New IRA (Irish Republican Army), Reject the Political Compromises Made in the Good Friday Agreement of 1998

Brian McKenna

Background: From Dublin. Chairperson of the political party Saoradh since 2018. Convicted for IRA robbery in 1990 and sentenced for IRA membership in 2017.

Key features: Does not care if Brexit means the British establishment implodes, because he thinks that England’s difficulty will always be Ireland’s opportunity.

Affiliation: Saoradh means ‘liberation’ in Irish. It is a far-left ‘Revolutionary Irish Republican Party’ formed by dissident republicans in 2016. Dissident republicans, such as Saoradh and the New IRA (Irish Republican Army), reject the political compromises made in the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. They see the IRA ceasefire of 1994 and the peace process at large as a capitulation to Britain and they oppose any political settlement that falls short of Irish unity and independence. They see Sinn Féin as sell out republicans and themselves as completing an ‘unfinished revolution’. They organize around support for paramilitary/political Saoradh supports an exit from the super- prisoners. imperialist EU, this has been a long- standing revolutionary position. We see Brexit as a defeat for the business Border / Red Lines: and political elite of Britain, Ireland and Europe. Saoradh wants the UK out of Northern Ireland and Ireland out of the EU, as they are opposed to both imperialism and capitalism. They hope to exploit Brexit for their purposes. Alliances: Allegedly, there is a significant overlap in the leadership of Saoradh and the New IRA. The NewIRA was formed in 2012, when different ‘dissident’ republican groups who had broken away from the peace process, joined forces. According to the Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI), the New IRA has arranged and carried out over 40 attacks since 2012. These include multiple gun and bomb attacks, putting bombs under cars of politicians, PSNI officers and prison officers and firing mortars and guns at PSNI officers. In 2019 they killed journalist Lyra McKee, and in 2020 they have threatened the lives of Sinn Fein politicians. Prisoners charged with terrorist IRA offences support Saoradh. - jeres opgaver Rollespil om Grænsen for Brexit

I skal forberede en opening statement og deltage i to forhandlinger om UKs udtræden af EU og fremtidige handelsforhold som en radikal gruppe der kan underminere freden i Nordirland.

SPILLET GÅR I GANG.

Første runde er en række opening I tredje runde skal det fremtidige statements der præsenterer forhold mellem EU og UK forhandles gruppen og deres røde linjer i i en handelsaftale forhandlingerne Forhandlingslederne skal blive enige om Som forberedelse til præsentationerne skal I: hvilken slags adgang EU og UK skal have til - Sætte jer ind i jeres eget rollekort. hinandens markeder og hvilke regler der skal gælde. Alle får et udkast til en Draft Agree- - Forberede et opening statement (max et ment at se, inden forhandlingerne går i gang. minut) der præsenterer gruppen generelt Alle får også en række forslag til amendments og hvad den samlet set ønsker at få ud af at se, som kan trække den endelige aftale i forhandlingerne. forskellige retninger. - Den særlige rådgiver fremsætter opening statement. Som forberedelse til forhandlingerne skal I: - Lægge en strategi for forhandlingerne i I anden runde skal ’hårdheden’ forhold til hvilke argumenter I vil fremføre og af Brexit forhandles hvilke Amendments I vil indføre. Forhandlingslederne skal blive enige om en af- - Skriv en kort tale hvor I fremlægger jeres tale for, hvordan UK træder ud af EU. Alle får et synspunkter (et halvt minut). udkast til en Draft Agreement at se, inden for- - Forsøge at lave aftaler med andre grupper handlingerne går i gang. Alle får også en ræk- så I kan danne alliancer i forhandlingerne. ke forslag til amendments at se, som kan træk- - Kontakt journalister for at få dem til at skrive ke den endelige aftale i forskellige retninger. om jeres synspunkter Som forberedelse til forhandlingerne skal I: - Forhandlingsleder Thomas Ashe Mellon går - Lægge en strategi for forhandlingerne i for- til mødet, holder talen som den første og hold til hvilke argumenter I vil fremføre og deltager i forhandlingerne. Presserådgiveren hvilke Amendments I vil indføre. sidder lige bag ved, klar til at give gode råd. - Skriv en kort tale hvor I fremlægger jeres synspunkter (et halvt minut). Afsluttende pressemøde Medierne viser videointerviews fra dagens for- - Gennemfør et New IRA angreb med knald- perler i nærheden af forhandlingsbordet. handlinger. Herefter afholder presserådgivere Indsend en trussel til journalisten Siobhan fra de forskellige politiske grupper og medierne Fenton om at der vil komme flere angreb et pressemøde. Hvor hver gruppe fremlægger hvis der kommer en hård grænse mellem deres syn på forhandlingernes resultat. Irland og Nordirland. Som forberedelse til pressemødet skal I: - Forhandlingsleder Nuala Perry går til - Optage et kort statement (1 minut) med mødet, holder talen og deltager i forhand- New IRA man, der opsummerer jeres syn lingerne. Den særlige rådgiver sidder lige på resultatet. bag ved, klar til at give gode råd. - Videoen bliver vist til pressemødet. Nuala Perry

Background: Former political prisoner and current activist with the political party Saoradh. From a republican family in West Belfast. In 2019 she was charged with ‘collecting or making a record of information likely to be useful to terrorists ’.

Key features: Is the key ideologist in Saoradh and the one who is reformulating the republican struggle for the 21st century.

Affiliation: Saoradh means ‘liberation’ in Irish. It is a far-left ‘Revolutionary Irish Republican Party’ formed by dissident republicans in 2016. the group is There is little dispute that the constitutional headquartered in Derry, though it maintains a [peace] process did bring a quasi peace strong presence in Belfast and Dublin and a changing to the overall political Dissident republicans, such as Saoradh and the landscape. However if you were poor New IRA (Irish Republican Army), reject the and on the margins of society pre Belfast political compromises made in the Good Friday Agreement, then in all likelihood that’s Agreement of 1998. They see the IRA ceasefire of 1994 and the peace process at large as a capitulation where you remain (…) could it be that the to British imperialism and they oppose any politics of dissent that underpin political settlement that falls short of Irish unity Saoradh may be back in vogue? and independence. They see Sinn Féin as having sold out the republican cause and themselves as completing an ‘unfinished revolution’. They organize around support for paramilitary/political prisoners. Border / Red Lines: Saoradh wants the UK out of Northern Ireland and Ireland out of the EU, as they are opposed to both imperialism and capitalism. They hope to exploit Brexit for their purposes.

Alliances: Allegedly, there is a significant overlap in the leadership of Saoradh and the New IRA. The NewIRA was formed in 2012, when different ‘dissident’ republican groups who had broken away from the peace process, joined forces. According to the Police Service Northern Ireland (PSNI), the New IRA has arranged and carried out over 40 attacks since 2012. These include multiple gun and bomb attacks, putting bombs under cars of politicians, PSNI officers and prison officers and firing mortars and guns at PSNI officers. In 2019 they killed journalist Lyra McKee, and in 2020 they have threatened the lives of Sinn Fein politicians. Prisoners charged with terrorist IRA offences support Saoradh. - jeres opgaver Rollespil om Grænsen for Brexit

I skal forberede en opening statement og deltage i to forhandlinger om UKs udtræden af EU og fremtidige handelsforhold som en radikal gruppe der kan underminere freden i Nordirland.

SPILLET GÅR I GANG.

Background: From Derry. Member of the Executive of the political party Saoradh. Reportedly, the current leader of the IRA in Derry. He has a strong Republican family background. His grandfather (also Thomas Ashe Mellon) was interned in prison without trial, during the 40s and the 50s. His uncle (also Thomas Ashe Mellon (the 2nd) was at the top of the Derry IRA brigade in the 1970s.

Key features: Mellon is on the 10 year MI5 watchlist for terrorism. Walks and talks like a hard man. Arms Crossed, silent stare. Where other false prophets have bent Affiliation: the knee and have been subsumed by the Saoradh means ‘liberation’ in Irish. It is a far-left British and capitalism, Saoradh have ‘Revolutionary Irish Republican Party’ formed by come from those who will not bend and dissident republicans in 2016. Dissident republicans, refused to be subsumed and together, we such as Saoradh and the New IRA (Irish Republican will see the rising of the moon. Army), reject the political compromises made in the (2020) Good Friday Agreement of 1998. They see theIRA ceasefire of 1994 and the peace process at large as a capitulation to Britain and they oppose any political settlement that falls short of Border / Red Lines: Irish unity and independence. They see Sinn Féin as sell-out republicans and themselves as completing Saoradh wants the UK out of Northern Ireland an ‘unfinished revolution’. They organize around and Ireland out of the EU, as they are opposed support for paramilitary/political prisoners. to both imperialism and capitalism. They hope to exploit Brexit for their purposes.

I skal forberede en opening statement og deltage i to forhandlinger om UKs udtræden af EU og fremtidige handelsforhold som en radikal gruppe der kan underminere freden i Nordirland.

SPILLET GÅR I GANG.

Background: Likely recruited from a deprived area of Derry or Belfast. Likely between 20-40.

Key features: Wears a balaclava and army fatigues, reads from a written statement.

Affiliation: New IRA was formed in 2012 in order to continue the armed struggle to secure Irish Unity. When the original IRA called a ceasefire to support the political peace process in the 1990s, a number of IRA volunteers broke away to form new groups like the Real IRA and Continuity IRA. What is left of these breakaway groups are now all believed to be joined under the New IRA. New IRA has orchestrated over 40 attacks since 2012 We are talking about an illegal and is the reason that Northern Ireland remains at occupation here, which means a severe threat level from terrorism. They have fired that the IRA reserves the right mortars and guns and placed bombs under the cars to attack those who uphold that of politicians, police officers, prison officers. In 2019 illegal occupation along they killed the young journalist Lyra McKee, and in 2020 they have threatened the lives of Sinn Fein the border and elsewhere. politicians.

Alliances: Allegedly, there is a significant overlap in the leadership of Saoradh and the New IRA. New IRA and Saoradh hold the same position in relation to rejecting the political compromises made in the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. They see the IRA ceasefire of 1994 and the peace process at large as a capitulation to British imperialism and they oppose any political settlement that falls short of Irish unity and independence. They also share their opposition to Sinn Féin who they regard as having betrayed the republican ideals by signing the Good Friday Agreement and de facto accepting partition. - jeres opgaver Rollespil om Grænsen for Brexit

I skal forberede en opening statement og deltage i to forhandlinger om UKs udtræden af EU og fremtidige handelsforhold som en radikal gruppe der kan underminere freden i Nordirland.

SPILLET GÅR I GANG.