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Sinn F\xe9in's historic result in the Irish election has the potential to change the face of Irish politics - dominated for the past hundred years by the two main parties, Fine Gael and Fianna F\xe1il.

So what lies behind the rise of Sinn F\xe9in? And to what extent has it put its past association with violent republicanism behind it?

David Aaronovitch is joined by guests including:

Naomi O'Leary correspondent at Politico Europe\nBrian Feeney, historian and author\nProfessor Roy Foster, professor of history at Oxford University. \nDr Margaret O'Callaghan, political analyst at Queens University, Belfast\nDr Theresa Reidy, political scientist at University College Cork

Producer: Jordan Dunbar\nEditor: Jasper Corbett\n-