Democratic Socialist Party (Ireland)

The Democratic Socialist Party (DSP) was a small left-wing political party in the Republic of Ireland. The party was formed by a merger of Jim Kemmy's Limerick Socialist Organisation and the Socialist Party of Ireland. Jim Kemmy was an Irish politician and member of Dáil Éireann. He left the Labour Party in 1972. A number of members of the British and Irish Communist Organisation also joined the party.

Democratic Socialist Party
An Páirtí Sóisialach Daonlathach
Founder and leaderJim Kemmy
Founded1982
Dissolved1990
Merger ofLimerick Socialist Organisation
Socialist Party of Ireland
Merged intoLabour Party
IdeologyDemocratic socialism
Secularism
Anti-nationalism
Political positionLeft-wing
  • Politics of the Republic of Ireland
  • Political parties
  • Elections
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