History

James Connolly  The life and work of James Connolly (1868–1916), Ireland’s Marxist pioneer and martyr.

A history of the communist movement in Ireland  An outline history from the time of the First International (1864) to 1948.

Communists and the Irish Civil War  An article by Charlie McGuire, first published in Scottish Socialist Voice.

Spanish Anti-Fascist War  An account of the Irish Section of the International Brigade in the Spanish Anti-Fascist War (1936–39).

Members of the Communist Party demonstrating against the American occupation of Viet Nam (Belfast, late 1960s)

Some famous Irish communists

Charlotte Despard (1844–1939)
Jim Gralton (1886–1945)
R. N. Tweedy (1863–1956)
Prof. J. D. Bernal (1901–1971)
Prof. Benjamin Farrington (1891–1974)

Betty Sinclair (1910–1981)
Neil Goold (?–1987)
Madge Davison (1950–1991)
Andy Barr (1913–2003)
Michael O’Riordan (1917–2006)

Obituaries

Andy Barr (1913–2003)
Michael O’Riordan (1917–2006)

“Remember ’98” A commemorative history of the stirring events and personalities of the 1798 Rising produced to commemorate its 200th anniversary.

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