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From 1931, the draft constitution and rules of Saor Éire: https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6252/

Saor Éire was a left Republican and communist organisation founded by members of the IRA in 1931 as “an organisation of workers and working farmers”.

It was banned by Military Tribunal, along with other Republican and Communist groups, in October 1931. (The ban was lifted the following March).

With the strength of reaction, the organisation never really got off the ground.

Saor Éire: Draft Constitution and Rules (1931) — Saor Éire [1931]

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A newspaper clipping, reading: 

The following associations have been declared by order of the Executive Council to be unlawful associations :—

* Saor Eire.
* The association styling and calling itself the Irish Republican Army, sometimes known as the I.R.A. or Oglaigh na hEireann.
* Fianna Eireann.
* Cumann na mBan.
* Friends of Soviet Russia.
* The Irish Labour Defence League.
* The Workers' Defence Corps.
* The Women Prisoners’ Defence League.
* The Workers’ Revolutionary Party (Ireland).
* The Irish Tribute League.
* The lrish Working Farmers’ Committee.
* The Workers’ Research Bureau.
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New document:

The Coffee Circle Papers: Paper 5 – Economic Growth: Who Needs It?

From a series of papers produced by Democratic Left in 1998 prior to merging with Labour.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7427/

The Coffee Circle Papers: Paper 5 – Economic Growth: Who Needs It? (1998) — Democratic Left

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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

On This Day, 2nd November

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Published , 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/

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Rosc Catha, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1972) — Clann na hÉireann

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New document:

Advance, November—December 1976.

Advance was published by the Socialist Party of Ireland (SPI) in the 1970s.

The SPI went on to form the Democratic Socialist Party in 1982, along with the Limerick Socialist Organisation.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7420/

Advance, No. 24 (1976) — Socialist Party of Ireland [1970]

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New document:

"The Coffee Circle Papers: Postscript - Times Change"

The Coffee Circle Papers were a series of discussion papers in Democratic Left in 1998/99. This postscript was written by Rosheen Callender after their 1999 merger with Labour.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7418/

The Coffee Circle Papers: Postscript - Times Change (1999) — Democratic Left, Labour

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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

On This Day, 9th October

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"Lebanon – Irish Deaths. Who is Responsible?"

Forward, magazine of the Connolly Youth Movement (CYM), on the 1980 attack on Irish peacekeeping troops in Lebanon by the Israel-backed South Lebanon Army.

The CYM was the youth wing of the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI), but split from them in 2021.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/4294/

Forward [1980] (1980) — Connolly Youth Movement

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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

On This Day, 5th October

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A black-and-white image of a Derry street with several RUC men with riot shields and various debris. (Taken from a 1988 issue of Socialist Worker.)
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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.

On This Day, 26th September

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🎙️ New episode of the Irish Left Archive Podcast:

Until We Fall: Long Distance Life on the Left, with Helena Sheehan

https://podcast.leftarchive.ie/@ILAPodcast/episodes/until-we-fall-long-distance-life-on-the-left-with-helena-sheehan

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New document:

Resistance, No. 17, Spring 2013.

Resistance was published by the Irish Socialist Network (ISN).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/7406/

Resistance, No. 17 (2013) — Irish Socialist Network

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A small update to our Timeline of the Irish Left today, to reflect the recent relaunch of the International Marxist Tendency (IMT) as the Revolutionary Communist International (RCI) and the consequent renaming of the Irish section, the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland.

The timeline aims to show the history of left parties and organisations in Ireland. If you spot any errors or omissions or have any suggestions, please get in touch!

https://www.leftarchive.ie/page/timeline-of-the-irish-left/#find-RCI

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Timeline of the Irish Left

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A sticker with pictures of the ten Republicans who died in the 1980/1 hunger strikes, with the text: 40 Years on we remember the ten
Sticker reading End Direct Provision! Tá Domhain Eile i nDán Dúinn! Asylum seekers Welcome
A sticker reading Tír Gan Teanga, Tír Gan Anam with a profile of Pádraig Pearse, from whom the quote is taken.
A sticker reading Visit #TrackTheVultures Map @ eirigi.org and showing a Dublin map with markers indicating housing owned by vulture funds.
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