Irish Left Archive

#OnThisDay 9th October 1968, People's Democracy was formed in Belfast, in the wake of the RUC assault on a civil rights march in Derry and subsequent rioting.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/10/09/#event-5709

#Ireland #Politics #History #PeoplesDemocracy

"Lebanon – Irish Deaths. Who is Responsible?"

Forward, magazine of the Connolly Youth Movement (CYM), on the 1980 attack on Irish peacekeeping troops in Lebanon by the Israel-backed South Lebanon Army.

The CYM was the youth wing of the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI), but split from them in 2021.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/4294/

#Ireland #History #Politics #ConnollyYouthMovement #Forward #Lebanon

New document:

Economic Resistance, from Sinn Féin, circa early 1980s.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7416/

#Ireland #Politics #History #SinnFéin

#OnThisDay 5th October 1968, a civil rights march in Derry was stopped by the RUC at its starting point in the Waterside and marchers were attacked with batons. The march is often cited as the start of the "Troubles".

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/10/05/#event-5536

#OTD #Derry #CivilRights #Ireland #History #Politics #TheTroubles

New document:

United Irishman, Vol. 34, No. 2

From Official Sinn Féin, February 1976.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7413/

#Ireland #Politics #History #OfficialSinnFéin #UnitedIrishman

#OnThisDay 26th September 1931, the founding conference of Saor Éire* was held. The “organisation of workers and working farmers” was established by the left-leaning and communist wing of the IRA.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/09/26/#event-6290

• Not to be mistaken for the later "Saor Éire Action Group", active in the 1970s.

#Ireland #History #Politics #SaorÉire

New episode of the Irish Left Archive Podcast:

Until We Fall: Long Distance Life on the Left, with Helena Sheehan

https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/until-we-fall-long-distance-life-on-the-left-with-helena-sheehan

#Ireland #Politics #History #IrishPodcasts

New document:

Resistance, No. 17, Spring 2013.

Resistance was published by the Irish Socialist Network (ISN).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7406/

#Ireland #Politics #History #IrishSocialistNetwork #Resistance

New document:

The United Irishman, March 1971.

Newspaper of Official Sinn Féin.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7400/

#Ireland #Politics #History #OfficialSinnFéin #UnitedIrishman

A small update to our Timeline of the Irish Left today, to reflect the recent relaunch of the International Marxist Tendency (IMT) as the Revolutionary Communist International (RCI) and the consequent renaming of the Irish section, the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland.

The timeline aims to show the history of left parties and organisations in Ireland. If you spot any errors or omissions or have any suggestions, please get in touch!

https://www.leftarchive.ie/page/timeline-of-the-irish-left/#find-RCI

#Ireland #Politics #History RevolutionaryCommunistInternational #RevolutionaryCommunistsOfIreland #IrishLeft

New documents:

Recent campaign stickers from Éirígí:

40 Years on we remember the ten: https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7381/ End Direct Provision: https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7382/ Tír Gan Teanga, Tír Gan Anam: https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7383/ #TrackTheVultures: https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7384/

#Ireland #Politics #History #Éirígí

New document:

The Irish People, 13th July 1973.

Newspaper of Official Sinn Féin and later the Workers' Party.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7368/

#Ireland #Politics #History #OfficialSinnFéin #TheIrishPeople

New document:

"The Southern Bank Robbery"

Resistance, No. 11, Spring 2010.

Resistance was produced by the Irish Socialist Network (ISN).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7357/

#ireland #history #politics #resistance #IrishSocialistNetwork

Published #OnThisDay, 27th August 1974:

An Analysis of the Significance of the Ulster Workers’ Strike, May 14th-30th, 1974

Published by the "Necessity for Change Institute of Anti-Imperialist Studies", part of the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI(ML)).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1822/

#Ireland #Politics #History #CPIML #Maoism #UlsterWorkersCouncilStrike

New episode of the Irish Left Archive Podcast:

We talk to Dr. Marisa McGlinchey about her book, Unfinished Business: the politics of ‘dissident’ Irish republicanism.

https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/unfinished-business-the-politics-of-dissident-irish-republicanism-with-marisa-mcglinchey

You can follow the podcast on the Fediverse @ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ie

#Ireland #Politics #History #Republicanism #Podcasts #IrishPodcasts

Published #OnThisDay, 25th August 1969:

Barricades Bulletin, Special Edition

Barricades Bulletin was produced by the Young Socialists youth wing of the Derry Labour Party.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/423/

#OTD #Ireland #History #Politics #BarricadesBulletin #YoungSocialists #DerryLabourParty

New document:

Yellow Unions in Ireland and Other Articles, by James Connolly.

Published in 1968 by the Irish Communist Organisation as part of their series, "Connolly's Suppressed Articles"

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7343/

#Ireland #History #Politics #JamesConnolly #IrishCommunistOrganisation

New document:

"No to Tory / Fine Gael "fit to work" programme for the sick & disabled"

A poster from the Anti-Austerity Alliance, circa 2015.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7324/

#Ireland #Politics #History #AntiAusterityAlliance