Ruairi O Bradaigh 1986 Ard Fheis Speech

Sinn Féin delegates (including Ruairí Ó Brádaigh) voting against the proposal to grant recognition to the 26-County assembly at the 1986 Ard-Fheis in Dublin.
Ruairí Ó Brádaigh reads the 'Historic Sinn Féin Declaration' to the assembled media on November 2, 1986 after the reconvened Ard-Fheis had decided to reorganise using the name Republican Sinn Féin. He said: "It cannot now be said that there is no organised body of political opinion in Ireland which rejects the 26-County neo-colonial state set up here by England in 1921."

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[totes32]

i'd would have shoved Gerry's hand up his arse.

[republicansf]

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[oceallaigh2003]

Ruairi O Bradaigh was 100 % right,now we have Sinn Fein sitting as ministers in Stormont while their old comrades in arms are being interned and charged with "crimes" that happened 40 years ago.Sinn Fein politicians are still treated as pariahs,insulted regularly both in the Dail and Stormont while things on the ground in Nationalist areas of Derry and West Belfast deteriorate to conditions far worse than when the troubles began.

[MegaMushface]

rsf are a historical society now and virtually finished having split 3 times. sinn fein are being ran into the ground by British puppets both organizations have failed

[An Ceannfort]

cringe :/

[An Ceannfort]

*sigh*...i guess you know nothing..oh well

[belfastbrigade1916]

An Ceannfort are you working for the Queen or do you have the interests of Ireland in your heart you have a funny way of showing it.

[An Ceannfort]

O_O....are you gonna even try to persuade me of the "truth" .....go on dont be lazy

[belfastbrigade1916]

Dont be ignorant to the truth mo chara.

[An Ceannfort]

because the IRA was militarily spent, they were never going to win a military victory. adams seen that and set up plan B which avoided a full on defeat and saved the republican movement from irrelevence.

[Bill Struth]

Gerry & Martin run the IRA into the ground and now help administer British rule in Ireland.

[danny bullman]

how so?