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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.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6875/

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.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6866/

Hands Off Ireland!, No. 3 (1977) — Revolutionary Communist Group

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Published 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)

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/85/

Red Patriot, Vol. 5, No. 42-43 (1976) — Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)

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Published 7th November 1987:

"Vote No To National Plan Wage Agreement!"

Workers' and Unemployed News, from the Workers' and Unemployed Movement (associated with the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/315/

Workers' and Unemployed News, November 7th, 1987 (1987) — Workers and Unemployed Movement

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New document:

"Loughgall Martyrs"

An Phoblacht Republican News, Imeall 9, Uimhir 19, on the 1987 Loughgall ambush.

An Phoblacht Republican News (later just An Phoblacht) was the newspaper of Sinn Féin.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6722/

An Phoblacht Republican News, Iml. 9, Uimh. 19 (1987) — Sinn Féin

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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.

A scan of a poster with red and black text on a white background, reading: WARNING!
The straight vote is crooked - so vote
NO!
This warning is issued by The Labour Party
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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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Scanned cover of the published edition of The New Republic. The text reads: Complete text of The New Republic address by Brendan Corish, T.D., Leader of the Labour Party. The cover features the starry plough on a blue background, positioned within a larger green rectangle.
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Published , 13th October 1981:

Rebel, No. 46, on the end of the Republican hunger strikes.

Rebel was produced by Revolutionary Struggle in the late 1970s and early 80s.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/2913/

Rebel, No. 46 (1981) — Revolutionary Struggle

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In the latest episode of the Irish Left Archive Podcast, we spoke to former Republican Sinn Féin President Des Dalton about his political background, Republicanism, Internationalism and the Left.

https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/des-dalton-republican-sinn-fein-and-independent-republicanism

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A poster designed to look like a wrapped Christmas present with a label reading: Why is this home empty this Christmas
A poster reading: A vulture landlord owns these 268 homes, with an arrow pointing to the left and a cartoon image of a vulture.
A poster designed to look like a wrapped Christmas present with a label reading: All I want for Christmas is universal public housing
A poster with a cartoon image of a vulture in a red circle with a line through it. Around the circle is the text: Vulture Landlords Out! Out! Out! and the logo of Éirígí.
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26th September 1931, the founding conference of Saor Éire began. The "organisation of workers and working farmers" was established by the left-leaning and communist wing of the IRA.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/09/26/#event-6290

On This Day, 26th September

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Scanned black and white front cover page reading: Saor Éire – Draft Constitution and Rules, 1931