Tenacious journalist asks Saoradh about their presence in Derry following Lyra McKee’s murder
Saoradh is an unregistered far-left political party that was formed by dissident republicans in 2016.
They have distanced themselves from any connection to the ‘New IRA’ in recent weeks but less than three days after the murder of McKee, Saoradh organised a parade in Dublin which featured members dressed in paramilitary-style clothing. The parade was condemned by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar who said that:"The actions by Saoradh in Dublin this weekend are beneath contempt."
Varadkar added:"Others like Saoradh want to return Ireland to a violent and troubled past. We can never allow this to happen. Saoradh should apologise for their actions this weekend." Four days after her death, a number of McKee’s friends walked to Junior McDaid House in Derry, the HQ of Saoradh, where they
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