Irish Republican Socialist Party

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Irish Republican Socialist Party Páirtí Poblachtach Sóisalach na h-Éireann
Abbreviation	IRSP
Leader	Ard Chomhairle (National Executive)
Chairman	Martin McMonagle
Founder	Seamus Costello and others
Founded	8 December 1974 (1974-12-08)
Split from	Official Sinn Féin
Headquarters	Costello House, 392b Falls Road, Belfast, BT12 6DH, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Newspaper	The Starry Plough Worker's Republic (Belfast)[1]
Youth wing	Republican Socialist Youth Movement (RSYM)
Paramilitary wing	Irish National Liberation Army (INLA, 1974–present)
Ideology	Communism Marxism–Leninism Irish republicanism Anti-globalisation[2] Hard Euroscepticism
Political position	Far-left
Colours	Red   Yellow   White
Website
irsp.ie
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The Irish Republican Socialist Party or IRSP (Irish: Páirtí Poblachtach Sóisialach na hÉireann) is a minor communist, Marxist–Leninist^[3] and Irish republican party in Ireland. It is often referred to as the "political wing" of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) paramilitary group.^[4] The party's youth wing is the Republican Socialist Youth Movement (RSYM). It was founded by former members of 'Official' Sinn Féin in 1974 during the Troubles, but claims the legacy of the Irish Socialist Republican Party of 1896–1904. The party opposes the Good Friday Agreement and the European Union.