History Republican Sinn Féin
although passed two-thirds majority, went on re-organise rsf claimed decision end abstention invalid under sinn féin constitution, section 1b of stated: no person [...] approves of or supports candidature of persons sign form or give kind of written or verbal undertaking of intention take seats in these institutions, shall admitted membership or allowed retain membership . pointed out in opinion correct procedure drop or amend section 1b of constitution in 1 year, come next year , propose entering leinster house, when section 1b no longer in operation. in protest, staged walkout ardfheis , reconvened ardfheis @ venue. rsf subsequently claimed delegates had voted drop abstentionism had in effect expelled party. on basis rsf views party entitled name of sinn féin , sole legitimate successor original sinn féin established in 1905. supporters of abstentionism claimed vote @ ardfheis gerrymandered. journalist ed moloney, example, points out in 1986 number of votes @ ardfheis, reflects size of sinn féin, doubled 1985 1986, , reverted 1985 level in 1987.
adams-led provisional sinn féin argued previous ardfheis in 1983 amended constitution no aspect of constitution , rules closed discussion . done enable ardfheis debate motion allow sinn féin candidates stand in elections european parliament , take seats if successful. argue argument weakened, fact candidature european parliament had been debated @ 1978 ardfheis, when motion stand candidates in 1979 european elections defeated @ sinn féin ardfheis. vote change abstentionism principle tactic failed achieve two-thirds majority vote in 1985. results 181 opposed , 161 in favour.
there disagreement on number of people walked out. brian feeney claims after vote passed 20 members, led ruairí Ó brádaigh, walked out. j. bowyer bell, in irish troubles, states Ó brádaigh , dáithí Ó conaill , 1 hundred others walked out form republican sinn féin (rsf) @ hired hall in hotel outside dublin . whatever number, evening, approximately 130 people, including of delegates voted against motion, reconvened @ dublin s west county hotel , established rsf. itself, rsf officer board formed evening had 6 members, formed organising committee of 15 members. bell notes in response split, there flurry of military operations in , around belfast provisional ira during remainder of year show country militants city not centre of politics .
at centre of helped re-organise republican sinn féin key people formed provisional ira , sinn féin, including ruairí Ó brádaigh, des long, joe o neill, frank glynn, , dáithí Ó conaill. among in attendance @ first bodenstown commemoration, staged version of continuity republican movement rsf sees forming part of, 4 members of first provisional ira army council: ruairí Ó brádaigh (longford), dáithí Ó conaill (cork/dublin), leo martin (belfast), , paddy mulcahy (limerick). among present @ west county hotel when rsf formed billy mckee, member of provisional ira army council, , former o/c belfast brigade of provisional ira. supporter of rsf sean tracey, member of first provisional ira army council, later drifted away rsf. influence of founded provisional sinn féin should not understated. of 20 people on sinn féin caretaker executive formed in january 1970, ten still involved in psf in 1986. 9 of ten joined republican sinn féin.
the origins of party described in documentary unfinished business: politics of dissident irish republicans . https://web.archive.org/web/20140630092748/http://ulib.iupui.edu/digitalscholarship/video/unfinishedbusiness
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