Violet-Anne Wynne is a member of a political party often associated with the Catholic struggle for civil rights in the North of Ireland.
She herself is of the Protestant tradition and says that this has never been an issue for her as a Sinn Féin representative for West Clare. Originally from Tullamore in County Offaly, Violet Anne and her family came to West Clare under the Rural Resettlement Scheme, setting down roots in Kilrush and running in the recent local elections. Interestingly, Violet Anne says that while being a Protestant has always been something of a ‘label’ in Irish society, it has never been an issue for her within Sinn Féin, and she has never experienced the ‘sectarianism’ she often sees in other aspects of political life.
