[1] Previously a member of Ógra Fianna Fáil, Dalton later joined RSF and was a candidate for Athy Town Council in 2004.

[1] Dalton is a leading dissident republican, rejecting the Good Friday Agreement[3] and opposing the Irish peace process.

"[4] In July 2011, Dalton spoke at a demonstration in Lurgan, County Armagh (attended by about 200 people) protesting the imprisonment of Martin Corey.

[9] In March 2021, Dalton denounced violence as counterproductive, saying that violent acts (such as the 2019 killing of journalist Lyra McKee) turned the people against the cause of Irish republicanism.

[3] Dalton defended the legitimacy of "armed struggle" in principle, but expressed a personal view that a suspension of violence by the Continuity IRA, New IRA, and other factions would best promote dialogue toward Irish reunification and take advantage of "major opportunities opening up" in the wake of Brexit.