Citizens, like markets, deal in the future. The future is about expectations, and expectations are about beliefs. When you think about a Sinn Féin-led government, it’s natural as a citizen to ask yourself what to expect from such an arrangement. What should your beliefs about such a government be? Since the 1950s governments led by either Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil have given you variants of a pro-business, FDI-led model. NUI Maynooth’s Sean Ó’Riain calls us a network state. This network state model has led us as a country to where we are today, connected to the largest companies and…

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