commemorations. File photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

Former minister for communications Alex White has accused Sinn Féin of having ‘very little impact’ on the Easter Rising commemorations. File photograph: Dave Meehan/The Irish Times

Sinn Féin has made “very little impact” on the Easter Rising commemorations, a former Labour minister has said.

Former minister for communications Alex White said he expected Sinn Féin’s take on the commemorations to be more popular than it was, but the party had failed to “get through to the broader population”.

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