Fragments of Victory: The Contemporary Irish Left - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0745348750 ISBN 13: 9780745348759

Publisher: Pluto Press, 2025

Synopsis

‘Written by activists, this book tells stories of Irish movements and left groups as a key resource for struggles elsewhere’ Laurence Cox, author of We Make Our Own History

‘The authors’ sympathies sharpen their critical analysis of the left’s victories and defeats. There is much to learn here’ Paul Murphy TD, People Before Profit

‘Captures the sheer energy and diversity of the Irish left at grassroot level and in key campaigns’ Conor McCabe, researcher and editor of The Lost and Early Writings of James Connolly 1889-1898

There is much to learn from modern leftwing activism in Ireland. A rich tapestry of movements, including republicans, social democrats, trade unions, Trotskyists and anarchists, have battled neoliberalism and austerity with vigour, frustration, success and failure.

Fragments of Victory charts these political currents, from the difficult early years of anti-austerity campaigning to the seismic victory of ‘Repeal’ – the campaign for women’s reproductive rights. Each chapter covers a different campaign or group, written by leading activists who provide insiders’ perspectives on how history was made, and share valuable insights that can be applied to international movements everywhere.

Oisín Gilmore is Senior Economist at TASC (Thinktank for Action on Social Change) in Dublin, Ireland. He has participated in various social movements in Ireland, Britain and continental Europe.

David Landy is Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin. He is the author of Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights, and co-editor of Enforcing Silence: Academic Freedom and Criticism of Israel.

About this title

About the Author

Oisín Gilmore is Senior Economist at TASC (Thinktank for Action on Social Change) in Dublin, Ireland. He has participated in various social movements in Ireland, Britain and continental Europe.

David Landy is Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology in Trinity College Dublin and Director of the MPhil in Race, Ethnicity, Conflict. He has written for Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies, and Social Movement Studies on the water charges movement, Irish anti-racism and Palestinian solidarity. He is the author of Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights, and co-editor of Enforcing Silence: Academic Freedom and Criticism of Israel.

From the Back Cover

‘Written by activists, this book tells stories of Irish movements and left groups as a key resource for struggles elsewhere’ Laurence Cox, author of We Make Our Own History

‘The authors’ sympathies sharpen their critical analysis of the left’s victories and defeats. There is much to learn here’ Paul Murphy TD, People Before Profit

‘Captures the sheer energy and diversity of the Irish left at grassroot level and in key campaigns’ Conor McCabe, researcher and editor of The Lost and Early Writings of James Connolly 1889-1898

There is much to learn from modern leftwing activism in Ireland. A rich tapestry of movements, including republicans, social democrats, trade unions, Trotskyists and anarchists, have battled neoliberalism and austerity with vigour, frustration, success and failure.

Fragments of Victory charts these political currents, from the difficult early years of anti-austerity campaigning to the seismic victory of ‘Repeal’ – the campaign for women’s reproductive rights. Each chapter covers a different campaign or group, written by leading activists who provide insiders’ perspectives on how history was made, and share valuable insights that can be applied to international movements everywhere.

Oisín Gilmore is Senior Economist at TASC (Thinktank for Action on Social Change) in Dublin, Ireland. He has participated in various social movements in Ireland, Britain and continental Europe.

David Landy is Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin. He is the author of Jewish Identity and Palestinian Rights, and co-editor of Enforcing Silence: Academic Freedom and Criticism of Israel.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745348750
• ISBN 13: 9780745348759
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: Gilmore Oisín, Landy David