About Ógra

History

Ógra Shinn Féin is the youth wing of the Irish political party Sinn Féin and forms a significant part of the Republican Movement. ÓSF, as it is colloquially known, is active and organised throughout Ireland. It is often considered the most prominent incarnation of Fianna Éireann. Read more..

Our Mission

History

The long-term aim of Ógra Shinn Féin is to establish a thirty-two county democratic socialist republic. Issues of importance include: Irish unity and independence; workers rights; the environment; an end to sectarianism and racism in Ireland; decent housing for the people; weekend elections and referendums, education, voting age to be lowered to sixteen, and the promotion of the Irish language.

Ógra Shinn Féin
Video of Wicklow protest against IMF PDF Print E-mail


As noted elsewhere Sinn Féin has showed leadership on the issue of the IMF, with posts already highlighting the protests in Dublin and Cork, but there were many more in Waterford, Mayo, Roscommon and elsewhere.
This video highlight's Wicklow Sinn Féin protest at Dick Roche TD's constituency office in Bray, with SF Cllr John Brady speaking.
 
IBSC and Ógra protest at Spanish Ambassador's visit PDF Print E-mail
November 15th saw the Spanish Ambassador to Ireland visit UCC to give a lecture on Spain's premiership of the EU. Noting the profound irony in a state which sponsors regular and serious abuse and torture within its jurisdiction, the Cork Basque Solidarity Committee, along with support from Ogra Shinn Fein held a protest at University College Cork.

The protest was well supported, with many students interested by the issues which were unfamiliar to them. The group held an reenactment of torture being inflicted on a Basque activist by a member of the guardia civil.
A spokesman for the Cork Committee said "while advocating democracy, Spain refuses to negotiate with the Basque independence movement and, are in fact continuing or even increasing their repression, particularly with political prisoners".


The group were later refused entrance to the public meeting, but still managed to let the ambassador knew that the Basque Country does not walk alone, and raised awareness of the issues.
 
Video of Sinn Féin IMF protest outside Leinster House PDF Print E-mail
Sinn Féin and Ógra Shinn Féin members including Aengus Ó Snodaigh TD were assaulted by police after they attempted to carry out a peaceful sit down protest inside Leinster House yesterday Monday 22nd November.
 
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