After a century in which Irish politics had been controlled by two centre-right parties, this February's Irish general election saw a win of Sinn Féin – a left-wing party with connections to the Irish Republican Army, which was an anti-British paramilitary organisation that fought in the so-called Troubles. In part one of this episode of eurobabble, student of politics Jovana Rudic explains the sudden rise of Sinn Féin and adds insights on Irish economy. In part two, Jovana tells us how the Irish relate to Northern Ireland, what the matter with Americans celebrating St. Patrick's Day more than the Irish is, why Cromwell's England brought Irishmen to Jamaica, and whether or not she speaks the country's Celtic language.