The Irish Left Archive hopes to collate first-hand political reminiscences or observations from people involved in Irish Left political activity over the years. We'd be grateful to anyone who has been involved in political parties, campaigns or activism who would like to provide us an account of their personal experience.
The Irish Left Archive is an online archive of materials relating to Irish left politics, freely accessible and easy to download and reproduce.
It was initiated by the Cedar Lounge Revolution.
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Snapshots of Political Action
A project from Irish Election Literature and the Irish Left Archive
Documents from demonstrations
Recent Material
Personal Accounts
Episode 57
Camilla Fitzsimons: Spectacle of Defiance & Hope, Repeal, and Academics for Palestine
Tue, 26 Mar 2024
Episode 56
Jim Monaghan: LWR, Workers' League, Official Sinn Féin, People's Democracy, & the H-Block Armagh Committee
Wed, 31 Jan 2024
Episode 55
Politics & Cultural Influence
Sun, 31 Dec 2023
Latest Updates
New: Workers' Party Report, Spring 1987
Document | 15th April 2024New: Workers' Party Report
Publication | 15th April 2024New: Political Status for All Irish Republican Prisoners! Free All Anti-Imperialist political Prisoners!
Document | 10th April 2024New: Stephen Murney
Person | 10th April 2024New: Irish Republican Prisoners Support Group
Organisation | 10th April 2024
Latest Comments
- Carmel Gates was elected by a large majority, not a minority of those voting.
George McIlvenny Sr on "NIPSA General Secretary Election: Vote Carmel Gates" | 19th March 2024, 19:43 - Re: Re: Clare Daly
Thomas Gotterbarm on "Independents 4 Change" | 17th February 2024, 06:25 - Re: Re: the second issue
ems on "An Ghrian Dhearg" | 1st February 2024, 22:26 - Re: Clare Daly
Patrick Edgar Regini on "Independents 4 Change" | 24th January 2024, 17:36 - PROTESTS AGAINST THE RISE IN FASCISM AROUND THE WORLD.
VERONICA McCARRON on "Anti-Fascist Action" | 21st January 2024, 18:09
Collections
The British Left on Ireland
Since the Irish Left Archive began it has included documents from the British left on Ireland, and these have accumulated over the years to cover a wide range of groups. This collection shows some of the positions taken by the British left over the course of the last several decades.
Wood Quay Protests
Documents related to the Wood Quay protests of 1978 and 1979, which sought to preserve the Viking site found on the planned site of Dublin Corporation's new offices.
The Hunger Strikes
Materials relating to the Hunger Strikes of 1980/1 in the archive.
Articles
Traveller Activism in the 1980s: The Committee for the Rights of Travellers and Mincéir Misli
Committee for the Rights of Travellers
Commentary from
Aonrud
John Swift (1896-1990)
John Swift
Commentary from
John P. Swift
The Path to Marriage Equality in GCN: Part 3
Gay Community News
Commentary from
Tomboktu
The Path to Marriage Equality in GCN: Part 2
Gay Community News
Commentary from
Tomboktu
The Path to Marriage Equality in GCN: Part 1
Gay Community News
Commentary from
Tomboktu