Conor Murphy arrives early for his interview with The Currency. He is due back for Seanad business and Sinn Féin have asked that the podcast is kept to 45 minutes. Murphy talks for longer. There is a lot to discuss with the man who made the curious decision to move from the north where he was the Economy Minister to run for the Seanad. Significantly, Murphy is also a link to the paramilitary side of the republican movement In 1982, Murphy was sentenced to five years in prison for IRA membership and possession of explosives. He doesn’t shy from answering…

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