Workers Party (Ireland)
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The Workers' Party
Páirtí na nOibrithe |
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| President | Michael Donnelly |
| General Secretary | John Lowry |
| Founded | 1905 (split in 1970, current name in 1982) |
| Headquarters | 24a/25 Hill Street, Dublin 1, D01 A2W4, Ireland |
| Ideology |
Marxism–Leninism Communism Irish republicanism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| European affiliation | Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties |
| International affiliation |
International Meeting of Communist and Workers' Parties International Communist Seminar |
| Colours | Red, green |
| Local government in the Republic of Ireland |
2 / 949
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| NI Assembly |
0 / 90
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| NI Local Councils |
0 / 462
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| Website | |
| www.workersparty.ie | |
The Workers' Party (Irish: Páirtí na nOibrithe), originally known as Official Sinn Féin, is a Marxist–Leninist political party active throughout Ireland. The party originated with a split between factions of Sinn Féin (which was founded in 1905) and the Irish Republican Army (IRA), which took place in 1969–70, early in the Troubles. The faction that broke away became known as the Provisional Irish Republican Army and Provisional Sinn Féin. The Officials' leaders at the time the Provisionals left were Cathal Goulding and Tomás Mac Giolla.
The party name was changed to Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party in 1977 and then to the Workers' Party in 1982. Throughout its history, the party has been closely associated with the Official Irish Republican Army. It supported the Soviet Union while that entity existed. Notable organisations that derived from it include Democratic Left and the Irish Republican Socialist Party.
In the early to mid-1970s, Official Sinn Féin was sometimes called Sinn Féin (Gardiner Place) to distinguish it from the rival offshoot Provisional Sinn Féin, or Sinn Féin (Kevin Street). Gardiner Place had symbolic power as the headquarters of Sinn Féin for decades before the 1970 split. This sobriquet died out in the mid-1970s.
At its Ardfheis in January 1977, the Officials renamed themselves Sinn Féin - The Workers' Party. Their first seats in Dáil Éireann were won under this new name. A motion at the 1979 Ardfheis to remove the Sinn Féin prefix from the party name was narrowly defeated. The change finally came about three years later.
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