FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD ITEM 

Mick O'Riordan

THE GRAND old gentleman of the Irish left, the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI), has undergone much in its 100-plus years of existence, with attacks from within and without, and in recent years it has been eclipsed by republicans and Trotskyist groups. Recently, internal wranglings have involved splits over the national question and ultra-leftist revisions… Read more »