Independent Republican () was a political title frequently used by
Irish republicans
Irish republicanism ( ga, poblachtánachas Éireannach) is the political movement for the unity and independence of Ireland under a republic. Irish republicans view British rule in any part of Ireland as inherently illegitimate.
The developm ...
when contesting elections in the
Republic of Ireland and
Northern Ireland since the 1920s.
In the main, but certainly not always, Independent Republican candidates were members of
Sinn Féin or the
Irish Republican Army. In times when these organizations were proscribed or when they refused to register as political parties, the label "Independent Republican" was used.
History
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The 1916 Rising
The Easter Rising ( ga, Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the a ...
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The Anglo-Irish Treaty
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The Troubles
The Republic of Ireland
* John Carroll, local politician from Offaly, ex Sinn Féin
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Fr. Patrick Ryan - Munster European Election 1989
Northern Ireland
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Gerry McGeough
Gerry McGeough (born 1958, near Dungannon, County Tyrone) is a prominent Irish republican who was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA), a former Sinn Féin activist and editor of the defunct '' The Hibernian'' magazine. Mc ...
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Frank Maguire - Fermanagh South Tyrone
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Bobby Sands - Fermanagh South Tyrone
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Anthony Mulvey - Mid Ulster
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Tom Mitchell -Mid Ulster
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Bernadette Devlin - Mid Ulster
Irish Republican Army
Sinn Féin
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