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26th September 1931, the founding conference of Saor Éire began. 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

On This Day, 26th September

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Scanned black and white front cover page reading: Saor Éire – Draft Constitution and Rules, 1931
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24th September 2022:

A march organised by the Cost of Living Coalition was held in Dublin. The Cost of Living Coalition includes several left parties, campaigns, trade union groups and independents, calling for a response to rising inflation and energy prices, and stagnating wages.

Leaflets from the march: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6089/

Political Material from: Cost of Living Crisis March, 24th September 2022

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The first issue of Congress '86, magazine of the League of Communist Republicans (LCR).

The LCR, formed mostly by republican prisoners in the H-Blocks, split from the Provisional IRA and Sinn Féin in 1986.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/2431/

Congress '86, No. 1 (1986) — League of Communist Republicans

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7th September 1983 a referendum was held to add a "right to life of the unborn" to the Irish Constitution, legally blocking all abortion.

After decades of pro-choice campaigning, the amendment was repealed in 2018.

Here are some documents from the 1983 campaign: https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/2639/

Referendum - Eighth Amendment (Right to life) Referendum, 1983

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Published 6th September 1974:

"British Spies Still at Work" "Cork Dockers Consider Action against Beef Fleet"

The Irish People, from Official Sinn Féin.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/276/

The Irish People, Vol. 2, No. 35 (1974) — Sinn Féin [Official]

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Published 5th September 1981:

Armagh/H-Block News, from the Armagh/H-Block Action Group, associated with the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/5819/

Armagh/H-Block News, Vol 1. No. 3 (1981) — Armagh/H-Block Action Group

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Thanks to @IrishExaminer@mastodon.ie for the mention of the Irish Left Archive Podcast.

Anyone interested in Irish political history and the Irish Civil War, do listen to Dr. Brian Hanley's Dirty War in Dublin, and our recent interview with him.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41214241.html

Podcast Corner: Three podcasts on the Civil War 

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From the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) in 1985:

Sharing Responsibility

"The Progressive Unionist Party is the only Socialist Unionist Party in N. Ireland. It is a party committed to restoring consensus politics to this region."

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/4702/

Sharing Responsibility (1985) — Progressive Unionist Party

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, 1st September 2001, the founding conference of Socialist Youth, the youth section of the Socialist Party, took place.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/09/01/#event-5739

On This Day, 1st September

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New document:

The Irish Republican Congress, from the Irish Communist Organisation.

"In this pamphlet an attempt is made to give an idea of the poli­tical events in the Free State, or 26 County neo-colony of Bri­tish imperialism, in the year 1934, and to do this as far as possible by using extracts from newspapers published in that year."

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6611/

The Irish Republican Congress (1966 c.) — Irish Communist Organisation

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Published 27th August 1974:

"An Analysis of the Significance of the Ulster Workers’ Strike, May 14th-30th, 1974. A Series of Articles from RED PATRIOT Editorial Staff"

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

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

An Analysis of the Significance of the Ulster Workers’ Strike, May 14th-30th, 1974 (1974) — Necessity for Change Institute of Anti-Imperialist Studies

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