A recently formed anti-agreement republican organisation has launched a new “Irish Unity Program” as it held a series of weekend commemorations to mark then 1916 Easter Rising.
Éire Nua, which includes former members of Republican Sinn Féin and Sinn Féin, was officially launched at the end of last year.
The group takes its name from a long-standing policy linked to Republican Sinn Féin, which promotes a federal united Ireland.
In an Easter statement the leadership of Éire Nua said its new Irish Unity Program will “empower the four historic provinces while addressing the conflict in the six counties through decentralised government”.
Éire Nua colour party in south Armagh
It also said “the republican demand for an Irish Unity referendum is growing”.
“Éire Nua are ready to help in developing the conditions which will allow for a meaningful process free from preconditions of any kind through the Irish Unity Program which we are very happy to launch here today,” the statement said.
“We must remind people that the British have no mandate or right in Ireland and they will not be permitted to set any preconditions.
“It is self-evident that the British denial of democracy in Ireland is at the core of the conflict and republicans must continue to challenge this.
“The resolution of that conflict demands justice and the fundamental right of the people to decide.”
The group says its Irish Unity Program will “put forward the case for a federal democratic republic of Ireland in the context of Irish unity”.
“It is our desire and resolve that all revolutionary parties in Ireland will come together in an assembly to create circumstances for which will allow for the core issues at the heart of the conflict to be addressed and resolved as the GFA has failed to do this and is merely a tool to cement British rule in Ireland,” the statement said.
“Our Irish Unity Program will offer a revolutionary solution, a federal Ireland where power is shared, and unity is forged through collaboration and respect for diversity,” it added.
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