RSF Oppose British Royal Visit

dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | press release Tuesday April 25, 2006 20:42 by IRBB

Statement by Des Dalton, Vice President, Republican Sinn Féin

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."