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Ógra Shinn Féin (colloquially known as Republican Youth, , and formerly, officially known as Sinn Féin Republican Youth, ga, Sinn Féin Óige Phoblachtach, from 2012 to March 2018) is the youth wing of the Irish political party Sinn Féin. Ógra Shinn Féin is active and organised throughout the island of Ireland. Upon its establishment in 1997 it was originally known as Sinn Féin Youth; it changed to Ógra Shinn Féin in 1998. A number of Sinn Féin's elected representatives are also members of Ógra Shinn Féin.


Membership

Membership is free and open to all Sinn Féin party members and college society members aged 15 to 29 who support a united Ireland and the establishment of a democratic socialist republic. After the 2019 Ard Fheis it became mandatory for all party members under the age of 26 to be an active member of their local Ógra branch after the success of Ógra's motion on this issue.


Organisation

Ógra Shinn Féin is organised in all 32
counties of Ireland The counties of Ireland (Irish language, Irish: ) are historic administrative divisions of the island into thirty-two units. They began as Norman structures, and as the powers exercised by the Cambro-Norman barons and the Old English (Ireland) ...
, in both local communities and universities. Its structure is similar to that of Sinn Féin. Ógra Shinn Féin '' cumainn'' are largely autonomous from local Sinn Féin structures.Cork Sinn Féin website
accessed 8 December 2014.
* Cumainn - ''cumainn'' are organised within a local area or within a college or university. At present there are over 50 active Ógra Shinn Féin cumainn throughout Ireland. A cumainn is required to have a minimum of five members. * National Youth Committee - the National Committee (Comhairle Náisiúnta) is the democratically elected governing body of Ógra Shinn Féin. It consists of between 21 members. Half of the National Youth Committee will be elected by activists at an annual conference, and half will be selected by those elected already in place. The chair of the National Youth Committee is now elected by delegates at a national congress, having previously been appointed by the party chair.


Campaigns and issues

The long-term aim of Ógra Shinn Féin is "to recruit young dedicated activists to ensure the continuity and successful conclusion of the struggle" to establish a 32- county democratic socialist republic. Specific issues of primary importance include: Irish unity and independence; workers' rights; the protection of the environment; an end to sectarianism and racism in Ireland; decent housing for the people; weekend elections and referendums; education; supporting the Shell to Sea campaign, voting age to be lowered to 16; and the promotion of the
Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...
(''Gaeilge''). The following is a list of some campaigns which Ógra Shinn Féin has been involved in: *Educate to be Free Campaign - This campaign was launched in December 2008 and calls for free education for all. It also calls for an increase in Irish language education and for student empowerment and radicalizing students unions. *Green Postbox Campaign - This campaign was launched in 2008 and involved young republicans in Northern Ireland painting postboxes green (postboxes in the Republic of Ireland are green while those in Northern Ireland are red). The campaign received severe criticism from Unionist politicians such as Jim Wells. It is alleged that hundreds of postboxes were painted throughout Northern Ireland. Although this campaign was officially launched in 2008, it had been common for ÓSF members and other Irish republicans to engage in this practice. In 2006, a Tyrone ÓSF member was arrested for painting a postbox in Fintona. *National Suicide Prevention Campaign - In 2006 Ógra Shinn Féin launched a nationwide suicide prevention campaign. The campaign focuses on the dissemination of information and the demand for an all-Ireland approach to suicide awareness. *ARISE - In 2007 Ógra Shinn Féin launched the Anti-Racism, Imperialism, Sectarianism and Exploitation (ARISE) campaign. *Other campaigns - It is/was also involved in campaigns regarding Demilitarization, Anti-Collusion, Disband the
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/Proper Policing, Minimum Wage, Lower Car Insurance, A President for All,
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, Re-routing
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marches, "Freedom for the POW's", "Bring them home" (
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), anti-occupation of Iraq, remembering "Irish martyrs",
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, Shell to Sea, Save 16 Moore Street and All Ireland mobile tariff. *In August 2016 Sinn Féin youth activists staged a protest outside of Fine Gael Headquarters due to their decision to use tax-payers' money to appeal the European Commission's decision to force Apple Inc. to hand over €13 billion in unpaid taxes to the state. The protest involved dumping dozens of apples on the doorstep of the building as well as impaling apples on the railings.


Recent events

As part of the transformation of the Republican Movement to reflect changing realities brought about by the peace process, a decision was taken to change the logo, and at the 2004 National Congress the green star and orange graffiti-style logo was adopted. The logo was again changed at the 2006 Congress when the current logo, incorporating the words ''Ógra Shinn Féin'', the Starry Plough, the Sunburst Flag and the "Freedom Lark" was adopted. Ógra Sinn Féin has been criticised by the
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for failing to remove the petrol bomb logo from a number of its wall murals.


Affiliations

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National Youth Council of Ireland The National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) is a representative body for Irish youth organisations, a role that is recognised in the 2001 Youth Work Act. Currently there are 43 national youth organisations who are full member of the NYCI, anothe ...
(NYCI) - Ógra Shinn Féin is a full member of the National Youth Council of Ireland. *
European Network of Democratic Young Left The European Network of Democratic Young Left (ENDYL) was an independent network of left-wing democratic socialist political youth organisations in Europe. ENDYL was open to European youth organisations of the democratic left that neither foll ...
(ENDYL) - Ógra Shinn Féin was a full member of the ENDYL until its dissolution.


International

Ógra Shinn Féin has strong connections with a number of pro-independence and socialist groups throughout the world, including: * SEGI - A Basque nationalist party that forms part of the Basque National Liberation Movement and is aligned with
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, Batasuna and the militant organisation
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. SEGI is proscribed as a terrorist organisation by the Spanish and
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authorities. ÓSF frequently send delegations to the
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It has been reported in the Spanish media that the Spanish security services are monitoring both groups closely and have noticed a sharp increase in co-operation between the two. Spanish papers have also claimed that the youth wings exchange IRA and ETA knowledge and information. *Ghjuventù Indipendentista - A youth movement which supports
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and advocates independence from France. An ÓSF delegation attend the "''Scontri Internaziunali''" which is held in the town of Corte in central
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every year. *
Jovent Republicà The Republican Youth (in Catalan: ''Jovent Republicà'') is a left-wing political party, and also the youth wing of the Republican Left of Catalonia (in Catalan: ''Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya'', ERC), a Catalan pro-independence party. Until ...
- The youth wing of the
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nationalist group Republican Left of Catalonia which campaigns for the independence of Catalonia from Spain. *Others - ÓSF also supports nationalist movements in Kanaky (New Caledonia), Kabylie (Algeria), Galicia, Spain, Scotland, Sardinia and Brittany.


Notable members and former members

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Pearse Doherty Pearse Daniel Doherty (born 6 July 1977) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal constituency since the 2016 general election, and previously a TD for the Donegal South-West constituency from 2010 to ...
– Current Teachta Dála (TD) representing
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and former Senator, served as a member of the ÓSF National Executive. *
Máiría Cahill Máiría Cahill (; born 1981) is an Irish politician. In October 2014, she waived anonymity as a complainant in a sexual abuse case to tell of her claims of being sexually abused as a teenager by a Provisional IRA member and allegations of being ...
– Former ÓSF National Secretary. Cahill was served as a
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from 2015 to 2016 for the Labour Party, and selected as an SDLP member of Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council in 2018. *
Toiréasa Ferris Toiréasa Ferris (born 24 March 1980) is a former Irish Sinn Féin politician who has served as a Kerry County Councillor for Tralee from 2003 to 2019. Personal life Ferris is a part-time tutor in law at Tralee Community College. She lives in Ar ...
– Elected to Kerry County Council and candidate for Sinn Féin in the European Parliament Elections in 2009. *
Eoin Ó Broin Eoin Ó Broin (; born 1972) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and writer who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin Mid-West constituency since the 2016 general election. Background Ó Broin is from Cabinteely, County Dublin. He was educat ...
– Current Teachta Dála (TD) representing Dublin Mid-West. Sinn Féin Director of European Affairs. He is also a published author and a former National Organiser of Sinn Féin Youth. *
Daithí McKay Daithí Gerard McKay (born 1982, Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is a newspaper columnist and former Irish politician. He was the Chair of the Finance Committee in the Northern Ireland Assembly and a Sinn Féin MLA for North Antr ...
– Former Sinn Féin MLA for North Antrim and political commentator. *
Jonathan O'Brien Jonathan O'Brien (born 28 December 1971) is an Irish former Sinn Féin politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-Central constituency from 2011 to 2020. Early life O'Brien moved to Morecambe, Lancashire in the early 1 ...
– Sinn Féin TD representing Cork North-Central. *
Niall Ó Donnghaile Niall Ó Donnghaile (; born 28 May 1985) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has served as Leader of Sinn Féin in the Seanad since June 2020 and a Senator for the Administrative Panel since April 2016. He previously served as Lord Mayor of ...
– Sinn Féin councillor representing East Belfast, and Sinn Féin Assembly Press Officer. Lord Mayor of Belfast (2011–12). Seanadóir in the Seanad Éireann. *
David Cullinane David Cullinane (born 4 July 1974) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency since the 2016 general election. He previously served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2011 to 2016. C ...
– Current Teachta Dála (TD) representing Waterford. Former Senator and previous member of Waterford City Council. *
Matt Carthy Matt Carthy (born 19 July 1977) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency since the 2020 general election. He previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for th ...
– Sinn Féin Teachta Dála (TD) representing
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. *
Megan Fearon Megan Fearon (born 29 July 1991) is an Irish former Sinn Féin politician who was member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for the Newry and Armagh constituency from June 2012 to January 2020.
– Former Sinn Féin MLA for Newry and Aramgh. * Emma Sheerin - Sinn Féin MLA for Mid Ulster. *
Fintan Warfield Fintan Warfield (born 1992) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has served as a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel since April 2016. As of 2017, he was the youngest senator in Ireland. Early life and education Warfield attended ...
- Sinn Féin Seanadóir in the Seanad Éireann and former National Chair of Ógra Shinn Féin. * Sean Bateson - Sinn Féin Mayor of Causeway Coast council. * Órla Nic Biorna - Former Sinn Féin councillor for Blackmountain DEA. At the time of her service was the youngest councillor in Ireland. * Caoimhín McCann - Sinn Féin Belfast city councillor representing the Colin DEA. Co-Opted into Council on the 16th February 2022 taking over for former Cllr Stephen Magennis. Caoimhín is also the Current National Chair for Ógra Shinn Féin, being elected by the membership at their congress in Galway in 2019. Longest serving Chair Person for the organisation.


National Chairs

*Eoin Ó Broin – 1997–98 *Matt Carthy – 1998–2000 *Damian Lawlor – 2000–02 (Author of Na Fianna Éireann and the Irish Revolution - 1909 to 1923) *Chris O'Ralaigh – 2002–03 *Mickey Bravender – 2003–06 *Barry McColgan – 2006–09 *Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire – 2009–2011 *Darren O’Rourke – 2011–2014 *Harry Connolly – 2014–2016 *Fintan Warfield – 2016–2018 *Aodhán Ó hAdhmaill – 2018–2019 (First chair elected by membership at a National Congress) *Caoimhín McCann – 2019–


Publications

Ógra Shinn Féin publishes a quarterly republican youth magazine entitled ''Splanc''. The magazine was launched in 2001, eventually ceasing publication around 2006. It was re-launched in 2007, primarily in online format, with the same name, ''Splanc'' (which is the
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translation of ''Spark''). ÓSF has published its own book ''Awaiting the Lark'' in 2006 to mark the 25th Anniversary of the
1981 Irish hunger strike The 1981 Irish hunger strike was the culmination of a five-year protest during the Troubles by Irish republicanism, Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland. The protest began as the blanket protest in 1976, when the British government ...
. The book includes interviews with many well known Irish republicans such as
Michelle Gildernew Michelle Gildernew (born 28 March 1970) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician from County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. She is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, having been re-elected in June 2017 after previously holding t ...
, Barry McElduff,
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, Seanna Walsh and Martina Anderson. It includes photographs from the funerals of the hunger strikers and protests that took place around the time. The book also includes information about Michael Gaughan and Frank Stagg who died on hunger strike in 1974 and 1976 respectively.


Notable actions and incidents

Ógra Shinn Féin frequently attracts media attention or causes controversy due to some of its activities. Some notable examples include: *Arrests at Belfast City Hall 1997 - On 3 November 1997 three members of ÓSF were arrested after they scaled the front of Belfast City Hall and unfurled a banner calling for the release of political prisoners. This was part of the "Saoirse" campaign. The RUC special branch later allegedly attempted to recruit one of those arrested to serve as an informant. *Alleged abuse by Gardaí in Store Street 1998 - In November 1998 seven members of ÓSF were arrested by Gardaí in Dublin for allegedly acting in an abusive manner. While being held in Store Street Garda station the activists alleged that they were kicked and beaten by Gardaí. A protest which took place outside the Garda Station that night resulted in skirmishes between demonstrators and the Gardaí. *UCC Riot 1999 - In November 1999, 50 gardaí were called in to reinforce University College Cork security after a melee broke out in the corridors of the Science building. Members of Ógra Shinn Féin, the Socialist Party, Workers' Party and anti-fascist groups had attempted to force their way into a lecture hall where British writer and Holocaust denier David Irving was to hold a talk. Gardaí decided to baton charge the 600 strong crowd. *South Armagh demilitarization riots 2001 - In December 2001 ÓSF was blamed for carrying out
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attacks against RUC and British army bases in south
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. Twenty-two police officers, three soldiers and two police dogs were injured in the incidents during which protesters attacked the watchtowers at Creevekeeran and Drummuckaval with iron bars, bottles, fireworks and petrol bombs. Two soldiers suffered serious head injuries after being hit with petrol bombs and had to be airlifted to hospital. Another soldier suffered serious burns. The barracks at
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was attacked and protesters managed to smash through the main gate after igniting an oil barrel and pushing it into the entrance. *Attack on SDLP councillor's office - In January 2002, SDLP councillor P. J. Bradley claimed members of ÓSF were responsible for an attack on his offices in Warrenpoint during which eleven windows were smashed and paint was poured over the building and in through the windows. Caitríona Ruane disputed Bradley's comments. *Attack on Rosslea PSNI station 2002 - On 1 July 2002 ÓSF was blamed for an organised attack against Rosslea PSNI station. Up to 50 masked youths threw stones and bottles at the police station causing extensive damage to the exterior of the building. The Unionist ''Newsletter'' described the attack as "appalling" and condemned ÓSF for "laying vicious siege" to Rosslea PSNI Station. *Sit-in at British Tourist office in Dublin 2003 - In May 2003, six members of ÓSF staged a sit-in in the British Tourist office in Dublin, in protest at the decision by the British government to postpone the elections in Northern Ireland. A picket in support of the protest was held outside. *ÓSF banned from Trinity College 2005 - Sinn Féin had been banned from organising in Trinity College Dublin until the ban was overturned in 1999. In 2005, it was temporarily re-instated (until the end of the college term) after the TCD chairperson forwarded an email on to others which included threatening remarks towards former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher. *1916 Auction Protest 2006 - In April 2006 members of ÓSF disrupted a sale of memorabilia associated with the
Easter 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 ...
of 1916 at James Adams & Sons Auctioneers on Stephen's Green, Dublin. Two activists were arrested by Gardaí but were later released without charge. The protest was the lead story on a number of News broadcasts including TV3 News. *Down Orange hall incident 2007 - In September 2007, ÓSF was heavily criticised after one of its members was taken to hospital following a fall from the roof of an Orange hall. The member had been removing a Union Flag from the roof. This incident occurred at a time when Orange halls in the area had been subjected to firebomb and arson attacks. Some people claimed that removing the flag was anti-sectarian and should be applauded. *Green Postbox campaign 2008 onwards - One campaign undertaken by ÓSF involved changing the colour of
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postboxes in Northern Ireland from red to green (green is the standard colour of postboxes in the Republic of Ireland). Sinn Féin MLA Barry McElduff described the campaign as "peaceful political statement". Other politicians claimed this amounted to the MLA condoning criminal damage. It is believed hundreds of postboxes were painted green in such republican heartlands as
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,
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and West Tyrone alone. *Occupation of Green Party offices 2008 - On 4 December 2008, a number of ÓSF members took part in a protest organised by the student based "Free Education for Everyone" (FEE) group. A number of protesters were arrested after they occupied the offices of
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, Green Party Spokesperson on Education, in Lucan, County Dublin. Gardaí were forced to break down the door of the office and arrested ten of the activists. *Gregory Campbell incident 2009 - ÓSF were criticised for comparing
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MP Gregory Campbell to Nazi propaganda minister
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on its web-blog. An accompanying edited image on the site showed Campbell's head superimposed on the body of a man wearing a Nazi uniform. The article criticised Campbell's NI Executive culture portfolio and his stance on the Irish language. *PSNI recording incident 2009 - In January 2009 a member of ÓSF in Omagh was arrested following a confrontation in the town. While at the police station, a constable attempted to recruit the man as an informant. The ÓSF member managed to record the incident on his cellphone. The incident has been brought before Omagh DPP and is currently under investigation by the Police Ombudsman. The recording of the incident was uploaded to YouTube. * Warrenpoint visit 2009 - On 10 January 2009 ÓSF held a Republican Youth weekend in Newcastle,
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. Part of the weekend involved a trip to the site of the
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where an IRA unit ambushed and killed 18 British soldiers in 1979. Protesters including
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and Jim Wells branded the trip an "insult to victims". Loyalist victims campaigner
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said "10 years ago the world hoped that they had moved on from terrorism but as the last few days have shown they still firmly believe in armed conflict". The local ÓSF spokesperson claimed it was simply part of a historical tour of the County Down area. *Belfast dinner dance 2009: In January 2010 the
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(Northern Ireland edition) ran a full-page article which criticized ÓSF for hosting a "Pro-IRA event" in a hotel in Belfast City Centre. The paper also claimed that there were numerous chants of "F*** the Brits" and "You'll never ever beat the IRA". According to ÓSF the event was a celebration of 100 years of Na Fianna Éireann with the families of dead Fians in attendance and traditional Irish Rebel music. *Government protests 2010: On 22 November 2010 ÓSF members took part in protests against the International Monetary Fund bail-out. During a protest outside government buildings in Dublin one member of ÓSF was injured and taken to hospital after he was struck by a ministerial car during a sit-down protest. Scuffles also broke out with police. In Cork, Ógra Shinn Féin occupied the offices of Fianna Fáil councillors in Cork City hall protesting against the selling out of Irish sovereignty to the European Union and the IMF. *Israel embassy protest 2012: On 15 November 2012, two members of Ógra Shinn Féin were arrested during a protest outside the Israeli embassy in Dublin. Gardaí batoned activists who were taking part in a sit-down protest on the road in opposition to the Israeli bombing of
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as part of its
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.Protest by SFRY outside Israeli embassy
anpoblacht.com; accessed 8 December 2014.


See also

* Sinn Féin


References


External links


Ógra Shinn FéinSinn Féin2004 Manifesto
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