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The founding conference of Saor Éire was held #OnThisDay 26th September 1931.

The Left Republican group was banned later that year and collapsed shortly afterwards.

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On This Day, 26th September

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Scanned document cover, reading: Saor Éire – Draft Constitution and Rules
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The 1931 ban included a number of Republican and communist organisations, as noted in this newspaper report.

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The following associations have been declared by order of the Executive Council to be unlawful associations:

Saor Eire.
The association styling and calling itself the Irish Republican Army, sometimes known as ‘the I. R. A. or Oglaigh na hEireann.
Fianna Eireann.
Cumann na mBan.
Friends of Soviet Russia.
The Irish Labour Defence League.
The Workers' Defence Corps.
The Women Prisoners’ Defence League
The Workers’ Revolutionary Party (Ireland).
The Irish Tribute League.
The Irish Working Farmers' Committee.
The Workers’ Research Bureau.
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