Irish Left Archive

#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

#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

#OnThisDay 4th June 2005, a demonstration was held against Israel’s occupation of Palestine during a soccer World Cup qualifying match between Ireland and Israel, which was taking place in Landsdown Road stadium in Dublin.

Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign leaflets from the event can be viewed on our website as part of the Snapshots of Political Action project: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6160/

#Ireland #Politics #Palestine #IPSC #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Activism #Protest

#OnThisDay 14th May 2022, a rally was held outside the Dáil in Dublin calling for public ownership of the National Maternity Hospital without church involvement.

Documents distributed at the rally are on our site, as part of the Snapshots of Political Action project: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6070/

#Ireland #History #Protest #Politics #Activism #NMH #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction

#OnThisDay, 8th March 2018, the International Women's Day March for Choice took place in Dublin, calling for repeal of the 8th amendment and the right to choice.

Documents distributed at the march can be read here: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6061/

#SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #InternationalWomensDay

#OnThisDay 22nd February 2014, a rally held at the Spire in Dublin on 22nd February 2014 calling for an end to the US military’s use of Shannon Airport and the release of Margaretta D’Arcy, who was imprisoned for her refusal to sign a bond committing not to enter Shannon Airport as part of the campaign

The #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction project includes documents distributed at the rally.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6173/

#Ireland #History #Politics #Shannon #MargarettaDarcy

#OnThisDay, 15th February 2003, an international day of action took place to oppose the invasion of Iraq. Circa 100,000 people joined the march and rally in Dublin.

This collection from the Snapshots of Political Action project includes leaflets distributed on the day: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6155/

#Ireland #History #Politics #Iraq #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction

#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

The leaflets are part of our joint project with Irish Election Literature (@electionlit@mastodon.online), Snapshots of Political Action, which collects material distributed at marches, rallies and protests etc.

If you are at a protest in Ireland and gather any leaflets, we'd be delighted to include them; you can get in touch with us here or on the website.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstrations/

#SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Activism #Protest

#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

#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 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

#OnThisDay 8th August 2018:

An occupation in Summerhill called for local council purchases of empty buildings, public housing on public land, tenant rights and rent controls.

Material from the occupation: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6131/

#Ireland #Housing #Occupation #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction

A rally was held outside Leinster House in Dublin #OnThisDay 1st July 2015 in support of Greek opposition to austerity and the ‘No’ campaign in the 2015 Greek Bailout Referendum .

https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6100/

#Ireland #Greece #Austerity #Protest #Activism #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction

Last year, #OnThisDay 18th June, a cost of living crisis rally was held in Dublin.

Material distributed included leaflets from Militant Left, People Before Profit, the Socialist Party, and the Irish branch of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE).

https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6047/

#OTD #IrishPolitics #Protest #Activism #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #MilitantLeft #PeopleBeforeProfit #SocialistParty #KKE

A demonstration was held #OnThisDay, 4th June 2005, against Israel’s occupation of Palestine during a soccer World Cup qualifying match between Ireland and Israel, which was taking place in Landsdown Road stadium.

https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6160/

#OTD #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Protest #Activism #Palestine #IrishPolitics

#OnThisDay 15th May 2011:

Leaflets distributed by campaigns opposing the State Visit of the British Queen to Ireland, from the Irish Anti-War Movement, Socialist Workers' Party and Éirígí: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6193/

#SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #Monarchy #BritishMonarchy #Éirígí #IrishAntiWarMovement #SocialistWorkersParty #SWP

#OnThisDay 14th May 2022:

A rally in Dublin called for the public ownership of the National Maternity Hospital.

Documents distributed at the protest: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6070/

#IrishPolitics #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #NMH #Mastodaoine #Protest #Activism #OTD

#OnThisDay 19th April 2003, a demonstration was held to oppose the invasion of Iraq and the US military’s use of Shannon Airport in Newbridge, Kildare.

Documents distributed by County Kildare Anti-War Group, Socialist Party and Socialist Workers' Party are collected here as part of the #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction project: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6108/

#OTD #SocialistParty #SocialistWorkersParty #Iraq #Shannon #AntiWar