World Socialist Party (Ireland)

World Socialist Party (Ireland)
LeaderNone
Founded1949
Dissolved1990s
HeadquartersDonegall Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland
NewspaperSocialist View
IdeologyImpossibilism
Classical Marxism
Socialism
International affiliationWorld 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]

  1. ^ The Anglo-Irish Accord and Its Irrelevance for the Working Class (1986). Alternatively referred to as the World Socialist Party of Ireland.
  2. ^ "Discussion between Richard (Dick) Montague and Ciaran Crossey" (21 November 1987). Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ Ireland: Past, Present and Future (1983).
  4. ^ Richard Montague (2004). "Northern Ireland: Our first election campaign". Published in Socialist Standard. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  5. ^ David Marlborough (2007). "Obituary: Sean Doherty". Published in Socialist Standard. Retrieved 16 September 2014.