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The 1931 ban included a number of Republican and communist organisations, as noted in this newspaper report.
Image of text, reading: The following associations have been declared by order of the Executive Council to be unlawful associations: Saor Eire. The association styling and calling itself the Irish Republican Army, sometimes known as ‘the I. R. A. or Oglaigh na hEireann. Fianna Eireann. Cumann na mBan. Friends of Soviet Russia. The Irish Labour Defence League. The Workers' Defence Corps. The Women Prisoners’ Defence League The Workers’ Revolutionary Party (Ireland). The Irish Tribute League. The Irish Working Farmers' Committee. The Workers’ Research Bureau.
September 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Note this is the Workers' Party led by Michael McCorry. Since 2021, the name has been contested by the Ted Tynan-led Workers Party.
September 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM