<p>Gerry Adams stands down as the President of Sinn Fein and is replaced by Mary Lou McDonald, a middle-class Dubliner with no personal connection to the Troubles. </p><br><p>Sinn Fein achieves an historic result in the 2020 election and announces itself as Ireland’s main opposition party. </p><br><p>That’s until Dublin explodes into far-right riots and Sinn Fein’s uneasy coalition of voters unravels. And the party struggles to shake off other scandals – some historic, others more recent – that cast doubt on their fitness for government.</p><p>Host: John Lee</p><p>Producers: Artemis Irvine, Bella Soames</p><p>Assistant Producer: Sally McLennan</p><p>Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini</p><p>Sound Design: John Scott</p><p>Script Consultant: Liam Thompson</p><p>Executive Producer: Jamie East</p><br><p>A Daily Mail podcast. Seriously Popular.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>