The Irish Times view on Sinn Féin ‘s election performance: a significant setback
If and when Sinn Féin undertakes a post-mortem on its performance in this general election, the party will be able to point to some undeniable strengths. One of these has been its effective seat maximisation strategy, which saw the party returning more TDs to the new Dáil than Fine Gael, despite trailing that party in the popular vote.