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Unity

Years Published:1943–1946, 1961–
Published By: Communist Party of Northern Ireland, Communist Party of Ireland, Irish Communist Party
  Issues in the Archive:3
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About

Unity is a weekly paper published by the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI) in Belfast.

Initially produced by the Communist Party of Northern Ireland (CPNI) between 1943 and 1946. It was re-established by the CPNI in the 1960s, and continued as a CPI publication when the CPNI and Irish Workers’ Party refounded the CPI in 1970.

When publication of Irish Socialist ceased, Unity became the principal publication of the CPI nationally, with the masthead stating “incorporating Unity (Belfast) & Irish Socialist (Dublin)”.

Following divisions in the CPI in 2021, Unity continued to be published in Belfast by members who subsequently ‘refounded’ as the Irish Communist Party.

Identifiers

WikipediaUnity (newspaper) 

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Contributors

Gary Denis, Colm de Faoite, Herman Glaser-Baur, Brian Gormally, Pearse McKenna, Lance Noakes, Con O'Connell, Raymond O'Connell, Geoff Palmer, James Stewart, Ernest Walker

Note: This list is not exhaustive. Only named authors with entries in the archive are listed here.

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  • Colin Craig

    This is out of date.

    By: Colin Craig | 11th November 2022, 10:18pm

    Unity is now the official organ of the Irish Communist Party, the founding Congress of which was held in the summer of 2022.

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    • Aonrud

      Re: This is out of date.

      By: Aonrud | 13th November 2022, 12:10pm

      Thanks Colin. Do you know is Unity available online anywhere now, or just in print?

      I had been aware of the Irish Communist Party congress, but having no direct connection to those involved, I didn't want to add it to our site based on second-hand information, so was waiting until I found a statement or information from the party itself.

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