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For many years now Sinn Fein has been intrinsically linked with the IRA.  Indeed it is widely recognised that Deputy First Minister and Sinn Fein MLA Martin McGuinness is a former IRA leader.  Therefore the political involvement of those who once actively supported terrorist organisations is nothing new within the Northern Ireland Assembly.  However, while many men and women who were once contributing to the republican armed struggle against British occupation are now fighting their cause through the medium of politics, a recent appointment within Sinn Fein has received almost unanimous condemnation. Click here to keep reading