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#OnThisDay 13th December 1970, The Socialist Party of Ireland (SPI) was formed.

Unconnected with the contemporary Socialist Party, the SPI was formed by former members of Official Sinn Féin and others. It later merged with the Limerick Socialist Organisation to form the Democratic Socialist Party (DSP).

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On This Day, 13th December

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Scanned text, reading: 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.

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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.