Irish Left Archive
@ila@leftarchive.ieDigital collection of political material from the Irish Left.
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#OnThisDay 9th February 2019, a rally in support of strike action by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) took place outside Leinster House.
Leaflets distributed at the rally: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6177/
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Political Material from: Rally Supporting INMO Nurses and Midwives Strike, 9th February 2019
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"Gay Society Banned!"
A report on the banning of the gay student society in University College Cork, from Socialist Republic, paper of Peoples' Democracy, 1981, by Martin Mac An Ghoill.
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![Gay Society Banned!
In an unprecedented decision, the Joint Board of University College, Cork refused an application by the newly formed GAY SOCIETY for recognition as a college society.
The president of the college, Sean Feegan, has banned the Gay Society from meeting in college. The refusal of recognition means that no college money will be made avail able to the society and in general the work of the society will be made more difficult. '
When the vote was taken the three student representatives voted in favour while the four academic staff voted against without giving any ~ reason. However, it is generally felt that the reason had to do with the sexual predjudices [sic] of the academics. In an earlier decision they again voted en bloc to stop the purchase of GAY NEWS, SPARE RIB and other progressive publications for the student reading rooms saying that Charles Kerrigan (the gay general secretary of the S.U.) was foisting his 'degeneracy' on others.
The anti-gay views of the college authorities have not gone without challenge. A leaflet calling on students to protest at violation of gay and human rights has been produced by the Gay Society.
Many other societies have passed motions condemning the action and the Students Union, Class Council has promised continued financial assistance.
The emergence of an active Gay ,l Society in UCC is one of several progressive developments in the Cork area. The Gay community has become more open and vocal. The spearhead of this radicalisation has been the Cork Gay Collective.
Over the past eight months this group has realised through discussion that there can be no liberation without the direct participation in this process. Consequently they have initiatives including interviews on local radio, a lobby of the Labour Party and, most significantly, a forum for gay activists at the Glencree Reconciliation Centre. This led to a mandate being given to the Collective to organise a national conference of gay activists.
Already a planning committee, consisting of members of the Collective, the Gay Society and individual members of the Cork Irish Gay Rights Movement (IGRM) has been set up. It is hoped to have open forums, films and workshops as well as general discussion and socials. Gays from all 32 counties are invited and many are expected from Britain and the Continent.
Martin Mac An Ghoill
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Letters of protest should be sent to: Joint Board, University College, Cork. Send copies to : Gaysoc. c/o Students Union, UCC.](https://posts.leftarchive.ie/attachments/thumbnails/3b31516d001c6586b5064e23b224423c2c0a6e6a5852b6e413c8f9ca469cb605/gay_society_banned.jpeg)
From 1976, Banshee, no. 4, from Irish Women United.
Banshee, Vol. 1, No. 4 (1976) — Irish Women United
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An illustration of the British left, reposted from @benwwk@twitter.com
"The map you’ve always wanted: British Left Groups, by Adam Dant"
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Poblacht na nOibrithe, Recruitment Special.
From Éirígí, circa 2015.
Poblacht na nOibrithe, Recruitment Special (2015 c.) — Éirígí
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Published #OnThisDay 5th February, 1973:
"Sinn Féin Debates Changes: An Irish Mass Revolutionary Party?"
Gerry Foley in the Fourth International magazine, Intercontinental Press, on Official Sinn Féin.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/3177/
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Sinn Féin Debates Changes: An Irish Mass Revolutionary Party? (1973) — Gerry Foley
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From 2005, No Quarter, magazine of Anti-Fascist Action.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/37/
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No Quarter, No. 2 (2005) — Anti-Fascist Action
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@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieOne Small Step, by Michael Flavin
In our most recent episode, we spoke to academic and author Michael Flavin about his novel, One Small Step, which 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.
Irish Left Archive shared 2 years ago@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieWe've just finished moving the Irish Left Archive Podcast over to Castopod. Hopefully it will be a smooth transition, but if you have any issue or spot any problems, please let us know!
A new home for the Irish Left Archive Podcast! https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/
Hopefully the transition will be relatively seamless, but please let us know if you have any issues.
You can now get updates by following the podcast on the Fediverse @ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ie.
Thanks to @Castopod@podlibre.social for their work on free software podcast hosting.
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"Mass-Line in Education -- Revolutionary v Reactionary Line"
Published #OnThisDay 2nd February 1968, Words and Comment, No. 3, from the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1272/
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Words and Comment, No. 3 (1968) — The Internationalists
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#OnThisDay 31st January 1971, the Cork Communist Organisation (CCO) resigned from the Irish Communist Organisation (ICO) in response to their position on Republicanism. It later became the Cork Workers Club (CWC).
The CCO was associated with Jim Lane, and those who had formerly been involved in Irish Revolutionary Forces and Saor Éire. Their position is outlined in their document On the Resignation of the Cork Branch of the Irish Communist Organisation.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/273/
The ICO was moving towards the "two nations theory" view, with which their later formation, B&ICO was known. The CCO and later CWC were Maoist-influenced.
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On the Resignation of the Cork Branch of the Irish Communist Organisation (1972) — Cork Communist Organisation
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@CaitRua@mastodon.ieDochar d'aon, dochar do chách. 🖤Dlúthpháirtíocht go deo! ❤️ #bloodysundaymarch #iww
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Bloody Sunday poster
A 1972 poster from the Revolutionary Marxist Group (RMG), then Irish section of the Fourth International.
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To mark the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday last year, we spoke to Dr. Brian Hanley about the reaction in the Republic of Ireland to the events in Derry on 30th January 1972, when British soldiers opened fire on civil rights marchers, killing 14 and injuring several others. The reaction in the South saw walkouts and strikes, a national day of mourning, the burning of the British embassy in Dublin, and mass protests around the country.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/podcast/35-bloody-sunday-reactions-in-the-republic-of-ireland/
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Episode 35: Bloody Sunday: Reactions in the Republic of Ireland, with Brian Hanley — Irish Left Archive Podcast
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Bloody Sunday poster
An Injustice To One Is An Injustice To All #Derry #BloodySunday poster
https://extramuralactivity.com/2023/01/30/an-injustice-to-one-is-an-injustice-to-all-2/
An Injustice To One Is An Injustice To All
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"What Happened in Derry?"
Written by Eamonn McCann in 1972, and published by the International Socialists (later SWP).
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/319/
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What Happened in Derry (1972) — International Socialists [UK]
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