Éirígí

Infobox_Irish_Political_Party
party_name = éirígí
party_
leader = Brian Leeson
foundation = 12 May 2007
ideology = Socialism, Irish republicanism
international = "unknown"
european = "none"
europarl = "none"
colours = Green, White
headquarters = Dublin
website = http://www.eirigi.org/

éirígí [eːɼiːɟiː] is a socialist republican political party in Ireland. Formed by a small group of socialist republican activists in Dublin in April 2006 as a political campaigns group, the organisation has grown significantlyFact|date=June 2007. On 12 May 2007 at the party's first Ard Fheis its members voted to become a fully-fledged political party [ [http://www.indymedia.ie/article/82533 éirígí Becomes a Political Party - Indymedia Ireland ] ] , although it has yet to register with the Clerk of Dáil Éireann, a legal requirement for entities seeking to form political parties in the Republic of Ireland [ [http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/government-in-ireland/national-government/houses-of-the-oireachtas/registering_a_political_party Registering a Political Party in Ireland] ] . The party Chairman is currently Brian Leeson.

The party name, "éirígí ", literally means "Rise! [second person plural, imperative] " in English and is a reference to a quote from the Irish trade union leader, Jim Larkin; "The great appear great to us only because we are on our knees; let us rise!"

Aims

The party seeks a British withdrawal from Ireland and the establishment of a 32-county republic based on democratic socialist principles. Established in 2006, shortly before the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, éirigí was originally set up as a Dublin-based campaigns group. éirígí has participated in a range of campaigns including Shell to Sea and Reclaim the Republic (Athshealbhaígí an Phoblacht) which involved the organisation distributing 60,000 1916 Proclamations nationwide. [ [http://www.eirigi.org/campaigns/reclaim.htm éirígí: For A Socialist Republic ] ]

Emblem

For its emblem the party a green star as it incorporates both the national colour of Ireland--the colour green--and the international symbol of socialist struggle in the form of the star. The full national colours of Ireland are achieved when the green star is combined with the word éirígí in the colour orange (signifying the cultural identity of Ireland's Protestants) set onto a white background.

References

External links

* [http://www.eirigi.org Official website]