Irish Left Archive
@ila@leftarchive.ieDigital collection of political material from the Irish Left.
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The Dublin Anarchist Bookfair takes place this weekend, Saturday 20th May.
We spoke to Gregor Kerr about the bookfair in our most recent podcast episode: https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/dublin-anarchist-bookfair-with-gregor-kerr
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Website update:
We've added a calendar showing events occurring, demonstrations from the Snapshots of Political Action project, and documents published for each day.
Hopefully it's a useful way of finding interesting bits of left history in our database.
It's far from full, so if you come across an interesting event that's relevant or appears in materials in our collection, do please let us know and we'll add it!
Calendar of Events
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#OnThisDay 17th May 2002 a general election was held in Ireland, resulting in the Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrat coalition government being returned.
An article by Richard Boyd Barrett in Resistance, magazine of the Socialist Workers' Party, reflects on the performance of the left.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/4823/
#OTD #IrishPolitics #GeneralElection #SocialistWorkersParty #SWP
Election - General Election, 2002
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#OnThisDay 16th May 1920 the Knocklong Soviet was declared.
Workers at the Cleeves Creamery in Knocklong, County Limerick occupied the facility, raising a red flag and displaying a banner reading “Knocklong Soviet Creamery - We make butter, not profits”.
On This Day, 16th May
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#OnThisDay 15th May 2011:
Leaflets distributed by campaigns opposing the State Visit of the British Queen to Ireland, from the Irish Anti-War Movement, Socialist Workers' Party and ÉirĂgĂ: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6193/
#SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Monarchy #BritishMonarchy #ÉirĂgĂ #IrishAntiWarMovement #SocialistWorkersParty #SWP
Political Material from: Opposition to the State Visit of the British Queen to Ireland, 15th May 2011
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#OnThisDay 15th May 1974, the Ulster Workers Council Strike began
https://www.leftarchive.ie/on-this-day/05/15/#event-4504
#IrishPolitics #UlsterWorkersCouncil #Strike #OTD #IrishHistory
On This Day, 15th May
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Pubished #OnThisDay 15th May 1987:
"Eight Irish Victims of British Democracy"
The Next Step, from the Revolutionary Communist Party, on the Loughgall killings.
The Next Step, No. 18 (1987) — Revolutionary Communist Party
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New document:
Shannon Airport and 21st Century War
Published in 2015 and edited by Roger Cole of Peace & Neutrality Alliance and John Lannon of Shannonwatch.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6426/
#IrishNeutrality #PeaceAndNeutralityAlliance #PANA #Shannonwatch #ShannonAirport
Shannon Airport and 21st Century War (2015) — Peace and Neutrality Alliance
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#OnThisDay 14th May 2022:
A rally in Dublin called for the public ownership of the National Maternity Hospital.
Documents distributed at the protest: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6070/
#IrishPolitics #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #NMH #Mastodaoine #Protest #Activism #OTD
Political Material from: National Maternity Hospital Rally, 14th May 2022
Irish Left Archive
New podcast episode!
In episode 49 we speak to anarchist activist Gregor Kerr about the Dublin Anarchist Bookfair.
The Dublin Anarchist Bookfair was first held in 2006. After a few years' hiatus, the bookfair will be taking place again this month on Saturday the 20th May, organised by @IrishAnarchistNetwork@kolektiva.social and independent anarchists.
https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/dublin-anarchist-bookfair-with-gregor-kerr
You can follow the Irish Left Archive Podcast on the Fediverse @ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ie
#Anarchism #Books #Dublin #IrishPolitics #Activism #IrishPodcast
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@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieDublin Anarchist Bookfair, with Gregor Kerr
In this episode we discuss the Dublin Anarchist Bookfair with anarchist activist and trade unionist, Gregor Kerr.
The fair is back this year on Saturday 20th of May.
"Cork Girl Meets Arafat"
A 1989 article from Irish Socialist, newspaper of the Communist Party of Ireland, on a student's invitation to meet Yassir Arafat for a school project.
New document:
Public Talk: ÉirĂgà – 15 Years On & The Fight For a New Republic
A poster for an ÉirĂgĂ 15th anniversary event in 2021.
Public Talk: ÉirĂgà – 15 Years On & The Fight For a New Republic (2021) — ÉirĂgĂ
Irish Left Archive
#OnThisDay 4th May 1986:
The Hillsborough Agreement: The text of the Bobby Sands Commemorative lecture given by Danny Morrison in Twinbrook, Belfast on Sunday 4th May 1986
The Hillsborough Agreement (1986) — Sinn Féin
Irish Left Archive
In our most recent podcast episode we spoke to Dublin City Council historian-in-residence Mary Muldowney about left approaches to history.
https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/mary-muldowney-left-history
If you're interested in #Activism, #LeftPolitics, and #IrishHistory, you can follow the podcast on the #Fediverse @ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ie
#OnThisDay 3rd May 1979, the SDLP manifesto for the Westminister elections.
SDLP Election Manifesto, Westminster Election, 1979 (1979) — Social Democratic and Labour Party
Irish Left Archive
Irish Left Archive shared 1 year, 6 months ago@evansmithhist@mastodon.socialHappy May Day comrades.
Here is the May Day cover of the Communist Party of Australia's newspaper, The Workers' Weekly, from 1924.
Solidarity on International Workers Day!
Here are some documents from the Irish left marking #IWD / #MayDay in our collection.
On This Day, 1st May
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