The Left-wing in Ireland

[TheCoolerKing]

I would like to find out information on the left in ireland and if there is anything i can join?

any advice would be apprectiated

[cb9's_unity]

Hopefully some people can give you some more information than i can but if you do a search i have seen some links to pretty radical left wing groups on this site.

[TheCoolerKing]

Alright ill search around thanks mate

[Fawkes]

PRC-UTE's sig has a lot of links. Here (http://www.revleft.com/index.php?showtopic=60580&st=25) is a thread that he posted in, go to the second page and then just click on some of the links.

P.S. Where do you live in Ireland?

[TheCoolerKing]

thanks mate great bit of help Im from the north

[Fawkes]

Cool, I'm not actually from Ireland but I've been there and hope to move there in the future when I am older.

[Aurora]

The Socialist Party are very active in the north comrade.

http://www.socialistparty.net/

you should have a look at some of the site and if your interested in joining you should contact some of the northern comrades on revleft.

[TheCoolerKing]

Thanks Anarion Ill check it out

[The Grey Blur]

Yup, like Anarion said us SP scum are quite active in the North. Our 'party' has some crap analysis and stuff but our youth wing, Socialist Youth is a broad organisation who are open to new members and whatever influences or opinions they bring to the table.

Belfast?

[Aurora]

Our 'party' has some crap analysis and stuff
What!? :o

[Q]

Originally posted by Permanent [email protected] 04, 2007 10:17 pm
Our 'party' has some crap analysis and stuff
Do we?

[The Grey Blur]

Militant back in the day ended up sitting in the middle denouncing both Republicans and Loyalists when we should have given critical support to Republicans and tried to gain support around the broad campaigns like those aginst the H-Blocks and stuff.

We're sweet nowadays though, we're probably the most active and dedicated, non-sectarian Socialist grouping in the North. Gaining support around the attempts of the government to privatise water as well as just the horrific state of public facilities. Yeo :D

[Conghaileach]

Originally posted by [email protected] 04, 2007 09:21 pm
I would like to find out information on the left in ireland and if there is anything i can join?

any advice would be apprectiated
It would depend on where you're based. For instance, there are plenty of left-wing parties organised in Belfast for you to join if you want (Communist Party (http://www.communistpartyofireland.ie/), Irish Republican Socialist Party (http://www.irsm.org/irsm.html), Organise! (website's been down for a while), Sinn Féin (http://www.sinnfein.ie/), Socialist Party (http://www.socialistparty.net/), Socialist Workers' Party (http://www.swp.ie/html/home.htm), etc.). However, outside of the city things get somewhat sparse for most of these groups.

In terms of university societies, there are Socialist Youth, Socialist Workers' Society, Ógra Shinn Féin and the Anarchist/Libertarian Communist society at Queen's. I think Ógra are the only ones organised in the University of Ulster's campuses. With regards to youth organisations outside of academia, I think Ógra are the only ones organised in this way. SY have a branch in Omagh, but it seems to be based around a specific high school there.

[The Grey Blur]

SY have a branch in Omagh, but it seems to be based around a specific high school there
:lol: Very true. We refer to Omagh as the 'cradle of the revolution'

[Louis Pio]

Our 'party' has some crap analysis and stuff

Hahaha I agree, always said that bout CWI ;) And now I hear it from the horses mouth, so to speak :D

Sorry couldn't help it.

[The Grey Blur]

Originally posted by [email protected] 04, 2007 11:49 pm

Our 'party' has some crap analysis and stuff

Hahaha I agree, always said that bout CWI ;) And now I hear it from the horses mouth, so to speak :D

Sorry couldn't help it.
:lol: Ewan gives me this crap all the time. I'm sorry I don't follow the CWI line exactly!

Ah well, at least CWI have something in Ireland...

[TheCoolerKing]

Thanks for all the information im alot wiser now!!!