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Digital collection of political material from and about the left in Ireland.

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#OnThisDay 14th November 2012: A vigil and rally calling for abortion rights after news of the death of Savita Halappanavar.

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Political Material from: Vigil in Response to the Death of Savita Halappanavar, 14th November 2012
Documents from the vigil and rally calling for abortion rights after news of the death of Savita Halappanavar after she was refused an abortion on legal grounds.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
New documents in the archive:

Hunger Strikes statements from Paddy Agnew TD and the National H-Block / Armagh Committee, 1981.

www.leftarchive.ie/document/8062/

www.leftarchive.ie/document/8063/

www.leftarchive.ie/document/8066/
National H-Block/Armagh Committee Circular (1981) — National H-Block / Armagh Committee
Commentary and PDF of National H-Block/Armagh Committee Circular by Christina Carney, published by National H-Block / Armagh Committee.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
New document:

*Red Star*, Vol. 1, No. 2, Summer 2025, from Red Network.

www.leftarchive.ie/document/8053/
Red Star, Vol. 1, No. 2 (2025) — Red Network
Commentary and PDF of Red Star, Vol. 1, No. 2, published by Red Network.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
🎙️New podcast episode!

We talk to activist and local councillor Madeleine Johansson of Red Network.

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#Podcast #RedNetwork
Madeleine Johansson: Red Network
In this episode we talk to Madeleine Johansson of Red Network. Madeleine moved from Sweden to Ireland in the 2000s where she became active with the Socialist Workers’ Party (SWP) and People Before Profit (PBP). She was a party organiser and director of elections for the 2016 General Election campaign in Dublin Mid-West, subsequently co-opted on to South Dublin County Council in 2016, and returned in the 2019 and 2024 local elections. Madeleine was a founding member of Red Network, which was formed in 2021 within People Before Profit before becoming an independent party in 2025. She is the author of Class War – Not Culture War (2025) and Reform or Revolution – Sweden, Socialism and The Welfare State (2022), available from the Red Network website. We discuss Madeleine’s early political experience and the contrast between Sweden and Ireland; her work as an activist and organiser with SWP during the austerity years and campaigns against household charges, property tax and water charges; her experience as a local councillor and the particular challenge of the housing crisis; the formation of Red Network and the political differences that led them to leave People Before Profit; and her position on the politics of class, identity politics, reform and revolution. You’ll find more details of Red Network’s politics on their website at rednetwork.net.
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October 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Newly added to the archive:

Leaflets from the Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes, 2012.

www.leftarchive.ie/document/8029/
www.leftarchive.ie/document/8030/
After 4 Years of Austerity Policies Enough is Enough! (2012) — Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes
Commentary and PDF of After 4 Years of Austerity Policies Enough is Enough!, published by Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes.
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October 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The first edition of *Rosc Catha*, newspaper of Clann na hÉireann, was published #OnThisDay 24th October 1972.

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Rosc Catha, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1972) — Clann na hÉireann
Commentary and PDF of Rosc Catha, Vol. 1, No. 1, published by Clann na hÉireann.
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October 24, 2025 at 6:37 AM
#OnThisDay 22nd October 2011:

A march took place in Dublin in support of the Occupy Dame Street camp.

Documents from the march are collected in our Snapshots of Political Action project:

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Political Material from: Occupy Dame Street March, 22nd October 2011
The Occupy Dame Street camp was an ongoing protest from October 2011 to March 2012. These documents are from a march in support of the occupation, which took place on the 22nd of October 2011 from the...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Published #OnThisDay 21st October 1921:

An t-Ógláċ, The Official Organ Of The Irish Volunteers.

www.leftarchive.ie/document/2314/
An t-Ógláċ, 21st October 1921 (1921) — Irish Volunteers
Commentary and PDF of An t-Ógláċ, 21st October 1921, published by Irish Volunteers.
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October 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
#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 RUC assault led to rioting in the city and is often cited as the starting point of “the Troubles”.

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October 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
#OnThisDay 3rd of October 1932, the Outdoor Relief workers strike in Belfast began. The strike followed a series of marches throughout the Summer.

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On This Day, 3rd October
Events and documents from this day in history from the Irish Left Archive.
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October 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
#OnThisDay 30th September 2019, a press statement announcing the formation of RISE.

www.leftarchive.ie/document/3233/
Press Statement: RISE (2019) — RISE
Commentary and PDF of Press Statement: RISE, published by RISE.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
#OnThisDay 30th September 2017, a march organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign took place in Dublin calling for the repeal of the eighth amendment to the constitution.

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(Snapshots of Political Action – from @electionlit.bsky.social and the Irish Left Archive.)
Political Material from: Abortion Rights Campaign March, 30th September 2017
Documents distributed at a pro-choice march organised by the Abortion Rights Campaign on 30th September 2017, calling for the repeal of the eighth amendment to the constitution.
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September 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
New document:

"McDowell's Criminal Justice Bill".

A leaflet from the Socialist Workers' Party from circa 2006.

www.leftarchive.ie/document/7983/
McDowell's Criminal Justice Bill (2006 c.) — Socialist Workers' Party
Commentary and PDF of McDowell's Criminal Justice Bill, published by Socialist Workers' Party.
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September 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Published #OnThisDay, 26th September 1981:

*H-Block/Armagh News*, produced by the Armagh/H-Block Action Group, a campaign of the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).

www.leftarchive.ie/document/6562/
H-Block/Armagh News, Vol. 1, No. 6 (1981) — Armagh/H-Block Action Group
Commentary and PDF of H-Block/Armagh News, Vol. 1, No. 6, published by Armagh/H-Block Action Group.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The founding conference of Saor Éire was held #OnThisDay 26th September 1931.

The Left Republican group was banned later that year and collapsed shortly afterwards.

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September 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Here's an issue of Water Charges News from 1994.

The 24th September conference is advertised on the front page.

www.leftarchive.ie/document/5947/
September 24, 2025 at 9:15 AM
#OnThisDay 24th September 2022, a march organised by the Cost of Living Coalition took place in Dublin.

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Leaflets from the march are archived as part of Snapshots of Political History, our joint project with Irish Election Literature (@electionlit.bsky.social).
Political Material from: Cost of Living Crisis March, 24th September 2022
These documents were collected at a march organised by the Cost of Living Coalition on 24th September 2022. The Cost of Living Coalition includes several left parties, campaigns, trade union groups an...
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September 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
New document:

Kick The Imperialists Out Of Trinity!

A leaflet from the Revolutionary Communists of Ireland (RCI), circa 2024.

RCI are the Irish branch of the Revolutionary Communist International, formerly the International Marxist Tendency.

www.leftarchive.ie/document/7977/

#Ireland #Politics
Kick The Imperialists Out Of Trinity! (2024 c.) — Revolutionary Communists of Ireland
Commentary and PDF of Kick The Imperialists Out Of Trinity!, published by Revolutionary Communists of Ireland.
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September 22, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#OnThisDay, 20th September 1984:

"A Historic Step Forward: IRSP Adopts the Teachings of Marx, Engels & Lenin"

A press release from the Irish Republican Socialist Party, signed by then party Chairperson, Jim Lane.

www.leftarchive.ie/document/7767/

#Ireland #History #Politics #IRSP
A Historic Step Forward: IRSP Adopts the Teachings of Marx, Engels & Lenin (1984) — Irish Republican Socialist Party
Commentary and PDF of A Historic Step Forward: IRSP Adopts the Teachings of Marx, Engels & Lenin by Jim Lane, published by Irish Republican Socialist Party.
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September 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
New documents:

A poster and leaflet from The Workers' Party [Starry Plough] in Trinity College Dublin.

"Imperialism and How To Fight It": www.leftarchive.ie/document/7961/

"End The Blockade On Cuba": www.leftarchive.ie/document/7962/
Imperialism and How To Fight It (2023) — The Workers' Party [Starry Plough]
Commentary and PDF of Imperialism and How To Fight It, published by The Workers' Party [Starry Plough].
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September 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
No Pasaran!

The Story of the Irish Volunteers who served with the International Brigades in defending the Spanish Republic against International Fascism 1936-1938.

Produced by the Belfast executive of the Republican Clubs (Official Sinn Féin) in 1975.

www.leftarchive.ie/document/4469/
No Pasaran! (1975) — Republican Clubs
Commentary and PDF of No Pasaran!, published by Republican Clubs.
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September 14, 2025 at 10:51 AM
New document:

*Left Tribune*, 2006. Newspaper of Labour Youth.

www.leftarchive.ie/document/7931/

#Ireland #Politics #History #LabourYouth
Left Tribune [No Date] (2006) — Labour Youth
Commentary and PDF of Left Tribune [No Date], published by Labour Youth.
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September 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Reposted by Irish Left Archive
#OtD 6 Sep 1921 workers took over the Cork Harbour Board’s offices, hoisted a red flag, and declared a soviet (aka: a workers' council) in protest at the refusal of wage increases. Ending after hours of negotiations, the press found it "highly ominous" stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1066...
September 6, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Published #OnThisDay, 6th September 1974:

*The Irish People*, newspaper of Official Sinn Féin.

www.leftarchive.ie/document/276/

#OTD
The Irish People, Vol. 2, No. 35 (1974) — Sinn Féin [Official]
Commentary and PDF of The Irish People, Vol. 2, No. 35, published by Sinn Féin [Official].
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September 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Published #OnThisDay, 5th September 1981:

*Armagh/H-Block News*.

Produced by the Armagh/H-Block Action Group, a campaign during the Hunger Strikes from the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist).

www.leftarchive.ie/document/5819/
Armagh/H-Block News, Vol 1. No. 3 (1981) — Armagh/H-Block Action Group
Commentary and PDF of Armagh/H-Block News, Vol 1. No. 3, published by Armagh/H-Block Action Group.
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September 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM