Republican Sinn Féin Protests against British Naval presence in Cork.

national | miscellaneous | press release Friday November 11, 2005 16:55 by Séan Ó Murchú PRO - RSF CORK

The MacCurtain / McSwiney Cumann, Republican Sinn Féin Cork in the strongest possible terms condemns the visit of two British Naval Death ships to Cork.

These symbols of British Imperialism and Occupation forces being invited to these shores for any reason is despicable. Now or at anytime will Republican Sinn Féin allow the normalisation of relations between these Islands not until such time as the English Occupier has left this Country.

Members of the 26 County Garda Armed Response Unit protect these ships with their Uzi submachine guns along with regular Gardaí.

Flying from both jackstaffs is the Union Jack. This is a symbol of suffering and death in Ireland. England is an occupying power in the Northern Six Counties and yet the 26 County Administration invites these English symbols of tyranny to our island.

Republican Sinn Féin strongly opposes the visit of these killer ships to Cork as being wholly inappropriate and hardly having anything to with culture. In particular it is an affront to the memories of the dead generations that fought to rid Ireland of English occupation.

ENDS