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Continuity Under Strain: How Irish Republicanism Navigated the Emergency
An article on how the IRA, Sinn Féin, Na Fianna Éireann and Cumann na mBan navigated the Emergency, maintaining the Republican inheritance under conditions of imprisonment, censorship and internal pressure.
Custodianship Over Contest: Sinn Féin and Abstentionism, 1904-1938
An examination of the development of Irish Republican doctrine and abstentionist tradition from the founding of Sinn Féin through the post-Civil War stagnation and decline. The article traces how figures such as J. J. O’Kelly, Mary MacSwiney and Brian O’Higgins sought to preserve the legitimacy of the Republic as a matter of continuity and principle rather than electoral success or institutional power.
Republicanism and Constitutional Politics: Differences in Strategy
An examination of the political and ideological differences which made my departure from Aontú inevitable, focusing on the deeper divide between constitutional politics and the traditional Republican understanding of sovereignty and legitimacy.