FILE PHOTO: Sinn Fein party chief Mary Lou McDonald and vice president Michelle O'Neil, launch their manifesto for the coming Northern Ireland Assembly elections, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 25, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
BELFAST (Reuters) - Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the IRA, is on course to become the biggest party in Northern Ireland's government after Thursday's election, a milestone in its quest for a united Ireland.
The one-time political pariah has an 8-point advantage ahead of the May 5 election for the Northern Ireland Assembly, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday.
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