Republicans will oppose visit by Queen of England

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Republicans will oppose visit by Queen of England

Speaking on the Last Word programme on Today FM on June 19 Republican
Sinn Féin Vice President Des Dalton said that Republicans would oppose
any visit to the 26-Counties by the Queen of England.

“Irish Republicans will actively oppose any visit by the Queen of
England to the 26-Counties, we view it as part of an orchestrated campaign
by both the British and 26-County administrations to deny the reality of
the continued British occupation and partition of Ireland.

“British occupation has always been and remains the cause of conflict
in Ireland, whilst that occupation continues relations with England can
never be normal. A visit to the 26-Counties by the Queen of England is
part of the process of bedding down the institutions of partition and
British rule in Ireland.

“Republican Sinn Féin will be calling on all who oppose partition and
believe in a free and independent Ireland to come out and protest at
such a visit. By doing so it will send a clear signal that continued
British rule in Ireland is neither normal nor acceptable.” Des Dalton said

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English queen not welcome while Ireland remains occupied.

Any visit to Ireland by Elizabeth Windsor is unacceptable and deeply offensive whilst her government and Armed Forces maintain England's Occupation of six Irish counties. Relations between Ireland and England can never be normal whilst such a crime continues to be perpetrated against this country and her people. Comments made in Lisburn by the 26-County Head of State are clearly designed to pave the way for such a visit.

Such hostile political stunts cannot achieve peace and prosperity for the Irish Nation, which can only come about through a full British withdrawal from Ireland. Protests such as those against the attempted Loyalist parade through Dublin's O'Connell Street and the recent Ireland-England Rugby match in Croke Park demonstrate clearly that there remains a significant body of opinion in Ireland opposed to these fraudulent attempts to portray relations between Ireland and England as normal and the constitutional issue as having been “resolved”.

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[Colm]

I predict a riot ...:p :p