Irish Left Archive
@ila@leftarchive.ieDigital collection of political material from the Irish Left.
#Ireland #Politics #History #Activism #IrishLeftArchive #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction
From 1975, the Starry Plough, newspaper of the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP), on the execution of five members of ETA and FRAP under Franco's fascist dictatorship.
The article highlights Irish solidarity action and draws parallels with Irish Republicanism.
It also notes the potential for several more executions, though thankfully they didn't take place and Franco died two months later.
The British Left on Ireland.
A collection of documents from British parties and groups on Ireland, from across Labour, communist, Trotskyist, Maoist, and other left traditions.
Document Collection: The British Left on Ireland
Irish Left Archive
Published #OnThisDay, 19th December 1985:
Marxist-Leninist Weekly marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of The Internationalists, forerunner of the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).
Marxist-Leninist Weekly, 19th December 1985 (1985) — Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)
Irish Left Archive
New document:
Notes & Comments, Internal Newsletter of The Workers Party, August 1985
Notes & Comments, August 1985 (1985) — The Workers' Party
Irish Left Archive
#OnThisDay 13th December 1970, the Socialist Party of Ireland was formed.
On This Day, 13th December
Irish Left Archive
The Cedar Lounge Revolution blog, which initiated the Irish Left Archive, now has a Fediverse account – you can follow at @CLR@mastodon.ie
The Cedar Lounge Revolution
The Cedar Lounge Revolution
New document:
"Don’t Let the Council Bully You", Harolds Cross – Dublin 6 – Terenure Against the Bin Tax.
From the anti-bin tax campaign in Dublin in the early 2000s.
Don’t Let the Council Bully You (2002 c.)
Irish Left Archive
#OnThisDay, the 8th of December 1974, the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) was formed at a meeting in Dublin by former members of Official Sinn Féin.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/12/08/#event-5521
On This Day, 8th December
Irish Left Archive
Published #OnThisDay 5th December 1984:
Voice of Revolution (Marxist-Leninist Weekly), Vol. 8, No. 30
From the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).
Published #OnThisDay, The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 53, The working class paper of North Munster
The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 53 (1975)
Irish Left Archive
#OnThisDay 3rd of December 1988, the Irish Anti-Extradition Committee held a march and rally in opposition to the extradition of prisoners to Britain.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6150/
From Snapshots of Political Action, a joint project with Irish Election Literature
#OTD #Ireland #Politics #History #Extradition #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Activism #Protest
Political Material from: Anti-Extradition March & Rally, 3rd December 1988
Irish Left Archive
New document:
"Election Special: O'Devaney Gardens – A Litany of Lies", from the Campaign for Public Housing, 2020.
Election Special: O'Devaney Gardens – A Litany of Lies (2020) — Campaign for Public Housing
Irish Left Archive
Irish Election Literature's collection of election leaflets from #ge24
https://irishelectionliterature.com/2024/10/22/index-of-2024-general-election-leaflets/
Index of 2024 General Election Leaflets
Irish Election Literature
Leaflets distributed at the Raise the Roof housing march #OnThisDay 26th of November 2022.
From Militant Left, People Before Profit, The Workers' Party, United Against Racism, and Éirígí.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6199/
Part of the Snapshots of Political Action project from Irish Election Literature and the Irish Left Archive, documenting protest and activism in Ireland.
#Ireland #Politics #Housing #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Activism #OTD
Irish Election Literature
Irish Election Literature
New document:
The Story of the Limerick Soviet: The 1919 General Strikes against British Militarism, by D. R. O'Connor Lysaght (1981, 2nd edition).
The Story of the Limerick Soviet (1981) — D. R. O'Connor Lysaght
Irish Left Archive
"Before you make up your mind…"
A leaflet from the Socialist Workers' Movement (SWM) during the referendums on access to abortion information and the right to travel, which took place #OnThisDay, 25th of November 1992.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/507/
#Politics #IrishPolitics #OTD #SWM #SWP #ReproductiveRights #Abortion #Referendums
Before you make up your mind... (1992) — Socialist Workers' Movement
Irish Left Archive
#OnThisDay, 25th of November 2010, the United Left Alliance (ULA) was announced.
The alliance of the Socialist Party, Socialist Workers' Party, Workers and Unemployed Action Group (WUAG) and independent leftists contested the 2011 general election, winning five seats.
Disagreements between the parties resulted in first the WUAG and then the SP withdrawing, leaving the alliance essentially defunct by 2013.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/11/25/#event-5518
#IrishPolitics #SWP #SocialistParty #WUAG #UnitedLeftAlliance #OTD
On This Day, 25th November
Irish Left Archive
#OnThisDay, 24th November 1995, the referendum to remove the prohibition of divorce in Ireland was narrowly won with 50.28% of the vote.
Referendum - Divorce Referendum, 1995
Irish Left Archive
#OnThisDay, 24th of November 1982, Nan Joyce became the first Traveller to stand in an Irish election.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/11/24/#event-5712
On This Day, 24th November
Irish Left Archive
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@sslh@mastodon.me.ukILHS publishes directory of historic trade unions online
The Historical Directory of Trade Unions in Ireland, first published in 2017 by the Irish Labour History Society and the Working Class Movement Library, is now online. Historical Directory of Trade Unions in Ireland. Click for a larger image. Both the original 616-page directory, edited by Francis Devine and John B. Smethurst, and a substantial 38-page update compiled by Devine, can be found on the ILHS website,…
http://sslh.org.uk/2024/11/22/ilhs-publishes-directory-of-historic-trade-unions-online/
ILHS publishes directory of historic trade unions online
Society for the Study of Labour History
