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Republican Sinn Féin says no to British Queen - website
Keep up with the latest news on the campaign against the visit of the British Queen at: www.britishqueennotwelcome.info
Des Dalton interviewed on RFÉ
Republican Sinn Féin President Des Dalton was guest on the New York Radio Station Radio Free Éireann on Saturday, January 15, 2011.
You can listen to this at the following link: http://archive.wbai.org/
Des Dalton, President of Sinn Féin Poblachtach, on the Nolan Show
The Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness says he knows that the British and Irish governments have been talking with so-called 'dissident' Republicans. A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Office said you cannot have meaningful talks with people who are not committed to peaceful means of pursuing their goals. In Dublin, a spokesperson for the Department of Foreign Affairs said "it has never been our practice to speak to these people". So what exactly is going on?
Des Dalton, President of Sinn Féin Poblachtach, speaking on the Nolan Show on BBC Radio Ulster on Friday, August 13, 2010:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00tbbx7 (direct link to show)
'British Army still in 6 Counties'
DES Dalton, the recently-elected president of Republican Sinn Féin, told the Observer newspaper on February 7 that the last piece of the devolution process “had only rearranged the furniture, but the house remains in Britain”.
“There is very little difference between this and the bureaucracy at Dublin Castle pre-1921 that administered British rule.
“I have said before that we uphold the right of the Irish people to resist British rule in any way they can, including armed resistance.
“The British army is still in the Six Counties; in fact they were actively recruiting outside Queen’s University Belfast last week. The unionist veto still exists, and the recent Tory talks with unionists show they will use their power in Westminster to continue to keep this part of Ireland under British rule. So the conditions still exist for those to resist that rule, nothing has changed that.”
Des Dalton said that comments by Provo leaders and British supremo in the Six Counties Shaun Woodward that armed Republican “dissidents” were apolitical or simply criminals was counter-productive.
“Remember the 1970s and ’80s, when Republicans were portrayed as criminals or thugs or godfathers. These were men and women who went to jail for the struggle and in the hunger strike died for their beliefs. Paining genuine Republicans today who resist British rule as criminals or thugs is making the same mistake the British made back then. Ordinary criminals don’t fire on heavily fortified and armed British army police bases.
“The Royal Irish Constabulary became the Royal Ulster Constabulary and they ultimately became the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the PSNI. But while the cap badge might change, the essential point of these forces remain the same. They are there to uphold British rule, they are integral part of the British state forces.
“It is worth remembering all the recent reports of nationalist PSNI officers being unable to live in the communities they came from. Our message to young nationalists is that your place is not there in the PSNI. The logic of the situation remains the same – if you join a force that upholds British rule then you are putting yourself in the line of fire.”
The RSF president said its activists would assist nationalist residents who wanted to stop Orange or loyalist marches to pass through their areas as a concession to the DUP.
“Republican Sinn Féin will not abandon these communities to any squalid deal reached at Stormont or Hillsborough Castle.”
“There is very little difference between this and the bureaucracy at Dublin Castle pre-1921 that administered British rule.
“I have said before that we uphold the right of the Irish people to resist British rule in any way they can, including armed resistance.
“The British army is still in the Six Counties; in fact they were actively recruiting outside Queen’s University Belfast last week. The unionist veto still exists, and the recent Tory talks with unionists show they will use their power in Westminster to continue to keep this part of Ireland under British rule. So the conditions still exist for those to resist that rule, nothing has changed that.”
Des Dalton said that comments by Provo leaders and British supremo in the Six Counties Shaun Woodward that armed Republican “dissidents” were apolitical or simply criminals was counter-productive.
“Remember the 1970s and ’80s, when Republicans were portrayed as criminals or thugs or godfathers. These were men and women who went to jail for the struggle and in the hunger strike died for their beliefs. Paining genuine Republicans today who resist British rule as criminals or thugs is making the same mistake the British made back then. Ordinary criminals don’t fire on heavily fortified and armed British army police bases.
“The Royal Irish Constabulary became the Royal Ulster Constabulary and they ultimately became the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the PSNI. But while the cap badge might change, the essential point of these forces remain the same. They are there to uphold British rule, they are integral part of the British state forces.
“It is worth remembering all the recent reports of nationalist PSNI officers being unable to live in the communities they came from. Our message to young nationalists is that your place is not there in the PSNI. The logic of the situation remains the same – if you join a force that upholds British rule then you are putting yourself in the line of fire.”
The RSF president said its activists would assist nationalist residents who wanted to stop Orange or loyalist marches to pass through their areas as a concession to the DUP.
“Republican Sinn Féin will not abandon these communities to any squalid deal reached at Stormont or Hillsborough Castle.”
Catholics who join devolved PSNI 'in line of fire'
Clarification: Des Dalton at no point in the interview mentioned or used the word Catholic.
Police Service of Northern Ireland there to 'uphold British rule', despite devolution of control, say dissident republicans
* Henry McDonald, Ireland editor
* guardian.co.uk, Sunday 7 February 2010 00.06 GMT
Young Catholic recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland are "putting themselves in the line of fire," Republican Sinn Fein has warned.
Des Dalton, the recently elected president of the anti-peace-process organisation, told the Observer yesterday that the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Stormont Assembly would make no difference to groups such as the CIRA, Real IRA and Oglaigh na hEireann in their campaigns of violence.
Dalton said the devolution of policing "had only re-arranged the furniture"; the house remained in Britain.
"The Royal Irish Constabulary became the Royal Ulster Constabulary and they ultimately became the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the PSNI. But while the cap badge might change, the essential point of these forces remain the same. They are there to uphold British rule, they are integral part of the British state forces," Dalton said. "So it is worth remembering all the recent reports of Catholic PSNI officers being unable to live in the communities they came from.
"Our message to young nationalists is that your place is not there in the PSNI. The logic of the situation remains the same – if you join a force that upholds British rule then you are putting yourself in the line of fire."
Last month the Real IRA set off a booby-trap bomb underneath the car of PSNI Constable Peadar Heffron. The prominent Irish-speaking policeman who was captain of the PSNI's gaelic football team, lost a leg in the blast and suffered serious internal injuries. Constable Heffron is the cousin of Sinn Fein's national chairman, Declan Kearney.
* guardian.co.uk, Sunday 7 February 2010 00.06 GMT
Young Catholic recruits to the Police Service of Northern Ireland are "putting themselves in the line of fire," Republican Sinn Fein has warned.
Des Dalton, the recently elected president of the anti-peace-process organisation, told the Observer yesterday that the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Stormont Assembly would make no difference to groups such as the CIRA, Real IRA and Oglaigh na hEireann in their campaigns of violence.
Dalton said the devolution of policing "had only re-arranged the furniture"; the house remained in Britain.
"The Royal Irish Constabulary became the Royal Ulster Constabulary and they ultimately became the Police Service of Northern Ireland, the PSNI. But while the cap badge might change, the essential point of these forces remain the same. They are there to uphold British rule, they are integral part of the British state forces," Dalton said. "So it is worth remembering all the recent reports of Catholic PSNI officers being unable to live in the communities they came from.
"Our message to young nationalists is that your place is not there in the PSNI. The logic of the situation remains the same – if you join a force that upholds British rule then you are putting yourself in the line of fire."
Last month the Real IRA set off a booby-trap bomb underneath the car of PSNI Constable Peadar Heffron. The prominent Irish-speaking policeman who was captain of the PSNI's gaelic football team, lost a leg in the blast and suffered serious internal injuries. Constable Heffron is the cousin of Sinn Fein's national chairman, Declan Kearney.
Des Dalton's speeches as Audiofiles
Des Dalton, Vice President of Republican Sinn Féin, speaking on Easter Sunday 2009 in Longford:
http://www.irishrepublicans.de/speeches/dalton_longford.wma
Des Dalton, Vice President of Republican Sinn Féin, speaking on Easter Sunday 2009 in Moone:
http://www.irishrepublicans.de/speeches/dalton_moone.wma
Pictures: Easter Commemorations in Kildare
Des Dalton: 'British rule must end to break the cycle of Irish history'
Speech delivered in Ardagh, Co. Longford, on Easter Sunday April 12
Moone Cemetary, Easter Sunday
Banner of the Republican Sinn Féin Frank Driver Cumann North Kildare
Main oration given by Des Dalton, Vice President of Republican Sinn Féin
Wreath laying ceremony, Republican Plot Naas, Easter Monday
Des Dalton on Channel 4
Following last week's republican attacks in Northern Ireland More4 News asks: will they seek to attack again and if so, how do they justify it?
The attacks saw the deaths of three people and serious rioting at the weekend.
Condemnation for the republican groups has been almost universal; and their support, though clearly significant enough to mount paramilitary attacks, is small.
Alex Thomson meets Des Dalton, a senior member of Republican Sinn Fein, the largest republican anti-Stormont organisation, regarded by the British, Irish and American governments as being close to the Continuity IRA, the group who killed a Catholic policeman in County Armagh last week.
Condemnation for the republican groups has been almost universal; and their support, though clearly significant enough to mount paramilitary attacks, is small.
Alex Thomson meets Des Dalton, a senior member of Republican Sinn Fein, the largest republican anti-Stormont organisation, regarded by the British, Irish and American governments as being close to the Continuity IRA, the group who killed a Catholic policeman in County Armagh last week.
Source: http://www.channel4.com/news/articles/uk/republican+sinn+fein+defends+attack/3033657
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