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The party obtained no seats in the [[Irish general election, 1943|1943]] and [[Irish general election, 1944|1944 general election]]s.<ref name="ohalpin-book">[http://books.google.ie/books?id=S6KjQbEBFigC&pg=PA223 Defending Ireland: the Irish state and its enemies], [[Eunan O'Halpin]]</ref> In the 1945 local government elections, however, Aiséirghe candidates won nine seats (out of 31 contested), gaining a total of more than 11,000 first-preference votes. |
The party obtained no seats in the [[Irish general election, 1943|1943]] and [[Irish general election, 1944|1944 general election]]s.<ref name="ohalpin-book">[http://books.google.ie/books?id=S6KjQbEBFigC&pg=PA223 Defending Ireland: the Irish state and its enemies], [[Eunan O'Halpin]]</ref> In the 1945 local government elections, however, Aiséirghe candidates won nine seats (out of 31 contested), gaining a total of more than 11,000 first-preference votes. |
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Its supporters included [[Ernest Blythe]], [[Oliver J. Flanagan]] and [[James Walsh (Irish politician)|James Joseph Walsh]].<ref name="mcgarry-book">[http://books.google.ie/books?id=oZ3VaMhcFigC&pg=PA339 Eoin O'Duffy], Fearghal McGarry</ref> [[Seán Treacy (politician)|Seán Treacy]],<ref name="Douglas 2009, p. 250">Douglas (2009), p. 250</ref> the future Ceann Comhairle of [[Dáil Éireann]], was a party member in the 1940s, as were the novelist [[Brian Cleeve]],<ref>Douglas (2009), p. 163</ref> the philosopher [[Terence Gray]]<ref>Douglas (2009), pp. 154-5</ref> and the broadcaster and author [[Breandán Ó hEithir]].<ref name="Douglas 2009, p. 250"/> Although never a member, [[Seán South]] was familiar with the group's publications.<ref>Douglas 2009, pp. 285-7</ref> |
Its supporters included [[Ernest Blythe]], [[Oliver J. Flanagan]] and [[James Walsh (Irish politician)|James Joseph Walsh]].<ref name="mcgarry-book">[http://books.google.ie/books?id=oZ3VaMhcFigC&pg=PA339 Eoin O'Duffy], Fearghal McGarry</ref> [[Seán Treacy (politician)|Seán Treacy]],<ref name="Douglas 2009, p. 250">Douglas (2009), p. 250</ref> the future Ceann Comhairle of [[Dáil Éireann]], was a party member in the 1940s, as were the novelist [[Brian Cleeve]],<ref>Douglas (2009), p. 163</ref> the philosopher [[Terence Gray]]<ref>Douglas (2009), pp. 154-5</ref> and the broadcaster and author [[Breandán Ó hEithir]].<ref name="Douglas 2009, p. 250"/> Although never a member, [[Seán South]] was familiar with the group's publications.<ref>Douglas 2009, pp. 285-7</ref> |
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Ailtirí na hAiséirghe | |
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| Founder | Gearóid Ó Cuinneagáin |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Dissolved | 1958 |
| Ideology | Radical nationalism Religious nationalism Gaelic particularism |
| Colours | Dark Green |
Ailtirí na hAiséirghe (Template:Lang-en) was a minor radical nationalist and fascist political party from Ireland, founded by Gearóid Ó Cuinneagáin in 1942.[1][2] The party sought to form a totalitarian Irish Christian corporatist state. Its objectives included the creation of a one-party state under the rule of an all-powerful leader; the criminalisation of the public use of the English language; discriminatory measures against Jews; the building-up of a massive conscript army; and the reconquest of Northern Ireland. In the longer term, Aiséirghe aimed to make a fascist Ireland into a "missionary-ideological" state spreading its combination of totalitarian politics and Christian social principles worldwide.
An "organised group of anti-Semites",[3] its sympathies were with the Axis powers. It was one of a wave of minor far right parties in 1940s Ireland that failed to achieve mainstream success, like the Monetary Reform Party.[4]
The party obtained no seats in the 1943 and 1944 general elections.[5] In the 1945 local government elections, however, Aiséirghe candidates won nine seats (out of 31 contested), gaining a total of more than 11,000 first-preference votes.
Its supporters included Ernest Blythe, Oliver J. Flanagan and James Joseph Walsh.[6] Seán Treacy,[7] the future Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann, was a party member in the 1940s, as were the novelist Brian Cleeve,[8] the philosopher Terence Gray[9] and the broadcaster and author Breandán Ó hEithir.[7] Although never a member, Seán South was familiar with the group's publications.[10]
After an internal split in late 1945, Aiséirghe's influence weakened. It held its last formal meeting in 1958, though the party newspaper continued to appear until the early 1970s.
See also
References
- ^ Douglas, R. M. (2009). Architects of the Resurrection: Ailtirí na hAiséirghe and the Fascist 'New Order' in Ireland. Manchester University Press. ISBN 0719079985.
- ^ British Spies and Irish Rebels, Paul McMahon
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Ó Drisceoil, Donal (1996). Censorship in Ireland, 1939-1945. Cork: Cork University Press. ISBN 1859180744, 9781859180747.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: invalid character (help) - ^ Manning, Maurice (1972). Irish Political Parties: An Introduction. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. ISBN 9780717105366.
- ^ Defending Ireland: the Irish state and its enemies, Eunan O'Halpin
- ^ Eoin O'Duffy, Fearghal McGarry
- ^ a b Douglas (2009), p. 250
- ^ Douglas (2009), p. 163
- ^ Douglas (2009), pp. 154-5
- ^ Douglas 2009, pp. 285-7