Irish Left Archive

The Communist Organisation in the British Isles was formed #OnThisDay, 1st of January 1974, in a split from the British and Irish Communist Organisation.

The foundation is outlined in the first issue of their journal, The Proletarian.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/01/01/#event-4510

#Politics #History #COBI #BICO

Published #OnThisDay, 19th December 1985:

Marxist-Leninist Weekly marks the 20th anniversary of the founding of The Internationalists, forerunner of the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1567/

#Ireland #Politics #History #Maoism #CPIML

#OnThisDay 13th December 1970, the Socialist Party of Ireland was formed.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/12/13/

#Politics #History #Socialism #SPI

#OnThisDay, the 8th of December 1974, the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) was formed at a meeting in Dublin by former members of Official Sinn Féin.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/12/08/#event-5521

#OTD #Politics #History #OfficialSinnFéin #IRSP

Published #OnThisDay 5th December 1984:

Voice of Revolution (Marxist-Leninist Weekly), Vol. 8, No. 30

From the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/2999/

#Ireland #Politics #History #CPIML #Maoism

Published #OnThisDay, The Bottom Dog, Vol. 3, No. 53, The working class paper of North Munster

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/43/

#Ireland #History #Politics #OTD

#OnThisDay 3rd of December 1988, the Irish Anti-Extradition Committee held a march and rally in opposition to the extradition of prisoners to Britain.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6150/

From Snapshots of Political Action, a joint project with Irish Election Literature

#OTD #Ireland #Politics #History #Extradition #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Activism #Protest

Leaflets distributed at the Raise the Roof housing march #OnThisDay 26th of November 2022.

From Militant Left, People Before Profit, The Workers' Party, United Against Racism, and Éirígí.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6199/

Part of the Snapshots of Political Action project from Irish Election Literature and the Irish Left Archive, documenting protest and activism in Ireland.

#Ireland #Politics #Housing #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Activism #OTD

"Before you make up your mind…"

A leaflet from the Socialist Workers' Movement (SWM) during the referendums on access to abortion information and the right to travel, which took place #OnThisDay, 25th of November 1992.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/507/

#Politics #IrishPolitics #OTD #SWM #SWP #ReproductiveRights #Abortion #Referendums

#OnThisDay, 25th of November 2010, the United Left Alliance (ULA) was announced.

The alliance of the Socialist Party, Socialist Workers' Party, Workers and Unemployed Action Group (WUAG) and independent leftists contested the 2011 general election, winning five seats.

Disagreements between the parties resulted in first the WUAG and then the SP withdrawing, leaving the alliance essentially defunct by 2013.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/11/25/#event-5518

#IrishPolitics #SWP #SocialistParty #WUAG #UnitedLeftAlliance #OTD

#OnThisDay, 24th November 1995, the referendum to remove the prohibition of divorce in Ireland was narrowly won with 50.28% of the vote.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/subject/3888/

#IrishPolitics #IrishHistory #Referendum #Divorce

#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

#Ireland #Politics #IrishTravellers #OTD

#OnThisDay 2nd of November 1986, Republican Sinn Féin was formed by members of Sinn Féín opposed to removing the policy of abstention from Leinster House, which had been passed by a vote at the Ard Fheis.

They were led by Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, who was elected President and remained in that role until 2009.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/11/02/#event-5541

#OTD #Ireland #Politics #History #RepublicanSinnFéin

Published #OnThisDay, 24th October 1972:

The first issue of Rosc Catha, newspaper of Clann na hÉireann, the Sinn Féin support group in Britain.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1865/

#Ireland #Politics #History #OTD #ClannNahÉireann RoscCatha

#OnThisDay 22nd October 2011:

An Occupy Dame Street march took place from the Garden of Remembrance to Dame Street. The Occupy Dame Street camp was ongoing from October 2011 to March 2012 as part of the global Occupy movement.

Leaflets from the march can be found in the Snapshots of Political Action collection:

https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6140/

#OTD #OccupyDameStreet #Occupy #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Activism

Published #OnThisDay 20th October 1979:

"IRA Okay! Lynch Up The Poll"

An Phoblacht Republican News, newspaper of Sinn Féin.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6227/

#Ireland #Politics #History #OTD #SinnFéin #AnPhoblacht #RepublicanNews

#OnThisDay 9th October 1968, People's Democracy was formed in Belfast, in the wake of the RUC assault on a civil rights march in Derry and subsequent rioting.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/10/09/#event-5709

#Ireland #Politics #History #PeoplesDemocracy

#OnThisDay 5th October 1968, a civil rights march in Derry was stopped by the RUC at its starting point in the Waterside and marchers were attacked with batons. The march is often cited as the start of the "Troubles".

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/10/05/#event-5536

#OTD #Derry #CivilRights #Ireland #History #Politics #TheTroubles

#OnThisDay 26th September 1931, the founding conference of Saor Éire* was held. 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

• Not to be mistaken for the later "Saor Éire Action Group", active in the 1970s.

#Ireland #History #Politics #SaorÉire

Published #OnThisDay, 27th August 1974:

An Analysis of the Significance of the Ulster Workers’ Strike, May 14th-30th, 1974

Published by the "Necessity for Change Institute of Anti-Imperialist Studies", part of the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI(ML)).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1822/

#Ireland #Politics #History #CPIML #Maoism #UlsterWorkersCouncilStrike