World Socialist Party (Ireland) | |
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Leader | None |
Founded | 1949 |
Dissolved | 1990s |
Headquarters | Donegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Newspaper | Socialist View |
Ideology | Impossibilism Classical Marxism Socialism |
International affiliation | World Socialist Movement |
Colours | Red |
The World Socialist Party (Ireland),[1] founded as the Socialist Party of Ireland in 1949 before changing its name a decade later,[2] was a Marxist political party in the impossibilist tradition. It was a companion party of the World Socialist Movement (WSM) and was closely connected to the Socialist Party of Great Britain (SPGB).[3] The party's offices were in Belfast and it was most active in Northern Ireland, although it was also active in the Republic of Ireland. The party participated in elections in Northern Ireland, but without success.[4] Socialist View was the party's newspaper. The party disbanded in the 1990s.[5]