On this significant occasion, marking the 108th Anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916, the leadership of the Republican Movement sends heartfelt greetings to the Irish people worldwide.

As they gather at the graves and monuments of our patriot dead, who laid down their lives for the Irish Republic envisioned by Theobald Wolfe Tone, we reflect on the birth of this vision on the streets of Dublin in 1916. It has been defended by the dedication of Irish men and women over the past 108 years and, importantly, the journey towards its realisation remains an ongoing and unfinished mission.

Revolutionary greetings are extended to Sinn Féin Poblachtach, Cumann na mBan and Na Fianna Éireann, steadfast champions of the cause for a 32-County Irish Republic. In solidarity, we convey greetings to the Palestinian people, valiantly defending their country against the genocidal occupation imposed by the Israeli government. Warm wishes are also sent to our international comrades engaged in struggles against imperialist aggression and occupation in various parts of the world.

The acceptance of Partition continues to be an affront to the Republic envisioned by Theobald Wolfe Tone and remains the source of discontent for the people of Ireland, regardless of their religious affiliations — whether Protestant, Catholic or Dissenter.
England, having spent the spoils of our country’s resources, promoting and actively fuelling sectarian hatred, employing economic coercion, and maintaining demographic control to effectively hold the Irish people hostage, remains, in Tone’s words, “the never-failing source of all our political evils”.

However, these efforts can never dilute the enduring hunger for freedom and sovereignty within the Irish people. The historical scars of Partition persist, fuelling the struggle for an independent 32-County Irish Republic.

The Republican Movement reserves the right to defend the Irish Republic proclaimed in 1916 and ratified by the First Dáil in January 1919 following the election of 1918. The notion that English duplicity should indefinitely hold the Irish people spellbound to the rightful expectation of freedom shall not pass as a perpetual solution. We shall have our freedom; we remain the continuity of the Irish struggle.

We call on the Irish people to be mindful and recognise where we are on the roadmap to freedom; remember perfidious England throughout the saga of home rule acts and the slaughter of John Redmond’s Volunteers whom he sent out to fight “for the freedom of small nations”.

We call on you to join us and help sustain a strong Movement acting against the occupation of our country. It is our birthright to be free and we are fearful of the cajoling of nationalist politicians who have revised the year of freedom 2016 to the year of freedom 2036.

Irish Republicans see this as just another act of kicking the can down the road by political reformists who have lost their way and who will stand at the graves and commemorate our patriot dead, while at the same time we have to watch the so-called first minister for all standing for the English national anthem in Belfast recently.

It seems that the so-called peace process and getting their hands on the apparatus of power are more important. They will be out next telling the people of Ireland that a strong election in the Free State will put us a step closer to the Irish Republic when in fact it will be no more than an extension of the Stormont show.

Ruling by fooling, let those who sit at the top table believe they are in charge and let them implement British policy throughout the 32 counties of Ireland.

In conclusion the Leadership thanks our members and supporters for all they do to keep the Republican Movement on the road to freedom.

Continuity not compromise.

An Phoblacht Abú!

— The Leadership of the Republican Movement 2024

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