Militant
| Years Active: | 1972–1997 |
|---|---|
| Other Names: | Militant Labour
Independent Labour [CWI] |
| Documents in Archive: | 12 |
| Publications: | Militant Irish Monthly, Militant, Dublin West Independent Labour News |
| International Affiliation: | Committee for a Workers' International (1974–1997) |
| Successor: | Socialist Party |
| Other Related Organisation: | Labour |
| Article: | Irish Militant Tendency |
| Timeline: | View in the timeline of the Irish left |
| Discuss: | Comments on this organisation |
About
Militant was established in 1972 as a tendency within the Irish Labour Party, as Militant in the UK had done in the British Labour Party. Organising to bring the Labour Party to socialism the Tendency was overtly Trotskyist. Expelled in the late 1980s from the ILP they merged with the Labour and Trade Union Group in Northern Ireland as the Socialist Party.
Documents
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Militant
Militant – Special Irish Edition
1972
Special Irish Edition
Militant, No. 242
1996
Militant Labour
March '96
Miltant, No. 243
1996
Militant Labour
April 1996
Militant Irish Monthly
Dublin West Independent Labour News
Dublin West Independent Labour News, Summer 1992
1992
Independent Labour [CWI]
Summer 1992
Others
Northern Ireland - For Workers' Unity
1974
Peter Hunt
Divide and Rule - Labour and the Partition of Ireland
1980
Peter Hadden
1980s: Socialism or Catastrophe
1982
John Throne
Northern Ireland Perspectives
1988
Peter Hadden
Northern Ireland: A Marxist Analysis
1988
Peter Hadden
- 1972 - Militant Irish Monthly, No. 3
- 1972 - Militant – Special Irish Edition
- 1974 - Northern Ireland - For Workers' Unity
- 1979 - Militant Irish Monthly, No. 77
- 1980 - Divide and Rule - Labour and the Partition of Ireland
- 1982 - 1980s: Socialism or Catastrophe
- 1987 - Marxist Study Guide: James Connolly and the Easter Rising
- 1988 - Northern Ireland Perspectives
- 1988 - Northern Ireland: A Marxist Analysis
- 1992 - Dublin West Independent Labour News, Summer 1992
- 1996 - Militant, No. 242
- 1996 - Miltant, No. 243
Publications
A list of known publications from Militant, including those not represented in the Irish Left Archive collection.
| Name | Years | Organisation(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin West Independent Labour News | Unknown | Independent Labour [CWI] |
| Irish Marxist Bulletin | 1984 c. | Militant |
| Militant: For A Socialist United Ireland | 1972–1996 | Militant |
| Militant Irish Monthly | 1972–1986 | Militant |
| Militant Labour Member's Bulletin | 1993 c.–1995 c. | Militant Labour |
| Militant Labour Women's Bulletin | 1993 c. | Militant Labour |
Articles
Irish Militant Tendency
From The Irish Left Open History Project
It’s remarkable how short the entry for Irish Militant Tendency is on wiki. Here it is…
External Resources
- Literature & Leaflets
Irish Election Literature
Election leaflets and documents from Militant within the Labour Party and later Militant Labour.
Comments 2
Militants Origins
By: Charlie Cairns | 18th November 2013, 8:59am
Militant's 1st irish base was in Derry & Coleraine, 1968-9, it was as an extension of this work that they ended up with a Dublin base. By 1972 there were groups in Coleraine, Derry and Belfast. SP was set up abt 1996, so in the early 90s they operated as Militant Labour North and South.
Re: Militants Origins
By: WorldbyStorm | 19th November 2013, 7:05pm
Great point re Militant Labour, we'll amend the amount, thanks Charlie.
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