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The 1st of May was first marked as International Workers’ Day in 1890, when the Second International called for demonstrations.

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On This Day, 1st May

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Solidarity on International Workers Day!

Here are some documents from the Irish left marking / in our collection.

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On This Day, 1st May

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Front page of Independent Socialist with the headline "Magnificent May Day!"
Front page of Irish Socialist, newspaper of the Communist Party of Ireland, from 1982 with the headlines "Where Goes the Left?" and "May Day Greetings"
Front page of Red Patriot, from the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist) with the headline "Hail May Day! Organise for Revolution!"
Front page of Socialist Republic, from the Movement for a Socialist Republic, with the headline "May Day – Labour Day '77; Solidarity With All Political Prisoners"