Irish Left Archive

In our latest podcast episode, we spoke to artist, activist and researcher, Emma Campbell, about combining art and activism, Alliance for Choice and the campaign for abortion rights in Northern Ireland, the Array Collective and winning the Turner Prize.

You can follow the podcast and comment on episodes @ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ie

https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/emma-campbell-art-and-activism-alliance-for-choice-array-collective-and-the-turner-prize

#IrishPodcast #Politics #Activism #Art #Abortion #AbortionRights

New document:

"All working people must united against the capitalist offensive and cut-backs!"

Workers' and Unemployed News, May 28th 1987.

Newspaper of the Workers and Unemployed Movement (Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6531/

#IrishHistory #IrishPolitics #CPIML #WorkersAndUnemployedNews #Maoism

"Anarchism and Ireland: A Beginners' Guide"

From the Workers' Solidarity Movement, 1996.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/2023/

#IrishPolitics #Anarchism #WorkersSolidarityMovement

Published #OnThisDay 7th July 2007:

Unity, then Northern paper of the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI).

After divisions in the CPI in 2021, Unity continues to be produced by the newly formed Irish Communist Party.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/4239/

#OTD #IrishPolitics #CommunistPartyOfIreland #IrishCommunistParty #Unity #Communism

#OnThisDay 3rd July 1970 the Falls Curfew started when the British army began weapons searches in the Falls Road area of West Belfast and imposed a military curfew, restricting residents’ movements.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/07/03/#event-5708

#IrishHistory #IrishPolitics #FallsCurfew #OTD

New document:

Marxist-Leninist Weekly, Vol. 18, No. 16

1st June 1988, from the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6521/

#IrishPolitics #IrishHistory #MarxistLeninistWeekly #CPIML #Maoism

A rally was held outside Leinster House in Dublin #OnThisDay 1st July 2015 in support of Greek opposition to austerity and the ‘No’ campaign in the 2015 Greek Bailout Referendum .

https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6100/

#Ireland #Greece #Austerity #Protest #Activism #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction

Published #OnThisDay 30th June 1994:

"Sinn Féin Delegates Will Decide"

An Phoblacht Republican News on the Downing Street Declaration.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/327/

#IrishPolitics #IrishHistory #SinnFéin #AnPhoblacht #RepublicanNews

"Defence Tactics for Demonstrators"

A 1969 article from United Irishman, newspaper of Sinn Féin, outlines advice for protests and dealing with police.

One tip suggests: "Isolated policemen [are] to be well taken care of and are NOT to be molested apart from having their braces removed. A trousers ready to fall down is the best safeguard against further rioting by a policeman."

You can read the full article here: https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/289/

#Protest #Activism #IrishLeft #IrishHistory #IrishPolitics #UnitedIrishman #SinnFéin

Published #OnThisDay, Wednesday 27th June 1973:

Republican News, Evening Edition.

Republican News was the newspaper of Sinn Féin in the North. It later merged with their Southern paper, An Phoblacht, to become an all-island paper.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1503/

#IrishHistory #IrishPolitics #RepublicanNews #SinnFéin

#OnThisDay 27th June 1991, local elections were held in Ireland.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/2251/

#IrishPolitics #IrishHistory #LocalElection #Election #OTD

#OnThisDay 27th June 1998:

Does Ireland Need a “New Labour”?

An address by Dr. Pat Upton, T.D. to the Tom Johnson Summer School, Dunmore East, Co. Waterford.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/518/

#IrishPolitics #IrishHistory #Labour #NewLabour #OTD

New document:

Alliance of Health Service Unions, 1987 c.

A leaflet from Trades Unions across the health sector in Ireland announcing joint action.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6517/

#Ireland #Health #Politics #TradeUnion

#OnThisDay 26th June 1971, the Labour party dissolved the Fintan Lalor branch in Dublin North Central due to membership of the Socialist Labour Alliance.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/06/26/#event-4513

#Labour #SocialistLabourAlliance #IrishPolitics

Published #OnThisDay 22nd June 1973:

Comment, Vol. 2, No. 3, from the British and Irish Communist Organisation.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/2356/

#OTD #IrishPolitics #IrishHistory #BICO

New document:

Barricade Bulletin, No. 10, 2020.

Produced by the Derry Anarchist Collective, Barricade Bulletin takes its name from the 1969 Derry paper.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6506/

#IrishPolitics #IrishLeft #DerryAnarchistCollective #BarricadeBulletin #Anarchism #Derry