Communist Party of Northern Ireland (CPNI)
| Years Active: | 1941–1970 |
|---|---|
| Groups & Sections: Info | Northern Ireland Young Communist League (1968–1970) … Youth Organisation |
| Documents in Archive: | 3 |
| Publications: | Unity |
| International Affiliation: | Communist International (1941–1943) |
| Emerged/Split from: | Communist Party of Ireland |
| Merged with: | Communist Party of Ireland |
| Timeline: | View in the timeline of the Irish left |
| Discuss: | Comments on this organisation |
About
The Communist Party of Northern Ireland was a small communist party operating in Northern Ireland. Its origins lay in the 1941 split in the Communist Party of Ireland, which also produced the Irish Workers’ Party in the Republic of Ireland. While the reasons for this split remain unclear, operational difficulties during World War II including Ireland’s neutrality and the possibility of orders from Moscow remain the primary suspects - certainly, the split did not garner any reproach from the Comintern. It also enabled the CPNI to recruit extensively in the Protestant working class.
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Northern Ireland Young Communist League
The Northern Ireland Young Communist League was the youth wing of the Communist Party of Northern Ireland. It merged with the Connolly Youth Movement when the all-island Communist Party of Ireland was re-formed in 1970.
Identifiers
| Wikipedia | Communist Party of Northern Ireland |
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Documents
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But Victory Sooner…
1943
W. H. McCullough
For a Prosperous Ulster
1944
Communist Policy Pamphlets, Number 1
W. H. McCullough
- 1943 - But Victory Sooner…
- 1944 - For a Prosperous Ulster
- 1965 - UNITE: Communist Policy Statement
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