Cogus, ex Republican prisoners from Derry and supporters of the Republican Network for Unity today welcomed moves towards the possible end to the Oglaigh na hEireann’s (ONH) armed campaign.
A spokesperson said that on Sunday, a former IRA prisoner, Ta Cosgrove, read a statement from the RNU at a commemoration at Edentubber, County Louth, in which they said the organisation must 'move forward together' and engage in a process of ‘modernisation’.
The Derry source said that the ONH was effectively on a 'de facto ceasefire', while internal discussions take place and that Ta Cosgrove's comments follow a statement at Easter which said the ONH were engaged in a 'wide-ranging discussion about tactics, strategy and the future of the republican struggle'.
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