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The Irish Republican Socialist Party or IRSP (Irish: Páirtí Poblachtach Sóisialach na hÉireann) is a minor communist, Marxist–Leninist [3] and Irish republican party in Ireland. It is often referred to as the "political wing" of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) paramilitary group. [ 4 ]
There had been discussion of whether to establish a distinct, partisan support group for the IRSM from at least 1981, as October of that year was the first time someone was allowed to join the Irish Republican Socialist Party while resident in North America, when activists Caitlin Hines and Peter Urban were admitted to the party, but it was agreed that a broad front type of formation best ...
The Irish Republican Socialist Movement (IRSM) is an umbrella term for: the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP), a Marxist–Leninist [1] Irish republican [2] political party formed in 1974 following a split in Official Sinn Féin. [3] the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), the paramilitary wing of the IRSP. [4]
Nevertheless, the ISRP is regarded by many Irish historians as a party of seminal importance in the early history of Irish socialism and republicanism. It is often described as the first socialist and republican party in Ireland, and the first organisation to espouse the ideology of socialist republicanism on the island.
The group drew ideological inspiration from Trotsky, Che Guevara, and Socialist Irish Republicans from the 1930s such as Michael Price. Deaglán de Bréadún of the Irish Times writes that the group "probably never numbered more than a few dozen activists".
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The Irish Socialist Federation (ISF) was an organization which was active in the United States and was founded by James Connolly and others. [1] It had branches in New York and Chicago. In March 1907, a céili was held to launch the organization. The aim of the party was to raise class consciousness among Irish emigrants in
The Republican Congress was an attempt in 1934 by left-wing republicans to set up an explicitly socialist republican party in Ireland, however, it was hampered by the fact the IRA had no interest in supporting the endeavour (and in fact, the IRA expelled members who tried to be a part of both), and because it was torn apart almost immediately ...