Irish Republican Socialist Party
Irish Republican Socialist Party Páirtí Poblachtach Sóisalach na h-Éireann | |
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| Abbreviation | IRSP |
| Leader | Ard Chomhairle (National Executive) |
| Chairman | Martin McMonagle |
| Founder | Seamus Costello and others |
| Founded | 8 December 1974 |
| 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) |
| Youth wing | Republican Socialist Youth Movement (RSYM) |
| Paramilitary wing | Irish National Liberation Army (INLA, 1974–present) |
| American Affiliate | Irish Republican Socialist Committees of North America |
| Ideology | Communism Marxism–Leninism Irish republicanism Hard Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Far-left |
| Colours | Red Yellow White |
| Website | |
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The Irish Republican Socialist Party or IRSP (Irish: Páirtí Poblachtach Sóisialach na hÉireann) is a minor communist, Marxist–Leninist and Irish republican party in Ireland. It is often referred to as the "political wing" of the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) paramilitary group. 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.