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Political parties/groups:
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The Communist Party of Ireland is an all-Ireland Marxist party founded in 1933.
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The Labour Party was founded in 1912 in Clonmel by James Connolly, James Larkin and William O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress.
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Founded in 1997, the Socialist Party is a working class political party, committed to a socialist transformation of society.
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The Socialist Workers Party is an anti-capitalist revolutionary Marxist organisation.
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The Connolly Youth Movement, founded in 1965, is an all-Ireland socialist organisation for young people between the ages of 16 to 28.
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Labour Youth, founded in 1979, is a democratic socialist youth organisation with members aged 15- 25 inclusive.
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Peace and Neutrality:
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The Irish Anti-War Movement campaigns for peaceful solutions to war and conflict situations across the world and campaigns for an end to poverty, inequality and injustice that are the underlying causes of conflict.
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The Peace & Neutrality Alliance (PANA) was established to advocate an independent Irish foreign policy, maintain Irish neutrality and promote a transformed United Nations as the organisation through which Ireland should pursue its security concerns.
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The People's Movement campaigns against any measures that further develop the EU into a federal super-state and works to defend and enhance popular sovereignty, democracy and social justice in Ireland.
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Campaigning groups:
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Shell to Sea is an international non violent campaign, rooted in the Erris community. It seeks to ensure that the proposed Corrib gas terminal and pipeline are constructed offshore.
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Solidarity Links:
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The Cuba Support Group - Ireland, aims to raise awareness about social progress in Cuba, while opposing the US embargo and providing material assistance.
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The IPSC was formed to promote and support the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, to raise awareness of the illegal Israeli occupation of Palestinian land and awareness of the plight of the Palestinian refugees.
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The Latin America Solidarity Centre (LASC) is an initiative for cultural promotion, development education and campaigning solidarity, linking Ireland and Latin America.
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The Venezuela Solidarity Campaign is aimed at supporting the right of the Venezuelan people to determine their own future free from external intervention and promoting news and raising awareness of Venezuela.
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The Venezuela Information Centre aims to provide objective and accurate information about social and political development in Venezuela and to support the right of the Venezuelan people to determine their own future free from external intervention.
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Information links:
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CounterPunch newsletter online, published in the United States, covers politics from a left-wing perspective.
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Granma International is the weekly international edition of the Cuban newspaper, Granma.
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Collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage.
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One person's effort to correct the distorted perceptions provided by commercial US media.
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The Irish Democrat is the bi-monthly newspaper of the Connolly Association.
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The James Connolly Education Trust was established to promote the principles of James Connolly and to develop an awareness of the struggles for peace, national independence, social progress and socialism.
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Comprehensive directory of leftist parties and organisations around the world which is updated every two months.
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British Marxist daily newspaper,the Morning Star was founded in 1930 as the Daily Worker. The paper was re-launched as the Morning Star in 1966.
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A magazine of socialist ideas.
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Local links:
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Blue Raincoat Theatre Company is Sligo’s own home-grown professional theatre company. Founded in 1990 the Blue Raincoat maintain their own venue in Sligo - The Factory Performance Space.
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The Hawk’s Well Theatre, which was officially opened in 1982, is committed to hosting a variety of art forms including professional and local drama, opera, ballet and music.
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The Leitrim Observer, Leitrim's largest circulation weekly newspaper provides local news, sport details, entertainment dates and community updates.
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The Model Arts and Niland Gallery home to the impressive Niland Art Collection, which features work by Jack B. Yeats and Paul Henry,is one of Ireland's most important contemporary arts centres.
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Ocean FM, the new radio station for the North West began broadcasting in October 2004 taking over from the popular North West Radio which operated for 14 years.
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Information on one of Sligo's jewels - Coney Island.
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Website of Sligo Borough Council
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The Sligo Champion has the largest circulation and readership of any newspaper in Sligo. Founded in 1836, it contains local news about County Sligo and surrounding counties, including neighbouring parts of Counties Leitrim and Roscommon.
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Website of Sligo County Council
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History, heritage, folklore and news from County Sligo.
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The Sligo Weekender is a weekly local newspaper founded in 1984 as a 'free sheet' advertiser. It is now part of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings media and publishing group. It contains news of interest to Sligo city and county and the surrounding counties.
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Irish and EU public bodies:
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Citizens Information is an Irish eGovernment website, provided by Comhairle. The site provides public service information for Ireland.
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Ireland's statutory body for the balanced and sustainable protection and management of the environment.
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) is responsible for providing health and personal social services to everyone living in Ireland.
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The official website of the Irish Parliament or the Oireachtas, which consists of two houses; Seanad Éireann is the upper house; and Dáil Éireann is the Lower House.
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The Government of Ireland website will help you to find government organisations or information by providing links, indices of recent publications and a search engine that searches all government sites. There is also general information about Ireland.
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The Ombudsman's staff examine complaints about the administrative actions of Government Departments, the Health Service Executive, local authorities and An Post.
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The main European Union Website which contains information on and links to all the major EU Institutions; information on EU Treaties; European Parliamentary Affairs; and other EU topics.
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Other links:
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Bread and Roses productions – a labour songs project.
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Irelands leading and oldest radical bookshop - has the best selection of contemporary Marxist and left materials from Ireland, Britain, the United States, and other countries.
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Articles and research on Irish involvement in the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939.
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