The vision of genuine Irish republicanism goes far beyond the idea of just a flag or the control of territory
It is sadly striking how rarely those pushing for a United Ireland point to the aims held by the United Irishmen more than two centuries ago when they outline their vision now for a New Ireland.
What better way would there be than for genuine Irish republicans to explain the future they seek than by publicly rededicating themselves to the shining ambitions of the founders of their political ideology?
Those words resonate still: “To unite the whole people of Ireland: to abolish the memory of all past dissension; and to substitute the common name of Irishmen in place of the d
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