Sinn Fein on track to become biggest party in Northern Ireland

Sinn Fein is braced for a historic victory as votes are counted in the election of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Voters are choosing a new 90-seat Assembly, with polls suggesting the Irish nationalist party, and former political wing of the IRA, could win the largest number of seats - and the post of first minister.

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[Geffo]

The DUP have paid the price for backing Boris.
And a truly united Ireland would make the NI protocol and the DUP redundant.

[Alex-gnrb]

If the unionists wish to promote staying with Britain it should showing the best of that Union for everyone nationalists included.
Not by sectarian marches, segregated schools and residential estates, the union has done little good since the decline of manufacturing in the West.

[ndennant]

England treats Northern Ireland like an after thought regarding Brexit and then wonders why they've voted SF ???

[muckraker]

Well going into a completely new type of politics is what everyone wants frankly.

[Achilles]

From an Englishman who's parents are both Irish hope that Ireland becomes one and England can eventually go its own way a free an independent country

[keithfowler]

Never thought I'd see this in my lifetime.
May peace reign over the Island of Ireland whatever way its future goes.
An English man.

[juneburns]

I knew that time would come, as long ad this beautiful land is peaceful and we all learn to live together that's all that matters

[flazmazhaz]

Big up United Ireland. From an Englishman let’s end this toxic relationship and be friends 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Alfadrottning]

wow, if Ireland re-unites, i assume Scotland wont be far from becoming independent from the UK, too. Good luck on that i guess - would love to see an independent Scotland .. and quite frankly, Ireland should have never been divided in the first place.

[lauralishes]

Scotland and Northern Ireland should both leave the UK.

[irishgamer]

In both north and south Sinn Féin is the most poplar party.
I was 5 years old when the Good Friday agreement was signed I don't even remember the IRA.

[paulscousedownie]

Strange I was soldier in the 70’s in Northern Ireland. Conservatives shafted Northern Ireland now its poetic justice and the unionist are now a minority 😮 wow what a paradox the writing is on the wall for United Ireland.

[Sydopath]

Remember the Paul McCartney song that got banned in the UK - Give Ireland Back To The ☘️

[johnjoyce]

Free and united Ireland the time as come 🇮🇪

[davidfarmer]

I'm English.
Good on ya Irish.
Your country not ours

[AnotherSoldier]

New members of EU: United Ireland and independent Scotland

[georgejackson]

about time get these king billy royals out once and for all, all Ireland about time.

[adam_p]

If I was northern Irish, I’d vote that way too. Good luck to them.
(I’m English)

[Munchkin]

The English created the whole mess in the first place when the Normans set foot on the island of Ireland in 1167 and trampled all over the place, because they could. Ireland has been waiting patiently for just over 800 years for this.

[apollocreed]

Just send a million Syrian refugees there, they will soon have something to argue about