Militant Left (Ireland)

Militant Left is a Trotskyist political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. After a split, in 2019, in the Committee for a Workers' International (1974), the group was founded by former members of the Socialist Party who wished to affiliate to the 'refounded' Committee for a Workers' International (2019). Initially known as CWI Ireland, it renamed itself Militant Left in 2020.[1]

Militant Left
Founded2019 (2019)
Split fromSocialist Party
Youth wingYoung Socialists
IdeologySocialism
Trotskyism democratic socialism
International affiliationCommittee for a Workers' International
Local government in the Republic of Ireland
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Local government in Northern Ireland
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Website
militant-left.org

The group has no public representatives. Donal O'Cofaigh, initially elected as a Cross-Community Labour Alternative candidate,[2][3] served as a councillor on Fermanagh and Omagh District Council[4] for one term, from 2019 until 2023.

As of February 2021, Militant Left was not included on the register of political parties in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.[5][6]

References
  1. "Militant Left". Irish Left Archive. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. "Election 2019: Fermanagh and Omagh District Council candidates". BBC News. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. "Election breakthrough for anti-sectarian socialist in Fermanagh". Socialist Party. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  4. "Launch of Militant Left – for workers' unity and a socialist future – Militant Left". 9 June 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  5. "Register of Political Parties" (PDF). data.oireachtas.ie. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  6. "Registers of Political Parties - Search - Northern Ireland". electoralcommission.org.uk. Retrieved 2 March 2021.


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