{"id":507931,"date":"2026-05-29T02:04:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:04:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/507931\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T02:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T02:04:14","slug":"mary-lous-gamble-sinn-fein-is-not-picking-a-side-for-now-it-may-be-playing-the-long-game-the-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/507931\/","title":{"rendered":"Mary Lou&#039;s gamble: Sinn F\u00e9in is not picking a side for now \u2013 it may be playing the long game &#8211; The Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMiekFVX3lxTFBBTDFFU0RmaG9MRkpJSU8xMWFId2V6bm9hQmJiMnJkMF9oRFJkWVU2RTc0QTNkcGh6MjJQQVVhY09JVURWd0cxaEhaN2ZPRm0tWjhCaVAxUmpIYzJwVmV5VmhWVHlBLXVNY1pMQzZnaVZqQ2ZOSmx1TVFB?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mary Lou&#8217;s gamble: Sinn F\u00e9in is not picking a side for now \u2013 it may be playing the long game<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The 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