Irish Government (Maple Uprising)

The so-called Irish Government (sometime refered to as "the Republican Government of Ireland in Exile") is an organisation whose stated aim is the separation of Ireland from the British Empire.

It is managed by a president and a senate elected by members of the irish diaspora who pay their dues to the organisation. Although this "tax" is voluntary, there as been a few incidents in recent years when some irish business felt that the agressive manners in which it was solicitated made it akin to racketeering. No charges were ever filed.

While it is not de jure recognised by any countries, some such as the USA and Laurentia have extended it a de facto status of sort. Their permanent delegations for exemple are afforded a certain level of respect on par with embassy.

Apart from the political side, the organisation also finance a militant wing known as the Irish Republican Army. It was originaly intended to be the nucleus of a future national army but as time passed, it became simply a security force for the organisation. Actual overt acts of agression against british targets are performed by the Fenian Brotherhood, a group which, due to its sometime hardline stance, as fallen in and out of favour with the Irish Government over the years.

A rift as arisen lately within the government as well as the diaspora at large between the "hardcases" who want independence pure & simple and the "stepists" who want a softer approach, engaging the british government in a dialogue to first gain a devolution of powers to Ireland and then securing further independance down the road.