Cathaoirleach Éirígí, Brian Leeson, has slammed Enda Kenny’s decision to invite William and Kate Windsor to Ireland and reaffirmed the socialist republican party’s opposition to all British royal visits to Ireland. Leeson described the invitation as ‘an embarrassment’ designed to portray the relationship between Ireland and Britain as ‘normal’.

When it was announced by the British government on May 31st that Elizabeth Windsor was to visit her Six-County colony, we, in Éirígí, along with other republicans, discussed the most effective manner to protest against this ‘visit’.

Éirígí’s Rúnaí Ginearálta Breandán Mac Cionnaith has responded to the decision by the Sinn Féin leadership to endorse a meeting with the British queen, Elizabeth Windsor, commander-in-chief of Britain’s armed forces.

The General Secretary of the socialist republican party Éirígí, Breandán Mac Cionnaith, has said that the party’s members and supporters will give their full support to the planned “Truth and Justice – Not Jubilation” march and rally in Belfast this Saturday [June 23].

Below we carry a statement from the organising committee of the “Truth and Justice – not Jubilation” demonstration taking place in Belfast on June 23 against the visit of Elizabeth Windsor, Commander-in-Chief of Britain’s armed forces.

Rúnaí ginearálta Éirígí Breandán Mac Cionnaith has said the socialist republican party will be actively opposing the forthcoming visit to the Six Counties by the commander-in-chief of Britain’s armed forces Elizabeth Windsor.

Cathaoirleach Éirígí Brian Leeson has accused the Dublin government of treating the Irish people as fools after revelations about the massive costs of recent controversial state visits.

In the weeks preceding the visit of Elizabeth Windsor to Dublin, it was made quite clear that the Twenty-Six County state would not tolerate any form of political protest.