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Sinn Fein were never proscribed, they were the political wing of the Provisional IRA (which very-much was proscribed), but were never illegal themselves. This
by jjgreen 6y ago
Sinn Fein were never proscribed, they were the political wing of the Provisional IRA (which very-much was proscribed), but were never illegal themselves. This makes sense for both sides, to keep lines of communication open.
- angry_octet 6y agoThe UK Govt at one point passed legislation that meant Sinn Fein voices could not be broadcast. This was circumvented by having the words repeated exactly in sync with the vision by a voice actor. You have to wonder if the current BBC would have the gumption to circumvent it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988%E2%80%931994_British_broadcasting_voice_restrictions https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988%E2%80%931994_British_br...
- rgblambda 6y agoGerry Adams claimed he was first arrested for selling the party newspaper. There was a strange, not illegal but harassed anyway, sort of relationship between Sinn Fein and the authorities.