National Socialist Irish Workers Party
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The National Socialist Irish Workers Party (NSIWP) was a minor
History
The NSIWP was founded in 1968 by Terence Allan-Byrne in Irishtown, Dublin.[1] Among its members was Jos Mussche, a former member of the Dutch SS. Its newsletter was called Phoenix.[2][3] The party had close links to the National Socialist British Workers Party, and was affiliated to the World Union of National Socialists.[4][5]
In 1979, Byrne had a
The NSIWP only ever had a handful of members and never contested any elections; however, it was important in producing of
Republican socialists and other anti-fascists occasionally fought with NSIWP members.[8] "Commander" Byrne died in the early 1980s, and the party ceased to exist by the late 1980s. Colm Tarrant, secretary of the NSIWP, later went on to work with the Irish–Arab Society, an anti-Israel organisation.[9]
References
- ^ "1987 Letter from The National Socialist Irish Workers Party". 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Phoenix: A National Socialist Irish Workers Party Publication". National Socialist Irish Workers Party. 21 February 1973 – via Google Books.
- ISBN 9781317190882.
- ISBN 9781317448808– via Google Books.
- ISBN 9783663120889.
- ^ "The Dumb Nazis Of Dublin 4". Broadsheet.ie. 6 February 2013.
- ^ a b Oireachtas, Houses of the (6 June 1985). "Ceisteanna — Questions. Oral Answers. - Racialist Literature. – Dáil Éireann (24th Dáil) – Thursday, 6 Jun 1985 – Houses of the Oireachtas". www.oireachtas.ie.
- ^ "UNDERTONES: THE FAR-RIGHT & ANTI-FASCISM IN IRELAND 1945-2012" (PDF).
- ISBN 9781137551092– via Google Books.