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Banned Thought in Ireland and Political Statements
Prevented from Reaching the People
In Ireland, as in so many other countries, much of the real news about what is happening to the working class and the poor, is suppressed, or at the very least is not widely reported. And for reasons like this the claims that Ireland enjoys a true “democracy” and “a free press” are gross exaggerations of the real situation. We at BANNEDTHOUGHT.NET will try to help break down this de facto government and media news embargo.
At the same time we hope to provide documents and other information which further exposes the continuing occupation of a part of Ireland by the British imperialists, and to provide information about the long struggle to force Britain out of all of Ireland!
We will also be posting a number of suppressed or very difficult to find documents of the Irish revolutionary movement. As in much of the rest of the world, new revolutionary groups are coming into existence in Ireland in response to the growing economic misery of the people.
If you know of other suppressed documents and news reports that should be posted here, contact us at: freespeech@bannedthought.net
Suppression of News and Ideas in Ireland
- At present (2025) the “Censorship of Publications Acts” in Ireland still exist, although it is said that “they have been largely inactive since 2016”. The Irish government is also said to be moving to repeal those acts, and if they do so this will formally end the practice of banning printed publications. However, Ireland is now implementing its new Digital Services Act (DSA) which will require online platforms to take down illegal content, including what the government considers to be “terrorist material”. On the other hand, an archive of often-banned Irish Republican publications is now being created and made available online; but only, perhaps, because these are now only historical documents.
- Of course all capitalist societies effectively keep most revolutionary documents from reaching the masses, through the combination of economics and the virtual monopoly the rich have on the ownership of newspapers and publishing houses, as well as radio and TV stations.
History of Irish Struggles for Freedom
General History
- [Book:] “Marx and Engels: Ireland and the Irish Question”, (Moscow: Progress, 3rd Printing 1978), 656 pages. Searchable PDF format [19,227 KB]
James Connolly — Life and Writings
- [Book:] “Labour in Irish History”, by James Connolly, (Paris: Foreign Languages Press, 2020), 176 pages. Searchable PDF format [1,139 KB]
Other Authors
- [To be added.]
Recent Opposition to British Imperialism in Northern Ireland and Ireland as a Whole
- “A Decade of Deceit: A Detailed Look at the New York Times and the War in Ireland”, by Maurice Burke SMA, (NY: Irish Northern Aid--Irish Prisoners of War Committee, 1981), 36 pages. Searchable PDF format [1,807 KB]
Revolutionary Groups and Publications
An Ghrian Dhearg [“The Red Sun”], theoretical journal of Irish Socialist Republicans (ISR)
- Issue #1 - "Lessons from Loughgall", 2020, 33 pages. Searchable PDF format [7,414 KB]
- Issue #2 [Partial] - "Without a People's Army, the People Have Nothing", 2022, 7 pages. Searchable PDF format [651 KB]
- Issue #3 - "From the Plough to the Stars", 2023, 30 pages. Searchable PDF format [3,219 KB]
Communist Party of Ireland
- “The Exploited Island: The Economic and Class Background to Ireland’s Crisis”, by A. Raftery, (Communist Party of Ireland, November 1972), 24 pages. Searchable PDF format [1,938 KB]
Other Groups/Publications
- [To be added.]
Other Documents and Information
- “What Frederick Douglass learned from an Irish antislavery activist: Agitate-Agitate-Agitate!”, by Christine Kinealy, The Conversation, June 14, 2024, 6 pages. Searchable PDF format [304 KB]
- “Historian uncovers evidence of second mass grave of Irish immigrant railroaders in Pennsylvania who suffered from cholera, violence and xenophobia”, by William Watson, The Conversation, August 1, 2025, 6 pages. Searchable PDF format [421 KB]
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