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Published #OnThisDay,15th May 1987:
"Eight Irish Victims of British Democracy".
The Next Step, published by the UK Revolutionary Communist Party, from the week after the Loughgall ambush.
The Next Step, No. 18 (1987) — Revolutionary Communist Party
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The Ulster Workers Council Strike began #OnThisDay, the 15th of May 1974.
It had been called by unionists and loyalists in opposition to the Sunningdale power sharing agreement. Continuing until the 28th of May, it resulted in the collapse of the short-lived Northern Ireland Assembly formed under that agreement.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/05/15/#event-4504
On This Day, 15th May
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![The Ulster Workers Council Strike of 1974 began
The Ulster Workers Council Strike began on the 15th of May 1974, having been called the day before by unionists and loyalists in opposition to the Sunningdale power sharing agreement. Continuing until the 28th of May, it resulted in the collapse of the short-lived Northern Ireland Assembly formed under that agreement.
From The Ulster General Strike, by the Workers' Association [British & Irish Communist Organisation]:
"The General Strike which took place in Ulster in May 1974 resulted in the fall of the devolved Government which had held office since January 1974, and the abolition of the entire Constitutional framework which had been established by the Sunningdale Agreement of December 1973 for the functioning of devolved Government in Ulster."](https://posts.leftarchive.ie/attachments/thumbnails/7ada71786f7cfd68c71c01b51a92e127b6d504f7f38e3aefa9f6547e35f46b1b/UWC.png)
Leaflets from a rally held #OnThisDay 14th of May 2022 calling for public ownership of the National Maternity Hospital without church involvement, held outside the Dáil in Dublin.
Political Material from: National Maternity Hospital Rally, 14th May 2022
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An Phoblacht Republican News: "Loughgall Martyrs"
Published #OnThisDay, Thursday 14th May 1987.
An Phoblacht Republican News, Iml. 9, Uimh. 19 (1987) — Sinn Féin
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New document: "Socialist from Below". A leaflet from the Workers' Solidarity Movement in 1997.
Socialism from Below (1997) — Workers' Solidarity Movement
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The second edition of The Irish People, newspaper of Official Sinn Féin and later The Workers' Party, published #OnThisDay 11th May 1973.
The Irish People, Vol. 1, No. 2 (1973) — Sinn Féin [Official]
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#OnThisDay, 24th November 1995, the referendum to remove the prohibition of divorce in Ireland was narrowly won with 50.28% of the vote.
Referendum - Divorce Referendum, 1995
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New document:
"Tomás Mac Giolla: Republican, Socialist, Internationalist"
Produced by the Workers' Party after former party President Mac Giolla's death in 2010.
Tomás Mac Giolla: Republican, Socialist, Internationalist (2010) — The Workers' Party
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New document:
Hands Off Ireland!
Issue number three of the publication produced by the Revolutionary Communist Group in the UK in the 1970s.
Hands Off Ireland!, No. 3 (1977) — Revolutionary Communist Group
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Published #OnThisDay 1st December 1976:
"Organise to defeat British imperialist aggression and plunder Organise to defeat the Irish monopoly capitalists north and south"
Red Patriot, Newsweekly of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)
Red Patriot, Vol. 5, No. 42-43 (1976) — Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)
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New document:
Working Class Action Newsletter, October 2002 on the second Nice Treaty referendum.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6752/
#IrishHistory #IrishPolitics #WorkingClassAction #Nice #Referendum
Working Class Action Newsletter, Oct. 02 (2002) — Working Class Action
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#OnThisDay 24th November 1995:
A referendum was passed to remove the prohibition on divorce from the Irish constitution.
Referendum - Divorce Referendum, 1995
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#OnThisDay 24th of November 1982, Nan Joyce became the first Traveller to stand in an Irish election.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/11/24/#event-5712
This article provides some of the history and background to the Committee for the Rights of Travellers and Nan Joyce's campaign: https://www.leftarchive.ie/article/5703/
#IrishTravellers #TravellersRights #Elections #OTD #IrishHistory
On This Day, 24th November
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#OnThisDay 2nd November 1986, Republican Sinn Féin were formed in a split over abstention from Leinster House.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/11/02/#event-5541
On This Day, 2nd November
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Published #OnThisDay 20th October 1979:
An Phoblacht Republican News, newspaper of Sinn Féin.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6227/
#SinnFéin #AnPhoblacht #RepublicanNews #IrishHistory #IrishPolitics #OTD
An Phoblacht Republican News, Iml. 1, Uimh. 38 (1979) — Sinn Féin
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#OnThisDay 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.
#OnThisDay 14th of October 1967:
Labour party leader Brendan Corish delivered his "New Republic" speech, famously opening with “the seventies will be Socialist”.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/10/14/#event-5538
On This Day, 14th October
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#OnThisDay 9th of October 1968, People’s Democracy was formed at a meeting in Queen’s University Belfast.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/10/09/#event-5709
On This Day, 9th October
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New document:
Poster from Éirígí in 2019 reproducing the Democratic Programme of the First Dáil Éireann.
Democratic Programme of the First Dáil Éireann (2019) — Éirígí
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"The Two Irelands"
By Andrew Boyd, 1968, published by the Fabian Society.
The Two Irelands (1968) — Fabian Society
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