Republican group claims members

A breakaway republican group claims it is attracting dozens of new members disillusioned with the Sinn Fein leadership

A breakaway republican group claims it is attracting dozens of new members disillusioned with the Sinn Fein leadership. Republican Sinn Fein said several members had joined in recent weeks as they felt "misled" by senior Sinn Fein figures.

Republican Sinn Fein denies it is linked to the Continuity IRA, which opposes the IRA ceasefire and has carried out several bomb attacks in the North.

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