Republican Sinn Féin or RSF is an Irish republican political party in Ireland. RSF claims to be heirs of the Sinn Féin party founded in 1905; the party took its present form in 1986 following a split
RSF offices in Dublin (2007)
Irish War of Independence veteran and RSF Patron Dan Keating
Sinn Féin is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active in Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Republican Sinn Féin
…Republican Sinn Féin or RSF (Irish: Sinn Féin Poblachtach) is an Irish republican political party in Ireland. RSF claims to be heirs of the Sinn Féin party founded in 1905; the party took its present form in 1986 following a split in Sinn Féin. RSF members take seats when elected to local government…
Arthur Griffith is credited as the main founder of the party
The campaign car of Joseph McGuinness, who won the 1917 South Longford by-election whilst imprisoned. He was one of the first Sinn Féin MPs to be elected.
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (pictured in 2004) was the president of Provisional Sinn Féin from 1970 until 1983.
Under the political leadership of Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness (pictured 2016), Sinn Féin adopted a reformist policy, eventually leading to the Good Friday Agreement.