Republican faction shares Thatcher’s view of EU

ONE would need a sense of humour fully to appreciate Republican Sinn Féin’s critique of the EU Reform Treaty as expressed by its vice-president Des Dalton (Letters, January 22).

He claims the entire EU is “fundamentally undemocratic”.

How would he describe Republican Sinn Féin (RSF) which hasn’t accepted the validity of a general election since May 1921, and which still claims there is a right to wage war despite the express will of the Irish people in 1998?