Irish Republican Socialist Party
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Irish Republican Socialist Party
Páirtí Poblachtach Sóisalach na h-Éireann |
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| Leader | Ard Chomhairle (National Executive) |
| Chairman | Martin McMonagle |
| Founder | Seamus Costello and others |
| Founded | 8 December 1974 |
| Headquarters | Costello House, 392b Falls Road, Belfast, BT12 6DH, County Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Newspaper |
The Starry Plough Worker's Republic (Belfast) |
| Youth wing | Republican Socialist Youth Movement |
| Paramilitary wing |
Irish National Liberation Army (1974–Present) |
| Ideology |
Irish republicanism Socialism Marxism–Leninism Euroscepticism Left-wing nationalism Left-wing populism Internationalism Anti-globalisation |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | Irish Republican Socialist Movement |
| Colours | Blue and white |
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| www.irsp.ie/ | |
The Irish Republican Socialist Party or IRSP (Irish: Páirtí Poblachtach Sóisialach na hÉireann) is a republican socialist party active in Ireland. It is often referred to as the "political wing" of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) paramilitary group. and claims the legacy of socialist revolutionary James Connolly, who founded the Irish Socialist Republican Party in 1896 and was executed after the Easter Rising of 1916.
The Irish Republican Socialist Party was founded at a meeting on 8 December 1974 in the Spa Hotel in Lucan, near Dublin, by former members of Official Sinn Féin, headed by Seamus Costello. According to the IRSP, 80 people were in attendance. A paramilitary wing, the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA), was founded the same day, although its existence was intended to be kept hidden until such a time that the INLA could operate effectively. Costello was elected as the party's first chairperson and the Army's first chief of staff. Together, the IRSP and the INLA referred to themselves as the Irish Republican Socialist Movement (IRSM).
Former Unity MP for Mid-Ulster Bernadette McAliskey served on the executive of the IRSP. She resigned following the failure of a motion to be passed which would have brought the INLA under the control of the IRSP Ard Comhairle (executive committee). This led to the resignation of half the Ard Comhairle, which weakened the party. Tony Gregory, a future Dublin TD, was also a member for a short time. Its poor showing in the 1977 Irish general election, and the assassination of Seamus Costello, weakened the organisation.
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