Irish Left Archive

#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, 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 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 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

Published #OnThisDay, 25th August 1969:

Barricades Bulletin, Special Edition

Barricades Bulletin was produced by the Young Socialists youth wing of the Derry Labour Party.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/423/

#OTD #Ireland #History #Politics #BarricadesBulletin #YoungSocialists #DerryLabourParty

Published #OnThisDay 27th July 1974:

Workers Weekly, from the Workers' Association.

The Workers' Association was established in 1972 by the British & Irish Communist Organisation (BICO).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/311/

#OTD #Ireland #History #Politics #WorkersWeekly #WorkersAssociation #BICO

#OnThisDay 18th of July 1981, a march in support of the Hunger Strikers campaign, ongoing since March of that year, ended with violent clashes outside the British Embassy after a Garda baton-charge, in which more than 200 people were hurt.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/07/18/#event-5714

#OTD #Ireland #Politics #History #HungerStrikes

Published #OnThisDay 13th July 1974:

"Call to Ulster Protestants"

Republican News, newspaper of Sinn Féin in the North.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/397/

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

Published #OnThisDay 28th May 1973:

"Revolutionary Nationalism, Class Struggle, and Problems of Party Building in Ireland"

An article by Gerry Foley on the Official Republican movement for Intercontinental Press, magazine of the Fourth International.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/1488/

#Ireland #History #Politics #OTD #OfficialRepublicanism #IntercontinentalPress #FourthInternational

Published #OnThisDay: Workers' and Unemployed News, May 28th 1987

"All Working People Must Unite Against the Capitalist Offensive and Cut-Backs!"

From the Workers and Unemployed Movement.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6531/

#Ireland #History #Politics #OTD #WorkersAndUnemployedNews #WorkersAndUnemployedMovement

#OnThisDay in 1949, the Socialist Party of Ireland was founded:

On May 28th, 1949, a number of workers, representing Socialist Groups in Dublin and Belfast, met in Belfast and decided that the Groups should coalesce and form the Socialist Party of Ireland. That decision was subsequently ratified by the members of the Dublin and Belfast Groups; and so was born the first political party in Ireland to publicly and unequivocally declare its object to be the establishment of Socialism.

This Socialist Party of Ireland was associated with the SPGB and later became the World Socialist Party.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/05/28/#event-4500

#Ireland #History #Politics #SocialistParty #WorldSocialism #SPGB #OTD

#OnThisDay 24th April 1966, a Republican parade to Glasnevin cemetery marking the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising took place in Dublin.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/04/24/#event-6364

#OTD #EasterRising #Dublin #UnitedIrishman