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as a series of "sporadic actions" rather than a true armed campaign, saying that it was morally unjustifiable and unhelpful politically. After expressing support for a ceasefire, Dalton was suspended from RSF; Dalton refused to accept the suspension, and instead resigned from RSF.
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Dalton stepped down as RSF's president in 2018, but remained a member of the party's national executive. In March 2021, Dalton denounced violence as counterproductive, saying that violent acts (such as the 2019 killing of journalist
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for peace talks and Irish republican unity, saying, "Our position is that they are now an integral part of the machinery of
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in 1923 and 1962 as precedent for his stance. Dalton criticized the
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is an Irish political activist. He was the president of
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209:in the wake of Brexit
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144:dissident republican
125:Republican Sinn FĂ©in
107:Republican Sinn Fein
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352:(February 7, 2010).
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37:Dalton speaking at
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