Militant Labour

In the 1957 General Election, The Irish Housewives Association stood three candidates. Mairead McGunness in Dublin North East, Beatrice Dixon  in Dublin South West and Kathleen Swanton in Dublin North Central. This episode is about the campaign, a brief history of the Irish Housewives Association as well as touching on Women in Politics.

23 Sep 202034min

The National Progressive Democrats was a Left Wing Party set up by Noel Browne and Jack McQuillan in 1958. It lasted until 1963 when Browne and McQuillan joined the Labour Party,

16 Sep 202023min

A look at the campaigns of four different Unionist candidates that ran for the Dáil in the 80's and 90's. Stan Gebler Davies in Cork South West in 1987, Michael Brooks in Donegal North East in 1987, Patrick Melly in Sligo Leitrim in 1992 and John McDonald in the 1998 Dublin North Bye-Election.

9 Sep 202030min

Poblacht Chríostúil was an Irish political party active from 1956 to the late 1960s. It advocated Catholic social teaching, a planned economy and national self-sufficiency.

2 Sep 202025min

This episode covers The Cork Socialist Party which existed in Cork in the mid 1940's and also how the voting age change in 1973 led to a number of Independent Youth candidates standing in the 1974 Local Elections

26 Aug 202031min

This episode covers the Army Wives Campaign in the 1989 General Election as well as The National Army Spouses Association.

19 Aug 202032min

This episode covers The Cannabis Legalisation Party who ran two candidates in The 1997 General Election and The Justice Party of Ubi Dwyer who ran in two of the elections in the early 80's. Theres an obituary of Ubi Dwyer here which gives a great insight into his time in the UK especially

12 Aug 202026min

This episode covers The Internationalists, Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist) and their affiliated groups.  Tells the story of their foundation in 1965, until their demise in 2000.

5 Aug 202038min