Militant Left (Ireland)

Militant Left is a Trotskyist political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. After the 2019 split in the Committee for a Workers' International (1974), the group was founded by former members of the Socialist Party who wished to affiliate to the 'refounded' Committee for a Workers' International. Initially known as CWI Ireland, it renamed itself Militant Left in June 2020.[1]

Militant Left
Founded2019 (2019)
Split fromSocialist Party
Youth wingYoung Socialists
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Political radicalism Trotskyism
Political positionLeft-wing to far-left
International affiliationCommittee for a Workers' International
Local government in the Republic of Ireland
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Local government in Northern Ireland
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Website
cwiireland.net

The group has one public representative, Donal O'Cofaigh, who had originally been elected to Fermanagh and Omagh District Council as a Cross-Community Labour Alternative member in 2019 but left to join CWI Ireland later that year.[2] As a councillor for the party, O'Cofaigh has focused on issues regarding zero-hour-contracts and precarious work.[3], as well as the shortage of general practitioners in Fermanagh.[4].

References
  1. "Militant Left". Irish Left Archive.
  2. "Launch of Militant Left – for workers' unity and a socialist future – Militant Left".
  3. Henderson, Roisin (29 January 2020). "New welfare system "pushing people into zero-hour contracts"". Fermanagh Herald.
  4. Surphlus, Linda (27 May 2020). "University plan may help ease local GP shortage". Fermanagh Herald.


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