Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland)
Irish political party, 1982–1990 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the political party dissolved in 1990. For the political party founded in 2015, see Social Democrats (Ireland).
The Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) was a small left-wing political party in the Republic of Ireland. The party was formed by a merger of Jim Kemmy's Limerick Socialist Organisation and the Socialist Party of Ireland.[1] Jim Kemmy was an Irish politician and member of Dáil Éireann. He left the Labour Party in 1972.[2] A number of members of the British and Irish Communist Organisation also joined the party.[citation needed]
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Democratic Socialist Party An Páirtí Sóisialach Daonlathach | |
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Founder and leader | Jim Kemmy |
Founded | 1982 |
Dissolved | 1990 |
Merger of | Limerick Socialist Organisation Socialist Party of Ireland |
Merged into | Labour Party |
Ideology | Democratic socialism Secularism Anti-nationalism |
Political position | Left-wing |
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