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Scanned text reading: When the decision of the 82nd Ard-Fheis of Sinn Féin to recognise the Leinster House assembly was announced on 2nd November those who wished to defend the Republican position moved with speed.

They withdrew from the Dublin Mansion House in an orderly and dignified manner and walked down Dawson Street behind the flag of Clann na nGael, the Republican Scouts. The flag was carried by Nóirín Ní Liatháin. She had stood outside the Mansion House in full uniform and holding the flag throughout the Ard-Fheis. Beside her was 2 poster appealing to delegates to uphold the Republic.

In Dawson Street an announcement was made that a meeting would be held in the West County Hotel, Chapelizod.

Half an hour later the delegates had begun to re-assemble. By six o'clock there was a muster of over 130, accompanied by an eager national and international press corps of over 40. Ruairí Ó Brádaigh asked the media representatives to leave the room “until we decide who we are and what we are”. He had led the opposition to the recognition of Leinster House during the five-hour debate.
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Published October 24th 1972:

The first issue of Rosc Catha, newspaper of Clann na hÉireann.

Clann na hÉireann was the support organisation of Sinn Féin (Official) in Britain.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1865/

Rosc Catha, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1972) — Clann na hÉireann

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Basis of Struggle For a Nationally Independent and Unified People’s Republic of Ireland.

Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist), 1976.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6687/

Basis of Struggle For a Nationally Independent and Unified People’s Republic of Ireland (1976) — Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)

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22nd of October 2011:

A march was held in support of Occupy Dame Street, the Dublin incarnation of the wider Occupy movement. Here are leaflets collected at the march: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6140/

Political Material from: Occupy Dame Street March, 22nd October 2011

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A small addition to the website: the documents page now includes a filter for document types, so you can find e.g. posters, manifestos etc. more quickly.

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Documents in the Irish Left Archive

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A screenshot of a page on leftarchive.ie, showing a table of documents available on the website, including their name, year, organisation, publication, and type. The type heading includes a drop-down selection from which the table can be filtered.
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16th October 1968, a referendum to remove proportional representation in favour of majoritarianism was held in the Republic of Ireland.

The referendum was rejected by 60% of voters.

Below is a poster from the Labour party from the campaign.

A scan of a poster with red and black text on a white background, reading: WARNING!
The straight vote is crooked - so vote
NO!
This warning is issued by The Labour Party
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14th of October 1967:

Labour party leader Brendan Corish delivered his "New Republic" speech, famously opening with “the seventies will be Socialist”.

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On This Day, 14th October

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Scanned cover of the published edition of The New Republic. The text reads: Complete text of The New Republic address by Brendan Corish, T.D., Leader of the Labour Party. The cover features the starry plough on a blue background, positioned within a larger green rectangle.
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Published , 13th October 1981:

Rebel, No. 46, on the end of the Republican hunger strikes.

Rebel was produced by Revolutionary Struggle in the late 1970s and early 80s.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/2913/

Rebel, No. 46 (1981) — Revolutionary Struggle

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In the latest episode of the Irish Left Archive Podcast, we spoke to former Republican Sinn Féin President Des Dalton about his political background, Republicanism, Internationalism and the Left.

https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/des-dalton-republican-sinn-fein-and-independent-republicanism

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"What's Another Tour? No to Racist Rugby"

An article from Socialist Republic, paper of Peoples Democracy, opposing an Irish rugby tour of apartheid South Africa in 1981.

A black-and-white scanned article from Socialist Republic headlined: What's Another Tour? No to Racist Rugby.
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A cartoon from the first issue of Class War in Ireland on Trade Union officials.

Class War in Ireland, some of whose founders had been involved in Class War in the UK, had a short-lived existence in the early 1990s.

A cartoon showing a number of people marching, fronted by a banner reading: Workers Union – we say agitate! educate! organise!. Beside them is a man in a suit with a placard reading: Union official – I saw arbitrate! hesitate! demobilise!
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30th September 2019, the formation of RISE (Revolutionary Internationalist Socialist Environmentalist) was announced.

Formed by members of the Socialist Party in the wake of the split in the CWI, RISE went on to join People Before Profit in 2021.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/3233/

Press Statement: RISE (2019) — RISE

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