Militant Left is a
Trotskyist political party active in both the
Republic of Ireland and
Northern Ireland. After a split, in 2019, in the
Committee for a Workers' International (1974)
The Committee for a Workers' International (CWI) was an international association of Trotskyist political parties. Today, two groups claim to be the continuation of the CWI.
History Founding
The origins of the CWI can be traced to a group of ...
, the group was founded by former members of the
Socialist Party who wished to affiliate to the 'refounded'
Committee for a Workers' International (2019). Initially known as CWI Ireland, it renamed itself Militant Left in 2020.
The group has no public representatives. Donal O'Cofaigh, initially elected as a
Cross-Community Labour Alternative candidate, served as a councillor on
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council for one term, from 2019 until 2023.
As of February 2021, Militant Left was not included on the register of political parties in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland.
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2019 establishments in Ireland
All-Ireland political parties
Anti-austerity political parties in the United Kingdom
Anti-capitalist political parties
Communist parties in Ireland
Eurosceptic parties in Ireland
Far-left politics in Ireland
Political parties established in 2019
Socialist Party (Ireland)
Trotskyist organisations in Ireland
Trotskyist organisations in Northern Ireland
Political parties in the Republic of Ireland
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