Peace dividend promises electoral bounty for SF

DISMISSED until now as the political wing of the Irish Mafia, Sinn Féin are positioning themselves to become Ireland’s political wave of the future.

The peace dividend promises a rich electoral bounty for the party and threatens to dramatically alter the Republic's balance of power forever.

If the shadow of the armalite is finally lifted from the ballot box, the resulting Sinn Féin surge could see it emerging as Dáil king-maker after the next general election.