Oppose British occupation, oppose royal visit

dublin | history and heritage | event notice Tuesday April 25, 2006 17:14 by josephine hayden - Republican Sinn Fein jo.hayden at oceanfree dot net

British royals not welcome while Britain holds Six Counties

Republican Sinn Fein will hold a picket at Iveagh House, 80 St Stephens Green, Dublin on April 26 at 12.30pm in protest at the visit of the husband of the Queen of England. While British troops occupy any part of our country, British royals are not welcome.

Press Release/Preas Ráiteas

RSF oppose British Royal visit

Statement by Des Dalton, Vice President, Republican Sinn Féin

The visit by the husband of the British head of State to Dublin on April 26 is merely a warm-up for a visit by the Queen of England to the 26 Counties. Republican Sinn Féin oppose this, or future visits, by representatives of a State which claims jurisdiction over part of Ireland. This is a claim, which is, and has been in the past, enforced by military might on the Irish people.

The February edition of Saoirse linked the aborted loyalist march in Dublin on February 25 with a proposed visit by the English Queen. All of this is part of a campaign to normalise British rule in Ireland. Something which will never be either acceptable or normal. Saoirse said: "the siren voices tell Republicans to ignore this loyalist march. If we do, they will return with even greater insistence and tell us to ignore the state Visit of the Queen of England. In other words, to stay away, make no protest, and accept finally that the Six Occupied Counties belong to England. Is that what you want? NEVER."
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