Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland)

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The Democratic Socialist Party was a small social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. It was founded by Jim Kemmy, an Irish politician and member of Dáil Éireann, after he left the Labour Party in 1972.

The party had a political stance to the left of Labour, and was strongly opposed to nationalist positions regarding Northern Ireland. It also held a strongly secularist position, opposing the influence of the Catholic Church on issues such as contraception, divorce and abortion.

The party never held any Dáil seats other than Kemmy's seat in Limerick, and in most general elections it only contested that constituency and one constituency in Dublin. Its membership was also quite small, although its positions on Northern Ireland and the influence of the Catholic Church attracted members of the British and Irish Communist Organisation (BICO) to it. In 1982, the Socialist Party joined.

It merged with the Labour Party in 1990. Many of the BICO members in the party later joined the Democratic Left when that party was established in 1992.


Defunct Political Parties in Ireland
To 1918: All-for-Ireland League | Catholic Union | Home Government Association | Home Rule League | Independent Irish Party | Irish Conservative Party | Irish Liberal Party | Irish Metropolitan Conservative Society | Irish National Federation | Irish National League | Irish Parliamentary Party | Irish Unionist Party | National Association | United Irish League
Post 1918: Anti-Partition of Ireland League | Aontacht Éireann | Clann na Poblachta | Clann na Talmhan | Córas na Poblachta | Cumann na nGaedhael | Cumann na Poblachta | Democratic Left | Democratic Socialist Party | Farmers' Party | Independent Fianna Fáil | Irish Independence Party | Muintir na hÉireann | National Centre Party | National Corporate Party | National Labour | National League Party | National Party | National Progressive Democrats | Republican Congress | Saor Éire | Socialist Labour Party | Socialist Party of Ireland
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