Publishing Guide

Upcoming Events

National | Miscellaneous

no events match your query!

New Events

22 Mar [Dublin] National Demonstration for Palestine: End...

more >>

Other Press

Cops welcomed with smoke bombs and flares Dublin Pride 19:57 Jul 14 0 comments

Gemma O'Doherty: The speech you never heard. I wonder why? 05:28 Jan 15 0 comments

A Decade of Evidence Demonstrates The Dramatic Failure Of Globalisation 15:39 Aug 23 1 comments

Thatcher's " blind eye" to paedophilia 15:27 Mar 12 0 comments

Total Revolution. A new philosophy for the 21st century. 15:55 Nov 17 0 comments

more >>

User Preferences

Feeds

Blog Feeds

Public Inquiry

Interested in maladministration. Estd. 2005

RTEs Sarah McInerney ? Fianna Fail?supporter? Anthony

Joe Duffy is dishonest and untrustworthy Anthony

Robert Watt complaint: Time for decision by SIPO Anthony

RTE in breach of its own editorial principles Anthony

Waiting for SIPO Anthony

Public Inquiry >>

Human Rights in Ireland

Promoting Human Rights in Ireland

Human Rights in Ireland >>

Lockdown Skeptics

How Can We Create a Censorship-Free Internet? Sat Aug 16, 2025 13:00 | Dr R P
Brits are flocking to VPNs to dodge the Online Safety Act, but Dr R P, a robotics scientist, warns that creating an internet that's genuinely censorship-free is going to be hard.
The post How Can We Create a Censorship-Free Internet? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Why is Labour Paving Over Britain?s Arable Heartlands Without Consulting Local People? Sat Aug 16, 2025 11:00 | Simon Panter
Labour's Net Zero drive is converting prime farmland into solar farms, silencing local farmers and gambling with Britain's food security, warns Simon Panter.
The post Why is Labour Paving Over Britain?s Arable Heartlands Without Consulting Local People? appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

No Point Arresting Shoplifters When Courts Set Them Free, Says Policing Chief Sat Aug 16, 2025 09:00 | Richard Eldred
Britain's shoplifting tsar says it is "madness" how many times thieves are caught before going to jail, warning there is no point arresting them if courts just set them free.
The post No Point Arresting Shoplifters When Courts Set Them Free, Says Policing Chief appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

The Myth of the Global Renewable Boom Sat Aug 16, 2025 07:00 | Ben Pile
The global renewable boom looks impressive on paper, but in reality, solar and wind barely move the needle ? and cost a fortune, says Ben Pile.
The post The Myth of the Global Renewable Boom appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

News Round-Up Sat Aug 16, 2025 00:32 | Richard Eldred
A summary of the most interesting stories in the past 24 hours that challenge the prevailing orthodoxy about the ?climate emergency?, public health ?crises? and the supposed moral defects of Western civilisation.
The post News Round-Up appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.

Lockdown Skeptics >>

Voltaire Network

Voltaire, international edition

Will intergovernmental institutions withstand the end of the "American Empire"?,... Sat Apr 05, 2025 07:15 | en

Voltaire, International Newsletter N?127 Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:38 | en

Disintegration of Western democracy begins in France Sat Apr 05, 2025 06:00 | en

Voltaire, International Newsletter N?126 Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:39 | en

The International Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism by Amichai Chikli and Na... Fri Mar 28, 2025 11:31 | en

Voltaire Network >>

Search author name words: %

Military Situation in Ireland 'Far from Normal' - RSF

national | miscellaneous | press release

Monday December 08, 2008 16:53

by Richard Walsh - Republican Sinn Féin

tiocfaidh at btinternet dot com

+44-7835 620 592 / +353-87 261 8603

Report this post to the editors

The credibility of a recent announcement of a 'reduction' in British Crown Forces' personnel from January has been called into question by Republican Sinn Féin.

It has been revealed that the so-called “reduction” of British military personnel in the Six Occupied Counties to their “final” level (i.e. until reinforcements are required) in January will only see the departure of thirty Crown personnel. Up to 5,000 British troops will remain permanently garrisoned within the statelet.

The fact that these will continue to be used to deal with bomb disposal activities gives the lie to the claim that the RUC are now able to control the area themselves. The outgoing chief Brit, Chris Browne, openly admits that “there is no suggestion that the PSNI (sic) have the resources or the desire to create a bomb disposal unit.”

A spokesperson for Republican Sinn Féin said “doubtless the Provos will be quick to claim this as a victory, when in reality the status quo is to remain indefinitely.

“Recent admissions by Hugh Orde that his force are unable to patrol the streets as they please because of the ever resurgent military opposition to English rule shows that the military situation in Ireland is far from 'normal'.

“The only normal number of British soldiers in our country is none. Brown admits that 'this is not a withdrawal,' but a full British withdrawal remains the Republican demand.”

ENDS

Add Your Comments >>

printable version

with comments

atom feed of comments

rss feed of comments

RSS and atom feeds allow you to keep track of new comments on particular stories. You can input the URL's from these links into a rss reader and you will be informed whenever somebody posts a new comment.

Digg this

Furl

Reddit

Gab

Twitter

save preference

Comments (5 of 5)

#	Title	Author	Date
1	The icing on the cake	TAL	Tue Dec 09, 2008 15:39
2	IRA "Victory".	Pgibson	Wed Dec 10, 2008 13:17
3	I blame Harrison Ford	Movie buff	Wed Dec 10, 2008 14:08
4	Excuse me?	Acid	Wed Dec 10, 2008 20:21
5	The end of unionism and loyalism	Mike	Fri Dec 12, 2008 14:14

Add Your Comments >>

© 2001-2025 Independent Media Centre Ireland. Unless otherwise stated by the author, all content is free for non-commercial reuse, reprint, and rebroadcast, on the net and elsewhere. Opinions are those of the contributors and are not necessarily endorsed by Independent Media Centre Ireland. Disclaimer | Privacy