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Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill at Meadowbank Sports Arena, Magherafelt, during the count for the 2024 General Election, July 5, 2024
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SINN FEIN became the largest Northern Ireland party in the Westminster Parliament today, having already gained dominance at Stormont and at council level.
The landmark results of Thursday’s British general election gave the Irish republican party seven seats, the same number as it won in 2019.
The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) secured five seats, down from eight, while the Social Democratic and Labour Party and the Alliance Party each remained with two seats.
The independent TD’s campaign has put important issues like Irish reunification and military neutrality at the heart of the political conversation, argues SEAN MacBRADAIGH
Why not pay a visit to Feile an Phobail, a people’s festival of community arts with roots in the days of internment without trial, and where the spirit of solidarity remains undimmed, says LYNDA WALKER
