Irish Republican Socialist Party

Irish Republican Socialist Party

*Páirtí Poblachtach Sóisalach na h-Éireann*
Irish Republican Socialist Party Páirtí Poblachtach Sóisalach na h-Éireann
Abbreviation	IRSP
Leader	Ard Chomhairle; (National Executive)
Chairman	Martin McMonagle
Founder	Seamus Costello and others
Founded	8 December 1974
Split from	Official Sinn Féin
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 (RSYM)
Paramilitary wing	Irish National Liberation Army (INLA, 1974–present)
American Affiliate	Irish Republican Socialist Committees of North America
Ideology	Communism; Marxism–Leninism; Irish republicanism; Anti-globalisation; Hard Euroscepticism
Political position	Far-left
Colours	Red; Yellow; White
Website
	irsp.ie
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The Irish Republican Socialist Party or IRSP (Irish: Páirtí Poblachtach Sóisialach na hÉireann) is a minor communist, Marxist–Leninist^[3] and Irish republican party in Ireland. It is often referred to as the "political wing" of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) paramilitary group.^[4] The party's youth wing is the Republican Socialist Youth Movement (RSYM). It was founded by former members of 'Official' Sinn Féin in 1974 during the Troubles, but claims the legacy of the Irish Socialist Republican Party of 1896–1904. The party opposes the Good Friday Agreement and the European Union.

^ "'Workers' Republic'. Newsletter, Belfast IRSP. Winter 2017". irsp.ie. Republican Socialist News.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Cite error: The named reference RSP was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Ross, F Stuart (2011). Smashing H-block The Rise and Fall of the Popular Campaign Against Criminalization, 1976-1982. Liverpool University Press. p. 182. In 1984, the IRSP publicly declared itself a Marxist–Leninist party
^ "UK and Ireland welcome INLA ceasefire Archived 17 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine", BBC News, 23 August 1998