Irish Left Archive
@ila@leftarchive.ieDigital collection of political material from the Irish Left.
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Irish Workers' Road to Freedom — Manifesto of the Irish Workers' League
From 1949. The IWL was active in the Republic of Ireland, and took the place of the dissolved Communist Party of Ireland (CPI).
Later called the Irish Workers' Party, it merged with the Communist Party of Northern Ireland to re-found the CPI in 1970.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1850/
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Irish Workers' Road to Freedom (1949) — Irish Workers' League
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@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.iePádraig Mannion: Official Sinn Féin and The Workers' Party
Last year, Pádraig Mannion talked to us about his political experience since joining Official Sinn Féin in the 1970s and continued activism with The Workers' Party.
Irish Left Archive shared 2 years ago@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieVincent Doherty: Offical Sinn Féin, International Marxist Group, Troops Out, People's Democracy, H-Block Committee, Sinn Féin
We recently spoke to Vincent Doherty about his political experience since the early 1970s, through the Official Republicans, International Marxist Group (IMG), Peoples' Democracy, the National H-Block/Armagh Committee during the Hunger Strikes, Sinn Féin and independent activism.
Irish Left Archive shared 2 years ago@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieRoger Cole: Peace and Neutrality Alliance
It is 20 years today since 100,000 people marched in Dublin in opposition to the invasion of Iraq.
In episode 28, we spoke to Roger Cole of the Peace and Neutrality Alliance who was involved in organising the march.
#OnThisDay 15th February 2003, 100,000 people marched in Dublin in opposition to the invasion of Iraq, as part of a global, co-ordinated day of action.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/on-this-day/02/15/#event-6155
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On This Day, 15th February
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"For a Prosperous Ulster: An Explanation of the Communist Party’s Policy for Northern Ireland"
From the Communist Party of Northern Ireland (CPNI) in 1944.
The CPNI existed was extant between 1941 and 1970 at which point it merged with the Irish Workers' Party to refound the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI).
For a Prosperous Ulster (1944) — Communist Party of Northern Ireland
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Irish Left Archive shared 2 years ago@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieBer Grogan: Abortion Rights Campaign, Repeal, and Communities Against Racism
Ber Grogan talked to us about the Abortion Rights Campaign, Together for Yes and the successful campaign to repeal the eighth amendment.
"Hands Off Ireland!"
From the Revolutionary Communist Group, November 1979.
Hands Off Ireland!, No. 9 (1979) — Revolutionary Communist Group
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Irish Left Archive shared 2 years ago@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieCatherine Stocker: Social Democrats
Catherine Stocker of the Social Democrats spoke to us about joining and building a new political party, policy formation, working with other parties in the repeal referendum campaign, and her experience as a local councillor.
From Nov.1977, the constitution of the Socialist Labour Party.
The SLP was led by Matt Merrigan and Noël Browne, formerly of Labour.
The Socialist Workers Movement, Irish Workers Group, and Movement for a Socialist Republic all joined as tendencies.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1576/
The SLP continued until 1982, when it was dissolved.
For a great overview of the party, they are covered in this episode of "The Others" podcast (from @electionlit@mastodon.online):
https://anchor.fm/alan-kinsella/episodes/The-Socialist-Labour-Party--Episode-56-e13tpkq
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From the first issue of Socialist Republic in 1988, an interview with the Irish People's Liberation Organisation (IPLO).
Published by the Socialist Republican Collective, the political arm of the IPLO, which split from the INLA in 1986.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/view/565/?page=6
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View Document: Socialist Republican, Vol. 1, No. 1 - Socialist Republican Collective
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Irish Left Archive shared 2 years ago@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieMark Fitzpatrick: Anarcho-punk, Hunt Sabotage, and Animal Rights
Mark Fitzpatrick joined us last year to discuss his politicisation in the anarcho-punk scene in Cork, animal rights activism, hunt sabotage and veganism.
Irish Left Archive shared 2 years ago@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieOrla Egan: Cork LGBT Archive
In 2020 we discussed Queer Archival Activism with Orla Egan, founder of the Cork LGBT Archive.
Irish Left Archive shared 2 years ago@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieBrian Hanley: The Lost Revolution - The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party
In October 2020, we spoke to historian Dr. Brian Hanley, co-author of "The Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and The Workers' Party" about the history of Official Republicanism since the 1960s.
New document:
"Press Poisoners in Ireland" and other articles by James Connolly.
A pamphlet produced by the British & Irish Communist Organisation (BICO), including an introduction from BICO. From May 1972.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6306/
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Press Poisoners in Ireland and Other Articles (1972) — British and Irish Communist Organisation
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@TheWildGees@mastodon.ieSuffragist and teacher Kathleen Cruise O'Brien died #OTD in 1938. With sister Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, founder member IWFL. United Irish League. Teacher at Rathmines Tech. Wrote Irish language textbooks, plays performed in Abbey. Mother of Conor Cruise O'Brien
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📷 Kathleen, Hanna and Mary Sheehy with Meg Connery attending court martial of soldier who killed Hanna's husband Francis Sheehy Skeffington. June 1916. Bains News Service. Library of Congress.
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Irish Left Archive shared 2 years ago@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieMags O'Brien: Divorce Action Group, Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Women and Trade Unionism
Last year Mags O’Brien spoke to us about the divorce referendum campaigns of 1986 and 1995; her experience with the Freedom Flotilla to Gaza in 2011; her work as a tutor with the SIPTU College; and Left Lives in 20th Century Ireland Vol. 4 – Women, which was published last year.
Irish Left Archive shared 2 years ago@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieLynda Walker: Communist Party of Ireland, NICRA, Women's Rights Movement, Northern Ireland Women's Coalition, and International
In 2020, we spoke to Lynda Walker who has been active on the left in Belfast since the late 1960s, in the Communist Party, NICRA and Trade Unionism.
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"Sadistic Nuns and Paedophile Priests! Time to get the church out of the schools, out of the hospitals and out of our bedrooms"
A sticker produced by the Workers Solidarity Movement (WSM) in the 1990s.
WSM were a platformist anarchist group in Ireland extant from 1984 to 2021.
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