Why Ireland’s two main parties want to keep Sinn Fein out of power
Ireland’s two centre-Right parties have vowed to extend Sinn Fein’s 100-year stint on the political sidelines as they clashed ahead of this week’s closely fought general election. The leaders of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil both ruled out a coalition with the Left-wing party as the three candidates to be Ireland’s next Taoiseach took part in the