Describing the Labour Party’s tradition of being 'Connollyite Republican' Bacik called for a new form of republic Photograph: Alan Betson/ The Irish Times
The takeaway from Ivana Bacik’s address at the Labour Party’s annual conference was – surprisingly – that she wrapped herself in the green flag more so than the red.
Like all the parties which have been extant since the Civil War, the Labour Party has never shied away from describing itself as a republican party.
That said, it has not tended to assert its republicanism like, say, Sinn Féin or Fianna Fáil.
In what was a clear step-change, Bacik called on the Irish and British governments to commit to a timeline for a referendum on a united Ireland. It will be received as a clarion call for a united Ireland from Labour.
Describing the party’s tradition of bein
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