RSF oppose Orde's visit to Cork

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Thursday September 27, 2007 22:22

by Seán Ó Murchú - Sinn Féin Poblachtach - Cork

Statement by Republican Sinn Féin Vice President Des Dalton

The visit of the head of the British Colonial police in Ireland to Cork tomorrow (September 28) is part of the ongoing process of normalising British rule in Ireland. By bringing Hugh Orde to Cork, like his visit to Ballymurphy in Belfast and Crossmaglen in Co Armagh, an attempt is being made to suggest that British rule and its forces of occupation are now normal and acceptable.

British rule and continued British occupation are the cause of conflict in Ireland and will never be acceptable or normal. Events such as this or a visit by the Queen of England will be opposed by Irish Republicans.

As they continue their efforts to bed down British rule in Ireland, the British government and the Dublin administration are attempting to pull the wool over the eyes of the Irish people, to sell them the big lie that the national question has finally been settled.

Such a just and lasting settlement of the conflict in Ireland can only be brought about by a full and public British declaration of intent to withdraw from Ireland. Such a development would create the space necessary for all of the Irish people to sit down and negotiate a New Ireland.

We believe the proposals for a Federal Ireland contained within EIRE NUA provide the blueprint for building that New Ireland.

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No to RUC/PSNI

by lorg

Thu Sep 27, 2007 23:12

The invitation to Hugh Orde is a disgrace. This along with the continuing visits by the Royal Navy to Cork makes one wonder, 'What has happened to Rebel Cork and Ireland?'

It seems the occupying power is welcome, a sad day when a Nation bows to the aggressor.

Republicanism has succumbed to materialism

by Gearóid

Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:12

The vast majority of Irish people regard crude material wealth and participation in the capitalist rat race as much more important than the intangible aspiration of reunification of the Irish nation. Hence the popularity of New Sinn Féin in the North and Fianna Fáil in the Free State. Rebel Cork and the Gaels of the North have been pacified by Hire Purchase cars, mortgages and satellite dishes!

to be welcomed, not shunned!

by rooster

Sat Sep 29, 2007 19:00

goodwill visits from the Royal Navy and co-operation between law enforcement agencies are to be welcomed as only good things can come from them.

Look to the future and not the past!

Royal Navy Murder Machines

by cael

Sat Sep 29, 2007 21:00

You mean the future when the Royal Navy will be bombing more innocent people in the Middle East? And what "law" are you talking about? English Crown law in Ireland? What good could ever come from that?

cael

Sun Sep 30, 2007 02:00

"You mean the future when the Royal Navy will be bombing more innocent people in the Middle East?"

or maybe taking part in disaster relief operations, anti-piracy patrols theres more to a modern navy thsn just blowing stuff up.

"And what "law" are you talking about? English Crown law in Ireland? What good could ever come from that?"

well, if you've just been raped, robbed or assaulted or whatever, that law would bring the criminals to justice and you the victim could walk away knowing that justice had been done, is Irish law really so different from British law?

rooster?

by well

Sun Sep 30, 2007 02:15

are the Irish people capable of making their own law?

Sun Sep 30, 2007 02:21

NO, not while they disagree on their own nationality they can't.

whats the answer?

by EIRE NUA

Sun Sep 30, 2007 03:04

it hardly helps having foreign interferance, let england move out of the six counties and finally let the irish people work togeather for what is best for them as a whole.

england isn't in the six counties

Sun Sep 30, 2007 03:43

the unionists are!

Crown law in Ireland a Usurpation

by Cael

Sun Sep 30, 2007 18:37

English guns and money are there totally distorting the situation and making sure of continual conflict. As for you assertion that English Crown law brings "justice" to the Irish people, this is pure nonsense. The very usurpation of Irish law by Crown law is an injustice to the Irish people. English law punishing a criminal in Ireland is illegal and no different to vigilantes doing it.

Good to know that the Royal Navy takes breaks from murdering Iraqis to search for smugglers. That must make the grieving relatives of 700,000 dead Iraqis and hundreds of thousands more injured and homeless feel alot better.

normalisation of brit rule..NEVER

by richy

Wed Oct 10, 2007 14:27

fair play to rsf cork for highlighting and protesting at the presence of chief of british police force in occupied 6 counties,chief constable hugh orde.thank god there are those who will never find british police and army acceptable in our country..prob a stupid question but are the provo sinn fein party now gone beyond the point of no return that they now have no problem with these normalisation visits.if the answer is yes then maybe they wont have my support again..and what about the future queeens visit.will gerry have no problem with that too??

Gerry's Queen

Thu Oct 11, 2007 01:48

Why would Gerry object to a visit from his employer?

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