Aiséirí Explained

Aiséirí
Type:Newspaper
Format:Tabloid
Foundation:1943
Ceased Publication:1973
Editor:Gearóid Ó Cuinneagáin
Language:Irish, English

Irish: '''Aiséirí''' (in Irish pronounced as /ˈaʃeːɾʲiː/; pre-reform spelling: Aiséirġe; "Resurrection") was a political newspaper, published in Dublin, Ireland, from 1943 until 1973.

The newspaper was founded by Gearóid Ó Cuinneagáin as the party organ of Ailtirí na hAiséirghe. This was a minor radical nationalist and fascist political party, founded in 1942. It sought to form a totalitarian Irish Christian corporatist state.[1] [2] The party obtained no seats in the 1943 and 1944 general elections and gradually weakened after a split in 1945. It finished in 1958, but the newspaper continued to be published.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Douglas , R. M. . Architects of the Resurrection: Ailtirí na hAiséirghe and the Fascist 'New Order' in Ireland. Manchester University Press . 2009 . 0-7190-7998-5.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=vAF8TMJhyKsC&pg=PA389 British Spies and Irish Rebels
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=S6KjQbEBFigC&pg=PA223 Defending Ireland: the Irish state and its enemies