Irish Left Archive
@ila@leftarchive.ieDigital collection of political material from the Irish Left.
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New stickers from Éirígí:
1/3 #TrackTheVultures, 2021. Part of Éirígí's housing campaign highlighting corporate ownership of housing.
#TrackTheVultures (2021) — Éirígí
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Published #OnThisDay 22nd January 1973:
"Official Republicans Meet in Dublin: A Step Forward for the Irish Vanguard"
Gerry Foley on the Official Republican Convention in 1972. From Intercontinental Press, the magazine of the Fourth International.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/3237/
#Ireland #Politics #History #FourthInternational #IntercontinentalPress #IrishLeftArchive
Official Republicans Meet in Dublin: A Step Forward for the Irish Vanguard (1973) — Gerry Foley
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Published #OnThisDay 21st January 1991:
"Towards a Peaceful Ireland", from Republican Sinn Féin.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/2423/
#Ireland #Politics #History #RepublicanSinnFéin #IrishLeftArchive
Towards a Peaceful Ireland (1991) — Republican Sinn Féin
Irish Left Archive
New podcast episode:
https://www.leftarchive.ie/podcast/45-one-small-step-by-michael-flavin/
We talk to academic and author Michael Flavin about his novel, One Small Step . Published by Vulpine Press, the novel tells the story of a young boy from a Northern Irish catholic background growing up in Birmingham in the 1970s and the impact of the 1974 Birmingham bombings. We discuss Michael’s own background, coming from an Irish family in Birmingham, which he drew on for the novel, and his research into the Troubles, which also led to publishing the academic article, “Four Typologies of Leadership Applied to a Survey of the Provisional IRA and Sinn Féin in the Troubles ”.
#Ireland #Politics #History #Birmingham #IrishLeftArchive #Podcast
Episode 45: One Small Step, by Michael Flavin — Irish Left Archive Podcast
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Vulgar cartoon satirising Gardaí / Police
From The Botton Dog in 1976, an unequivocal cartoon accompanying an article listing allegations of police misconduct in the preceding few years.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/view/410/?page=3
#Ireland #Politics #History #TheBottomDog #Police #Gardaí #IrishLeftArchive
View Document: The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 70
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New episode of the Irish Left Archive Podcast:
https://www.leftarchive.ie/podcast/45-one-small-step-by-michael-flavin/
We talk to academic and author Michael Flavin about his novel, One Small Step . Published by Vulpine Press, the novel tells the story of a young boy from a Northern Irish catholic background growing up in Birmingham in the 1970s and the impact of the 1974 Birmingham bombings. We discuss Michael’s own background, coming from an Irish family in Birmingham, which he drew on for the novel, and his research into the Troubles, which also led to publishing the academic article, “Four Typologies of Leadership Applied to a Survey of the Provisional IRA and Sinn Féin in the Troubles ”.
Episode 45: One Small Step, by Michael Flavin — Irish Left Archive Podcast
Irish Left Archive
"Sinn Féin Philosophy: Revolutionary Or Reformist?"
An article from the first issue of Congress '86, magazine of the League of Communist Republicans (LCR).
The LCR formed among IRA prisoners who resigned following the ending of Sinn Féin's policy of abstention in 1986.
#Ireland #Politics #History #LeagueOfCommunistRepublicans #SinnFéin #IrishLeftArchive
From 1949: “Irish Workers' Road to Freedom”
The Manifesto of the Irish Workersʼ League (IWL).
The IWL (later Irish Workersʼ Party) was formed in the late 1940s in the South, after the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI) dissolved during WWII.
In 1970, it merged with the Communist Party of Northern Ireland to re-found the CPI.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1850/
#Ireland #Politics #History #CPI #Communism #IrishLeftArchive
Irish Workers' Road to Freedom (1949) — Irish Workers' League
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Published #OnThisDay 18th January 1975:
"The End of the Ceasefire"
Workers' Weekly, from the Workers' Association (part of the British and Irish Communist Organisation), on the short IRA ceasefire in 1974/75.
Workers' Weekly, Vol. 2, No. 32 (1975) — The Workers' Association
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#OnThisDay, 17th January 1971:
A press release from Sinn Féin announcing their new Social & Economic Programme.
This is effectively a draft of the Éire Nua policy, which was supported by Sinn Féin into the 1980s, and continued to be supported by Republican Sinn Féin.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1876/
#Ireland #Politics #History #SinnFéin #ÉireNua #IrishLeftArchive
Press Release from Sinn Féin: New Social and Economic Programme (1971) — Sinn Féin
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New document:
Irish Reporter, No. 5, first quarter 1992.
"The Free Press and its Enemies". This issue looks at Section 31 and press coverage.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6268/
#Ireland #Politics #History #IrishReporter #Censorship #Section31 #IrishLeftArchive
Irish Reporter, No. 5 (1992)
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From 1988:
"Sinister Special Branch Operation"
The Proletarian, Paper of the International Socialist League of Ireland (ISLI).
The International Socialist League emerged in the UK from the break-up of the Workers' Revolutionary Party and was associated with Cliff Slaughter.
The Proletarian, Vol. 1, No. 4 (1988) — International Socialist League of Ireland
Irish Left Archive
@dev@microblog.pub Hey, thanks for including our account in the examples in the readme! Much appreciated.
Getting used to using it now, and I think we've found most of the gaps in our templates... It's great to have such a clean and customisable fediverse software :)
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@CatzStocker@mastodon.ieThe only way to counteract what's happening with the protesting and intimidation of refugees and asylum seekers accommodation is to get the real voice of our communities out there. If you can join this solidarity demo on Wednesday 5-7pm.
There are lots of reasons to protest and if you want to do so bring it to the Dail, the department of heath, the department of housing but not to the doors of the vulnerable.
#NorthsideForAll
#RefugeesWelcome
The Rights of Man in Ireland, by Sean Cronin, 1969.
Published by the Wolfe Tone Society.
The book seeks to give an overview of the roots of the division in the North and more broadly; and the economic, political and social structures underpinning that division. It also gives an outline of the changing political situation to 1969.
Sean Cronin: The Rights of Man in Ireland (1969) — Wolfe Tone Society
Irish Left Archive
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@WesternExposure@mastodon.ie@ila Proud to say I attended the Dublin protest. (But feelin' rather old now.😬 )
In June 1984, a visit by Ronald Reagan to Ireland was met with widespread protests, with a march on Shannon airport on his arrival, a large “ring around Reagan” protest in Dublin city centre, and the Women’s Peace Camp in the Phoenix Park.
This article from Labour left expresses disappointment at that party's failure to oppose the visit.
#Ireland #Politics #History #RonaldReagan #Labour #LabourLeft #IrishLeftArchive
![A scanned magazine article, reading:
Silence is violence
Nearly seven hundred delegates at the Labour Party Conference voted for a composite motion which called for a boycott of functions and engagements held in connection with President Reagan’s Irish visit. The international committee advocated a similar approach. However, it was defeated by the narrowest of margins.
Speakers from what may be termed the party’s ‘centre’ argued against a boycott. Senators O’Mahoney and Harte having condemned torture, mass murder,violations of international law, the attempts to overthrow a legitimate government (one that is supported by the Socialist International) and all criminal activities sponsored by the Reagan Administration, then turned around and said a boycott wouldn’t look good or was contrary to ‘protocol’. They of course were to later absolve their socialist conscience by personally boycotting the joint session but had helped block Labour taking effective action as a party. This position might be characterised as leading from behind. A majority of the score or more parliamentarians who boycotted Reagan’s Oireachtas speech were Labour Party representatives, yet because we did not lead from the front, a course advocated by the Left and one which would have brought attention to our internationalist philosophy, we failed to offer genuine, as opposed to token, solidarity with the oppressed in the Third World.
At Conference the leadership were given a lifeline in the form of a petition to be given to Reagan which replaced the boycott. Dick Spring we are told fulfilled his obligations in this regard although predictably this exercise did not receive any headlines or photographs nor was it meant to. Spring neither led from the front nor behind but rather played second fiddle to the host, Garret FitzGerald.
Given that nearly 50% of Party wanted a complete boycott and an overwhelming majority showed grave concern at Reagan’s policies one would have expected Spring to give public expression of this anger. Instead his contributions to this media event was laughing and joking with Nancy Reagan at the State Banquet while hundreds of party members marched together outside with thousands of others.
Once again the leadership proved incapable of giving expression to the concerns, aspirations and idealism of young people. Another opportunity missed.
[Image shows a number of people marching in Dublin with the foreground banner reading "Silence is violence". It is captioned: Protestors at anti-Reagan demo.]](https://posts.leftarchive.ie/attachments/thumbnails/ba63a53f49ddff34167cd5270867c19f1e6cf725e36f28d986abcf1156c78744/Labour_left--Reagan.jpeg)
In June 1984, a visit by Ronald Reagan to Ireland was met with widespread protests, with a march on Shannon airport on his arrival, a large “ring around Reagan” protest in Dublin city centre, and the Women’s Peace Camp in the Phoenix Park.
This article from Labour left expresses disappointment at that party's failure to oppose the visit.
#Ireland #Politics #History #RonaldReagan #Labour #LabourLeft #IrishLeftArchive
![A scanned magazine article, reading:
Silence is violence
Nearly seven hundred delegates at the Labour Party Conference voted for a composite motion which called for a boycott of functions and engagements held in connection with President Reagan’s Irish visit. The international committee advocated a similar approach. However, it was defeated by the narrowest of margins.
Speakers from what may be termed the party’s ‘centre’ argued against a boycott. Senators O’Mahoney and Harte having condemned torture, mass murder,violations of international law, the attempts to overthrow a legitimate government (one that is supported by the Socialist International) and all criminal activities sponsored by the Reagan Administration, then turned around and said a boycott wouldn’t look good or was contrary to ‘protocol’. They of course were to later absolve their socialist conscience by personally boycotting the joint session but had helped block Labour taking effective action as a party. This position might be characterised as leading from behind. A majority of the score or more parliamentarians who boycotted Reagan’s Oireachtas speech were Labour Party representatives, yet because we did not lead from the front, a course advocated by the Left and one which would have brought attention to our internationalist philosophy, we failed to offer genuine, as opposed to token, solidarity with the oppressed in the Third World.
At Conference the leadership were given a lifeline in the form of a petition to be given to Reagan which replaced the boycott. Dick Spring we are told fulfilled his obligations in this regard although predictably this exercise did not receive any headlines or photographs nor was it meant to. Spring neither led from the front nor behind but rather played second fiddle to the host, Garret FitzGerald.
Given that nearly 50% of Party wanted a complete boycott and an overwhelming majority showed grave concern at Reagan’s policies one would have expected Spring to give public expression of this anger. Instead his contributions to this media event was laughing and joking with Nancy Reagan at the State Banquet while hundreds of party members marched together outside with thousands of others.
Once again the leadership proved incapable of giving expression to the concerns, aspirations and idealism of young people. Another opportunity missed.
[Image shows a number of people marching in Dublin with the foreground banner reading "Silence is violence". It is captioned: Protestors at anti-Reagan demo.]](https://posts.leftarchive.ie/attachments/thumbnails/859e23f03ff046cae42e67d2092543fb79d63670bdcce4f00565b4e895167b19/Labour_left--Reagan.png)
From 1998, an article from the Workers' Solidarity Movement paper, Anarchist News, on anti-Traveller racism.
The issue is available on our website here: https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/2988/
#IrishTravellers #Racism #Politics #Ireland #WorkersSolidarityMovement #Anarchism #IrishLeftArchive
Anarchist News, No. 17 (1998) — Workers' Solidarity Movement
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"Welcome to Planet Bertie!"
The first issue of Resistance, from the Irish Socialist Network, on the actions of John Gormley as Minister in the Green Party's first coalition government.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/3785/
#Ireland #Politics #History #GreenParty #IrishSocialistNetwork #IrishLeftArchive
Resistance, No. 1 (2007) — Irish Socialist Network
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![Welcome to Planet Bertie!
"The biggest issue I have had to deal with in my first few days of office has been the M3 motorway. I spent all day Friday, right up to 11pm, Saturday morning and even parts of Sunday talking to archaeologists and legal people. I phoned the Attorney General at his home on Saturday. The official legal advice confirms that my hands are tied in this instance, despite what certain opposition parties are claiming." Green TD and Minister John Gormley, writing in his blog on Monday, 18 June.
Ah yes, as Homer Simpson famously said, if something's hard to do, it's not worth trying, despite what "certain" opposition parties might say. Expect more of the same from Minister Gormley. The Green Party, for example, is now fully backing the government's policy of co-location, the divisive neo-liberal plan to allow private health facilities on the grounds of public hospitals. As for Shannon… ah now, boys and girls, his hands are tied! Sure, 'tis only a war.
[Image of John Gormley, captioned: John Gormley of the Green Party stares into the abyss.]](https://posts.leftarchive.ie/attachments/thumbnails/1652d1e0462dbbf259f00cf9ce29065e485656f87057f53594627f791d5339c1/isn_greens.png)