British and Irish Communist Organisation | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Brendan Clifford |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Dissolved | 1980s |
| Succeeded by | Athol Books Aubane Historical Society Ernest Bevin Society |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Anti-revisionism Two Nations Theory Unionism (until 1990s) |
The British and Irish Communist Organisation (B&ICO) was a small group based in London, Belfast, Cork, and Dublin. Its leader was Brendan Clifford. The group produced a number of pamphlets and regular publications, including The Irish Communist and Workers Weekly in Belfast. Τhe group currently expresses itself through Athol Books with its premier publication being the Irish Political Review. The group also continues to publish Church & State, Irish Foreign Affairs, Labour Affairs and Problems.