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13th December 1970, the Socialist Party of Ireland was formed.

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On This Day, 13th December

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Comrades, As this is the first National Congress of our party, it is the duty of the inaugural Central Committee to put on record the circumstances which gave rise to the founding of the party, and to report on its development and activity since that time. … The Socialist Party of Ireland was formed in Dublin on the 13th of December 1970. The founding members appointed a Central Committee, which drew up a manifesto and a constitution. The manifesto announcing the formation of the party was published on the 19th January 1971.
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The SPI existed until 1982, when it formed the Democratic Socialist Party with Jim Kemmy's Limerick Socialist Organisation and others.

It is unconnected to the contemporary Socialist Party, which developed from Militant.