Ireland in Rebellion
Including Interviews with Cathal Goulding, Chief of Staff IRA and Tomás Mac Giolla, President, Sinn Féin
| Date: | March 1972 |
|---|---|
| Publication: | Intercontinental Press |
| Author: | Gerry Foley |
| View: | View Document |
| Discuss: | Comments on this document |
| Subjects: | Cathal Goulding Tomás MacGiolla |
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Commentary From The Cedar Lounge Revolution
30th April 2012
Published by Pathfinder Press in 1971 and then reprinted in March 1972 this document was written by Gerry Foley who passed away last weekend. It complements another document written by him during the same period which analyses aspects of the conflict on the island. Foley at that time was very close to the leadership of Official Sinn Féin.
It is perhaps best to let the document speak for itself, but as can be seen it is divided into an Introduction, a chapter entitled Why Socialism is Coming to the fore in Ireland by Foley and interviews with Cathal Goulding and Tomás Mac Giolla. Worth noting that both those interviews date from 1970.
Foley saw considerable scope for progress in the course of the events in Ireland during those years, but he also articulated a clear-sighted critique which noted both the problems facing Official Republicanism (and the potential political strength of their rivals in Provisional Republicanism) and the opportunities implicit in the struggle.
Thanks to Jim Monaghan for noting another of Foley’s documents available here.
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By: WorldbyStorm Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:18:05
In reply to Ed.
Ed, entirely agree. Anything sent to me to scan or in PDF format will be put up. I’m very fond, personally, of Foley’s analysis. Seems to me to have been a good guy.
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By: Jim Monaghan Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:43:33
More Gerry Foley material
http://www.marxists.org/archive/foley/
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By: Jim Monaghan Sat, 05 May 2012 13:30:06
Obit for Gerry in Irish Times
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/obituaries/2012/0505/1224315652050.html
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By: Brian. S Sat, 12 May 2012 15:21:14
In reply to Jim Monaghan.
Very sorry to hear the news of Gerry’s death. While fully in agreement with the acknowledgements here of his great talent and contribution to the Trotskyist movement, I feel I can’t let pass this reference to Portugal,, a situation I followed very closely at the time, and where Gerry let his particular factional viewpoint cloud his regard for the facts. Republica was not a paper of the Socialist Party, but a commercial, mass circulation daily that supported the SP. The attempt by workers (largely print staff) to take control of it was not some partisan move by the CP, but part of an important movement for workers control of industry, including culture and media (for example, the Gulbenkian Foundation briefly fell under “workers control”) that reflected influences and aspirations well to the left of the CP. On this issue Gerry and the US SWP were on the side of reaction.
A much more accurate account was provided at the time by Sam Marcy: http://www.workers.org/marcy/cd/samport/port/port05.htm
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