Saoradh

Saoradh
ChairpersonStephen Murney[1]
Vice-chairpersonBrian McKenna
National SecretaryPaddy Gallagher
FoundedSeptember 2016; 8 years ago (2016-09)
HeadquartersDerry, Northern Ireland
Paramilitary wingNew IRA (alleged)[2][3][4]
Youth wingÉistigí ("Listen")
Membership (2022)roughly 60 to 100 activists[5]
IdeologyIrish republicanism
Dissident republicanism[6]
Revolutionary socialism
Hard Euroscepticism[7]
Anti-imperialism
Political positionFar-left[8][9]
SloganUnfinished Revolution
Website
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Saoradh (Irish: [ˈsˠiːɾˠə], "Liberation") is a far-left political party and pressure group[10] formed by dissident Irish republicans in 2016. It is active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Police Service of Northern Ireland and independent commentators describe the party as being close with the New IRA, although Saoradh themselves deny this.[11]

Traditional variation of the sunburst flag, upon which the Saoradh logo is based
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  3. ^ Spackman, Conor; Fee, Patrick (4 June 2019). "Saoradh's Ashe Mellon and Melaugh 'in New IRA leadership'". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  4. ^ Mooney, John (8 March 2024). "Sinn Fein reached out to political wing of New IRA". The Times. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  5. ^ O'Keeffe, Cormac (2 May 2022). "Q&A: The ramification of Sinn Féin's contact with hardline republican group Saoradh". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  6. ^ Trumbore; Owsiak (2019). "Brexit, the Border, and Political Conflict Narratives in Northern Ireland". Irish Studies in International Affairs. 30: 195. doi:10.3318/isia.2019.30.12. S2CID 214476378.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Reinisch goes Ard Fheis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Doyle, Paulie (22 March 2019). "Understanding the 'New IRA', Who Sent Explosives Around the UK". VICE UK (Motherboard). Vice Media. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  9. ^ Murray, Gemma (19 February 2020). "Saoradh release statement claiming Sinn Fein not under threat - after Michelle O'Neill asks all members to be 'vigilant'". The News Letter. Belfast: JPIMedia. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  10. ^ Mooney, John (6 October 2021). "Suspected New IRA leader arrested on terror charges in Lyra McKee murder investigation". The Times. The News Building, London. Archived from the original on 6 October 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  11. ^ "New IRA says border infrastructure would be 'legitimate target for attack'". 16 October 2019.