ABSTRACT

In April 2019, a so-called ‘dissident’ republican New IRA gun-man killed journalist Lyra McKee, whilst firing at police during a riot in Derry in the North of Ireland. The New and Continuity IRAs remain wedded to an armed campaign for Irish sovereignty, drawing legitimacy from partition and the ongoing British ‘presence’ in Northern Ireland – and rejecting the significance of altered conditions within the state. Conversely, independent ‘dissident’ republicans, formerly in the Provisional IRA, criticise the ongoing campaign by the groups as futile. This article examines key areas of debate within the ‘dissident’/radical republican base, on armed actions at present – drawing on unpublished qualitative interviews with independents, the RSF Movement, and Saoradh,– the organisation believed to be the political wing of the New IRA. This article assesses the nature of the campaign waged by the Continuity and New IRAs and examines whether it represents a continuation of the Provisional IRA campaign, or a new departure.

摘要

2019 年 4 月，一名所谓的“持不同政见者”共和党新爱尔兰共和军枪手在爱尔兰北部德里的一场骚乱中向警察开枪打死了记者 Lyra McKee。新的和连续性的爱尔兰共和军仍然坚持一场争取爱尔兰主权的武装运动，从分裂和英国在北爱尔兰的持续“存在”中获得合法性——并拒绝改变国家内部条件的重要性。相反，以前在临时爱尔兰共和军中的独立“持不同政见者”共和党人批评这些团体正在进行的竞选活动是徒劳的。本文探讨争论的关键领域内的“持不同政见者” /激进的民主基础，在目前的武装行动-与未发表的独立定性访谈绘制的RSF运动，和Saoradh，– 该组织被认为是新爱尔兰共和军的政治部门。本文评估了连续性和新 IRA 发起的运动的性质，并检查它是否代表临时 IRA 运动的延续，还是新的出发。