Republican Network for Unity
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The Republican Network for Unity is a small Irish republican
political group. It was formed in 2007 in opposition to the Sinn Féin
special Ard Fheis's vote of support for the Police Service of Northern Ireland
. It was originally known as the "Ex-POWs and Concerned Republicans against RUC/PSNI & MI5". The group re-organized, changing its name to "Republican Network for Unity". It is opposed to the Good Friday Agreement and the PSNI, although it has been critical of other dissident organisations such as the Real IRA.
A number of commemtators view RNU as the political wing of the RIRA splinter group Óglaigh na hÉireann
, although this has been rejected by RNU. A number of prominent republicans lead RNU, such as Belfast
members Carl Reilly and Martin Óg Meehan, both leading dissident republicans.
Irish Republicanism
Irish republicanism is an ideology based on the belief that all of Ireland should be an independent republic.In 1801, under the Act of Union, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...
political group. It was formed in 2007 in opposition to the Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
special Ard Fheis's vote of support for the Police Service of Northern Ireland
Police Service of Northern Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the police force that serves Northern Ireland. It is the successor to the Royal Ulster Constabulary which, in turn, was the successor to the Royal Irish Constabulary in Northern Ireland....
. It was originally known as the "Ex-POWs and Concerned Republicans against RUC/PSNI & MI5". The group re-organized, changing its name to "Republican Network for Unity". It is opposed to the Good Friday Agreement and the PSNI, although it has been critical of other dissident organisations such as the Real IRA.
A number of commemtators view RNU as the political wing of the RIRA splinter group Óglaigh na hÉireann
Óglaigh na hÉireann (Real IRA splinter group)
Óglaigh na hÉireann is the title taken by a small dissident Irish republican paramilitary that formed in 2009 as a faction within the Real Irish Republican Army, although it claims to be independent of the Real IRA...
, although this has been rejected by RNU. A number of prominent republicans lead RNU, such as Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
members Carl Reilly and Martin Óg Meehan, both leading dissident republicans.