Inside Sinn Féin: party strategy for the next ten years
Grassroots voters and building on social media support are key, says members
Cork South-Central TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire, Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald and finance spokesman Pearse Doherty. Photograph: Eric Luke
When Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams launched his party’s manifesto before the 2007 general election he declared that the party was ready for government.
He said it offered the only real alternative to the Fianna Fáil-led government, and its political ambition was to unite Ireland. Nine years later, the message is unchanged and its goals unrealised but Sinn Féin has progressed significantly.