New IRA says Brexit an opportunity to further campaign against British rule

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Dublin — Brexit has provided the militant Irish nationalist group that admitted killing journalist Lyra McKee with a chance to further its campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland, the Sunday Times quoted its leadership as saying. “Brexit has forced the IRA to refocus and has underlined how Ireland remains partitioned. It would be remiss of us not to capitalise on the opportunity,” the newspaper quoted one of its members as saying.The Sunday Times said the interview took months to arrange through discreet contacts and secret meetings with nationalists and their supporters north and south of the border.

It has been responsible for other attacks since, including the separate killings of two prison officers. The Sunday Times said the group, which simply refers to itself as the IRA, refused to discuss their strength, or whether they planned to increase gun and bomb attacks.

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