New PW Blog post : Should Sinn Féin re-embrace Éire Nua?

[Saoirse go Deo]

The republican movement abandoned Éire Nua mainly because it was perceived as being a sop to Unionism. That accusation can hardly be thrown at it now given the Good Friday agreement.

1970s pamphlet on Éire Nua: http://cedarlounge.files.wordpress.c...en-1971-go.pdf

Is it time to revisit the idea of a federal republic?

One of the main faults with Leinster house is the focus given to local issues rather than national - a perfect example of this is the way it has been consumed by Reilly's primary health care centers. With regional Dáils or perhaps even more local assemblies such as County Councils to argue over such issues the national one would be free to focus on national issues, and the people elected to it would be elected on a national platform, rather than on a promise of getting the road fixed.

It would also go a way towards addressing the Dublin centric nature of our current government, the West has been massively neglected. With a regional Dáil this situation would be greatly improved. As for Ulster, it would perhaps ease the blow of the ending of the Union.

It's clear that the current political system has failed the Irish people utterly - it's dysfunctional, undemocratic and playing a major part in holding the Irish people down. An alternative system needs to be found. Instead of embracing the current system and trying to work around its crippling limitations we should be looking for a new way to do things. We need visionary politics, not a variation of a doomed theme.

[C. Flower]

The republican movement abandoned Éire Nua mainly because it was perceived as being a sop to Unionism. That accusation can hardly be thrown at it now given the Good Friday agreement.

1970s pamphlet on Éire Nua: http://cedarlounge.files.wordpress.c...en-1971-go.pdf

Is it time to revisit the idea of a federal republic?

One of the main faults with Leinster house is the focus given to local issues rather than national - a perfect example of this is the way it has been consumed by Reilly's primary health care centers. With regional Dáils or perhaps even more local assemblies such as County Councils to argue over such issues the national one would be free to focus on national issues, and the people elected to it would be elected on a national platform, rather than on a promise of getting the road fixed.

It would also go a way towards addressing the Dublin centric nature of our current government, the West has been massively neglected. With a regional Dáil this situation would be greatly improved. As for Ulster, it would perhaps ease the blow of the ending of the Union.

It's clear that the current political system has failed the Irish people utterly - it's dysfunctional, undemocratic and playing a major part in holding the Irish people down. An alternative system needs to be found. Instead of embracing the current system and trying to work around its crippling limitations we should be looking for a new way to do things. We need visionary politics, not a variation of a doomed theme.

Is it only regionalisation that you are in favour of, or are there other aspects of Eire Nua that you think are still relevant ?

http://cedarlounge.wordpress.com/200...appendix-1972/

[Saoirse go Deo]

Is it only regionalisation that you are in favour of, or are there other aspects of Eire Nua that you think are still relevant ?

http://cedarlounge.wordpress.com/200...appendix-1972/

The PDF I linked was written in the 1970's, there are aspects which deserve consideration(co-ops and whatnot), but others are obviously out of date as well as that there are some I just plain disagree with.

It's mainly the regionalisation, ie aspects of the appendix in that PDF, which I'm in favour of - well, saying that I'm in favour of it might be a wee bit strong, I'm looking for a system to replace the failed one we have - I'm not saying that Éire Nua or federalization holds all the answers, but is perhaps a good starting point for a discussion and worthy of consideration.

[C. Flower]

The opening post has been posted on the PW Blog - comments welcome over there.

http://itsapoliticalworld.wordpress....=6&postpost=v2