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Miscellaneous Notes On Republicanism And Socialism In Cork City, 1954–69.

Written by Jim Lane in 2005, this document reflects on the Irish Revolutionary Forces (IRF) and Maoist influence in Cork Republicanism.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1747/

Miscellaneous Notes On Republicanism And Socialism In Cork City, 1954–69 (2005) — Jim Lane

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"Support Palestine!"

A poster from a demonstration on 4th June 2005 against Israel’s occupation of Palestine, from the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign (IPSC).

The protest was held to during a soccer World Cup qualifying match between Ireland and Israel.

More from the protest here: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6160/

Political Material from: Palestine Solidarity Demonstration During Ireland-Israel Soccer Match, 4th June 2005

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A poster depicting a man on a soccer pitch whose lower half is that of a soccer player, but whose upper half is a soldier pointing a gun. The text reads: Support Palestine On June 4th; Demonstrate Against Israel’s Occupation; Assemble 3pm, Central Bank, Dame Street; Organised by Palestine Solidarity Coalition
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New poster, from a 2015 march in support of the anti-water charges protestors arrested in Jobstown

Stop Political Policing: March in solidarity with the arrested protestors

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6242/

Stop Political Policing (2015)

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🎙 New podcast episode

We talk to Vincent Doherty about his political development and background in Derry; joining the Official Republican movement in 1972; involvement with the International Marxist Group (IMG) and Troops Out Movement in England; his return to Ireland and work with People's Democracy (PD) and the National H-Block/Armagh Committee; joining Sinn Féin, and the influence of PD on that organisation; and his subsequent independent activism since and perspective on the contemporary left in Ireland.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/podcast/44-vincent-doherty-offical-sinn-fein-international-marxist/

Episode 44: Vincent Doherty: Offical Sinn Féin, International Marxist Group, Troops Out, People's Democracy, H-Block Committee, Sinn Féin — Irish Left Archive Podcast

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We have a new podcast episode lined up for tomorrow 🎙

Meanwhile, if you haven't listened to the latest one, we spoke to @orlaegan@mastodon.ie and Megan Luddy O'Leary about their recently published illustrated book, Diary of An Activist.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/podcast/43-diary-of-an-activist-by-orla-egan-and-megan-luddy-/

Episode 43: Diary of An Activist, by Orla Egan and Megan Luddy O'Leary — Irish Left Archive Podcast

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We're experimenting with hosting our own Fediverse account using Microblog.pub. We'll keep this and the existing profile @LeftArchive@mastodon.online while we get things properly set up, but please do follow us here @ila@leftarchive.ie

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1st January 1974: The Communist Organisation in the British Isles was formed in a split from the British and Irish Communist Organisation.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/on-this-day/01/01/#event-4510

On This Day, 1st January

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Image of text, reading: What is the Communist Organisation in the British Isles?  The Communist Organisation in the British Isles was formed on 1 January 1974, in secession from the British and Irish Communist Organisation, now become revisionist.  The Communist Organisation  The Communist Organisation in the British Isles is a Marxist-Leninist collective. Its purpose is to think communist and to act communist, to create communists and to elaborate communist practice in the working class of the British Isles. The Communist Organisation affirms its total commitment to the science of Marxism Leninism, the unity of communist theory and practice, the dictatorship of the proletariat and the hegemony of the proletarian world-outlook.