Irish Left Archive
@ila@leftarchive.ieDigital collection of political material from the Irish Left.
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Published #OnThisDay 22nd March 1974:
"Step Back to to 1921 and Civil War?"
An Phoblacht, Vol. 4, No. 12. Newspaper of Sinn Féin.
An Phoblacht, Vol. 4, No. 12 (1974) — Sinn Féin
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Published #OnThisDay 19th March 1976:
The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 60.
The Bottom Dog was a Limerick-based newspaper, published from 1975 and subtitled “the working class paper of North Munster”.
The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 60 (1976)
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New document:
"Why Are We Not Letting You Into the Book of Kells?"
From the Trinity Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign to force Trinity College Dublin to divest from Israel, 2024.
Why Are We Not Letting You Into the Book of Kells? (2024) — Trinity BDS
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#OnThisDay 12th March 2003: "Monster Meeting" - Crumlin Anti-Bin Tax Campaign
From the Anti-Bin Tax Campaign of the early 2000s in Dublin. The campaign led to the imprisonment of Socialist Party and Irish Socialist Network members. Waste collection was subsequently privatised.
Crumlin Anti-Bin Tax Campaign - Monster Meeting (2003)
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New document:
A leaflet from the Belfast branch of Community Action Tenants Union (CATU) produced circa 2024 against the scapegoating of migrants for housing and cost of living issues.
Remember (2024 c.) — Community Action Tenants Union
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On International Women's Day #IWD2025, here are some of the publications from feminist Irish groups in our collection.
First up, Fownes Street Journal, which was produced between 1972 and '74 by the Women's Liberation Movement.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/2461/
The short-lived but influential Irish Women's Liberation Movement is known for events such as the Contraception Train and an appearance on The Late Late Show that reportedly descended into a shouting match with Garret FitzGerald of Fine Gael. It was renamed Women's Liberation Movement in 1972, though members also formed other groups at that time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Women%27s_Liberation_Movement
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Fownes Street Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2 (1972) — Women's Liberation Movement
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"Why was Garland Shot?"
The Irish People, newspaper of Official Sinn Féin, #OnThisDay, 7th March 1975.
Seán Garland was shot in an INLA assassination attempt. The INLA had split from the Official IRA months previously, resulting in a violent feud.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6906/
#Ireland #Politics #History #OfficialSinnFéin #TheIrishPeople
The Irish People, Vol. 3, No. 10 (1975) — Sinn Féin [Official]
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@aonrud@mastodon.ieA question for #webdev experts: #Bluesky seems to preserve line breaks and tabs in a #HTML title - should they?
I'm fairly sure it shouldn't (https://html.spec.whatwg.org/#the-title-element), and JS `document.title` seems to normalise whitespace, so it seems like you'd have to actively try to.
New document: Red Action, Vol. 3, No. 2, August/September 1998.
From the eponymous UK organisation, Red Action, this issue dates from the period of the Good Friday Agreement.
Red Action, Vol. 3, No. 2 (1998) — Red Action [Britain]
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The 1981 hunger strikes began on the 1st of March, when Bobby Sands began refusing food. A total of ten people died before the strike ended in October.
Contemporary documents from the National H-Block / Armagh Committee, People's Democracy, IRSP and others are in our collection here: https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/2692/
Event - Hunger Strikes, 1980/81
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New podcast episode!
We talk to historian Gearóid Ó Faoleán about his research into support for the Provisional IRA in the Republic of Ireland during the Troubles.
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@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieGearóid Ó Faoleán: The Provisional IRA in the Republic of Ireland
🎙️New episode! We talk to historian Gearóid Ó Faoleán about his research into support for the Provisional IRA in the Republic of Ireland during the Troubles.
New document: Young Republican, Summer 1983, from Na Fianna Éireann.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7551/
#Ireland #Politics #NaFiannaÉireann #SinnFéin #YoungRepublican
Young Republican, Summer 1983 (1983) — Na Fianna Éireann [SF]
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#OnThisDay, 22nd February 2014, a rally was held at the Spire in Dublin calling for an end to the US military’s use of Shannon Airport and the release of Margaretta D’Arcy, who was imprisoned for her refusal to sign a bond committing not to enter Shannon Airport as part of the campaign.
Political Material from: Free Margaretta D'Arcy, US Military Out of Shannon Rally, 22nd February 2014
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#OnThisDay 22nd February 1992, Democratic Left was formed in a split from the Workers' Party.
Several members and six of the party’s TDs left the party and formed a new party led by Proinsias de Rossa. Initially called New Agenda, it was renamed Democratic Left at its founding conference the following month.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/02/22/#event-5651
On This Day, 22nd February
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New document: Fighting Talk, Summer 1998, from Anti-Fascist Action.
Fighting Talk, Summer 1998 (1998) — Anti-Fascist Action
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#OnThisDay, 15th February 2003, 100,000 people marched in Dublin in opposition to the invasion of Iraq. The march was part of an international day of action against the war.
Leaflets distributed at the march are included in our Snapshots of Political Action project: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6155/
Snapshots of Political Action is a joint project from the Irish Left Archive and Irish Election Literature (@electionlit@mastodon.online) collating political material and ephemera from protest actions. If you're attending a rally or protest and pick up any leaflets, we'd love to include them!
New document:
Unity, 13th July 2024, from the Irish Communist Party (ICP).
Unity was originally started by the Communist Party of Northern Ireland (CPNI) and continued by the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI) after its re-formation. Since 2022, it has been produced by the Irish Communist Party (ICP).
Unity, 13th July 2024 (2024) — Irish Communist Party
Irish Left Archive
New document:
The Dawn of Anarchism, from the Irish Anarchist Network, 2024 (@IrishAnarchistNetwork@kolektiva.social).
The Dawn of Anarchism (2024) — Irish Anarchist Network
Irish Left Archive
The Cork Communist Organisation was formed #OnThisDay, 31st of January 1971, after resigning from the Irish Communist Organisation in response to their position on Republicanism. It later became the Cork Workers Club.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/01/31/#event-4512
On This Day, 31st January
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