Name

1.0 The name of our organisation shall be the Republican Network for Unity, also known as RNU.

Aims and Objectives

2.0 Our aims are the pursuit of National Liberation, Territorial Unity & Socialism for Ireland and its islands.

2.1 To stand by the Irish working class in their everyday struggles, aiming to build solidarity and maximise quality of life, in line with our Republican worldview.

2.2 To promote the principles of revolutionary republicanism as defined in position papers and policy documents officially endorsed at Ard Fheis.

Membership

3.0 Membership of the group shall be open to all who accept the core principles, policies and constitution of the Republican Network for Unity.

Members will be required to be ambassadors of, and demonstrate commitment to, the organisation’s principles.

Structure

4.0 The supreme authority of the organisation and the movement shall be the Ard-Fheis which must meet once a year.

4.1 The Ard-Fheis shall elect a leadership of the organisation to be known as the Ard-Comhairle. The Ard-Comhairle shall consist of a minimum of 7 members but no more than 12.

Nominations from members wishing to propose or be proposed for an Ard-Comhairle position are to be forwarded to the National Secretary no less than 30 days prior to the date of Ard Fheis.

4.2 The Ard-Comhairle shall meet at least four times a year or more frequently if deemed necessary, and shall be responsible for its own records, communications and modes of working.

These records must be available for all members to see upon request and be made available for subsequent Ard-Fheis and incoming Ard-Comhairle.

4.3 At its first meeting following the Ard-Fheis, the Ard-Comhairle shall elect, from its own ranks (with the power to co-opt two non Ard-Comhairle members), a committee to be known as the Executive Committee consisting of five members.

The Ard-Comhairle also has the authority to set up committees to oversee work in various fields. These committees shall then be answerable to the Executive.

4.4 The Executive shall be the day-to-day decision-making body of the movement in conjunction with the Ard-Comhairle to implement the objectives of RNU.

This includes the power to maintain discipline and develop strategies for development of the movement. It shall have the full authority of RNU and has the power to direct members in their political work.

It may oversee the development of Cumann, oversee and approve publications and statements, and delegate all work to its membership.

The Executive must keep minutes which should be forwarded to all Ard-Comhairle members following each meeting.

4.5 A Cumann is the representative structure of the organisation and can only be set up with a membership of at least five members.

Those who wish to be members of RNU but who number less than five people in a specific geographical area shall be known as a Slua.

All Cumann and Slua activity is subject to the authority of the Ard-Comhairle and, between its meetings, the Executive.

4.6 Where supporters of RNU exist (who cannot commit to full-time membership), valuable contributions can still be made through membership of Chairde RNU.

Chairde enjoy full recognition and acknowledgement from the movement as a whole, but do not have voting rights at Cumann or Ard-Fheis.

Discipline

5.0 All RNU members are subject to the Code of Conduct, which they shall read upon becoming a member.

All prospective members are subject to a probationary period of three months. Probationary members cannot hold a position on the Ard-Comhairle, the Executive, or Cumann officer board.

5.1 Upon being elected in any contest, no member of RNU may take their seat in a partitionist body in Ireland, nor may they accept a seat in Westminster.

Constitutional Change

6.0 This constitution can only be changed by a two-thirds majority of the membership at a future Ard-Fheis.

The organisation of Ard-Fheis shall be the responsibility of the Ard-Comhairle.