“There definitely was a sense of doublethink among some voters around the issue of the housing crisis, which didn’t become apparent until Mary Lou had given that exact figure of €300,000”
Siobhán Fenton went to work for Sinn Féin hoping to make a difference when they achieved power in the south. Instead, from 2020 to 2024, the party moved further from power. She talks to Dion Fanning about how and why it all went wrong.