No guarantee of power in Republic of Ireland for Sinn Fein's 'coalition'

One year since what was described as an 'earthquake' election in the Republic of Ireland, Sinn Fein remain the most popular party. How and why this has happened is commonly misunderstood as being a result of young voters uninitiated with the atrocities of the Troubles. However, what the RTE/Irish Times exit poll revealed last year was that the party was the most popular even among those aged 55-64.