RNU rubbing shoulders with fascists

**Saoirse go Deo** · 15-10-2012, 08:16 PM

http://www.republicannetwork.ie/inde...=1:latest-news

Was looking at the RNU site there and came across the above. What are the RNU playing at by palling around with the far right? (Craobh Gal Greinne)

**Saoirse go Deo** · 15-10-2012, 08:43 PM

Looks like I may have jumped the gun:

http://www.republicannetwork.ie/inde...ggle&Itemid=38

**C. Flower** · 16-10-2012, 12:21 AM

Originally Posted by Saoirse go Deo

Looks like I may have jumped the gun:

http://www.republicannetwork.ie/inde...ggle&Itemid=38

I'm not clear what the fascist character of this group is.

Do you know anything about them ?

**fluffybiscuits** · 16-10-2012, 01:01 PM

Nice one S G D. There is some info but its scant out there on them. Indymedia is carrying an article on a former provo who had links to fascism. http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77950 Reading through the comments there is a little info on the organisation.

Craobh na Greine have a response below the article

It seems the lefties are once again trying to attack the Gal Gréine society. You make reference to its cathaoirleach Tomás mac Cormaic and his anti immigration views, and a load of crap about an ex-member and friend of yours being in Sinn Féin with him and revealing all about how he met a member of the Celtic Wolves. In fact the person you are talking about is also a former Sinn Féin member in Cork James Mac Barron, turned anarcist.

I have been long aware of Tomás mac Cormaic anti immigration and anti homosexual views, and it comes as no surprise to learn that they were also his views when a member of Sinn Féin and were also the views of a large section of Sinn Féin in Cork. Craobh Gal Gréine was founded by over 30 members who have all previous backgrounds within Sinn Féin and the Provisional Movement, Republican Sinn Féin and the 32 county Sovereignty Committee. So numerically it seems that a far greater section of Republicans support traditional nationalism, as opposed to the neo-colonial policy of Europe that has been embraced by the liberals within Ireland.

The greatest concern in reference to the article about Gerry Mc Geough in the searchlight magazine, is a contribution made by Mags Gleenon, who cliams that the Catholic Religion has no place within Irish nationalism. Yet she is to the fore-front of trying to promote abortion as some sort of national ideology?

Firstly I would like to comment that Searchlight is a foreign organisation and should keep its nose out of Irish politics. The Irish nation is sick of English interference within our nation, and this is just another example of foreigners trying to dictate their policies to the Irish people. Secondly, in the past Catholicism has had a very strong association with the nationalstruggle. Patriots such as Patrick Pearse, Terence Mc Swiney, Sean South and J.J. O' Kelly all make a point of writing of how important their religious faith was to the national struggle. Finally, the days of the Penal Laws are well and truly over. The Irish have a right to express their religious beliefs in harmony with their political beliefs. I don't see the liberals attacking Islamic extremists for their religious beliefs, so it is hypocritical of them to attack Gerry Mc Geough and other Irish nationalists over theirs.

http://galgreine.blogspot.ie/

There is a blog but with only one post. Not much else any mkore info appreciated as I have a college project coming up on racism so would be interested in reading about

**C. Flower** · 16-10-2012, 03:12 PM

Originally Posted by fluffybiscuits

Nice one S G D. There is some info but its scant out there on them. Indymedia is carrying an article on a former provo who had links to fascism. http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77950 Reading through the comments there is a little info on the organisation.

Craobh na Greine have a response below the article

http://galgreine.blogspot.ie/

There is a blog but with only one post. Not much else any mkore info appreciated as I have a college project coming up on racism so would be interested in reading about

There is a right wing of Republicanism that isn't often talked about. And there is also a swathe of people who believe in fighting for a nationalist cause, without having an explicity political analysis that underpins what they do.

They are very much at risk of being swept along by any sort of religious or racist zealotry.

**Saoirse go Deo** · 16-10-2012, 04:04 PM

They are right wing catholic nationalists, anti-gay and anti immigration/xenophobic.

As you can see above they are deliberately misinterpreting Connolly and using a quote to support their anti immigration views, utterly distorting it. Connolly was anti scab, not anti immigration.

**Sam Lord** · 16-10-2012, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by fluffybiscuits

Nice one S G D. There is some info but its scant out there on them. Indymedia is carrying an article on a former provo who had links to fascism. http://www.indymedia.ie/article/77950

That is really old stuff fluffy.

Gerry McGeough was given 20 years last year for a shooting that took place in 1981.

**C. Flower** · 16-10-2012, 10:42 PM

Originally Posted by Saoirse go Deo

They are right wing catholic nationalists, anti-gay and anti immigration/xenophobic.

As you can see above they are deliberately misinterpreting Connolly and using a quote to support their anti immigration views, utterly distorting it. Connolly was anti scab, not anti immigration.

That is of course a total distortion. Scabbing and immigration by people who want to settle for life are two very different things.

**fluffybiscuits** · 17-10-2012, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by Sam Lord

That is really old stuff fluffy.

Gerry McGeough was given 20 years last year for a shooting that took place in 1981.

Six years old is really old? My god its only last year I was 29...Im beginning to feel the passage of time move really fast.....Do you remember back in our generation when the Arab Spring happened, feels like it was only yesterday but what a long time ago....