Letters to the editor: If SF are good enough to rule in the North...

The result of the general election seems to have rocked the political status quo in Ireland. For nearly a century either Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael have governed this country and been the dominant forces of Irish politics.

Sinn Féin are now serious challengers as they won 24.5% of the vote, but the mandate they received has not been accepted by Fianna Fáil or Fine Gael.