Irish Left Archive

#OnThisDay 15th of March 1970, the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI) was reconstituted, with the merging of the Irish Workers’ Party (IWP) and the Communist Party of Northern Ireland (CPNI). (The earlier party had split in 1941).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/03/15/#event-5791

#OTD #CommunistPartyOfIreland #Ireland #History #Politics #Communism

#OnThisDay, 31st January 1971, the Cork Communist Organisation was formed after resigning from the Irish Communist Organisation.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/01/31/#event-4512

#OTD #Politics #History #Communism #IrishCommunistOrganisation #CorkCommunistOrganisation

Published #OnThisDay 31st December 1987:

"Peace With Justice Is Still The Aim"

An Phoblacht Republican News, newspaper of Sinn Féin.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/4221/

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

#OnThisDay, 18th December 1981, The Dublin Unemployed Action Group (DUAG) held their second “Rock ‘N’ Dole” gig.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/12/18/#event-5755

#OTD #Ireland #History #Politics #Unemployment

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

Leaflets from the demonstration are available as part of the Snapshots of Political Action project: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6150/

#Politics #History #Ireland #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #OTD

#OnThisDay 24th November 1995:

A referendum was passed to remove the prohibition on divorce from the Irish constitution.

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

#Referendums #IrishHistory #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

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

Published #OnThisDay 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/

#OTD #IrishPolitics #CPIML

#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

#OTD #IrishHistory #Republicanism #RepublicanSinnFéin

Published #OnThisDay October 24th 1972:

The first issue of Rosc Catha, newspaper of Clann na hÉireann.

Clann na hÉireann was the support organisation of Sinn Féin (Official) in Britain.

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

#Ireland #Politics #ClannNaHÉireann #RoscCatha #OTD

#OnThisDay 22nd of October 2011:

A march was held in support of Occupy Dame Street, the Dublin incarnation of the wider Occupy movement. Here are leaflets collected at the march: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6140/

#OTD #Ireland #Dublin #Activism #Protest #Occupy #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction

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

#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.

#OTD #Referendum #Labour #IrishHistory #IrishPolitics

#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

#OTD #Labour #Socialism #IrishHistory #IrishPolitics

Published #OnThisDay, 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/

#OTD #IrishPolitics #History #Rebel #RevolutionaryStruggle #HungerStrikes

#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

#OTD #IrishPolitics #IrishHistory #PeoplesDemocracy

#OnThisDay 30th September 2019, the formation of RISE (Revolutionary Internationalist Socialist Environmentalist) was announced.

Formed by members of the Socialist Party in the wake of the split in the CWI, RISE went on to join People Before Profit in 2021.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/3233/

#OTD #RISE #SocialistParty #CWI #ISA #PeopleBeforeProfit #PBP

#OnThisDay 30th September 2017:

An march was held by the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) in Dublin.

Leaflets from the protest are available on our site as part of our joint project with @electionlit@mastodon.online, Snapshots of Political Action.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6041/

#OTD #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Protest #Activism #Abortion #Repeal

#OnThisDay 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

#OTD #IrishHistory #IrishPolitics #SaorÉire

#OnThisDay 24th September 2022:

A march organised by the Cost of Living Coalition was held in Dublin. The Cost of Living Coalition includes several left parties, campaigns, trade union groups and independents, calling for a response to rising inflation and energy prices, and stagnating wages.

Leaflets from the march: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6089/

#Ireland #Politics #Protest #Activism #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #CostOfLiving #OTD