RISE (Ireland) explained
RISE is a democratic socialist political organisation in Ireland, founded in September 2019 by former members of the Socialist Party,[5] including Paul Murphy TD. While it was established as a separate political group, it was never officially registered as a political party.[6] Instead, in February 2021 it entered People Before Profit party as an internal network.[7] [8] The name is a contrived acronym standing for Revolutionary, Internationalist, Socialist and Environmentalist. It supports a Socialist Green New Deal to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030, the nationalisation and democratic control of the banking system and the abolition of capitalist private property.[9]
The organisation runs a weekly podcast called Rupture Radio,[10] and also launched an eco-socialist quarterly publication, Rupture, in July 2020.[11]
Election results
After RISE's foundation, it was not a registered political party and instead formed part of the Solidarity–People Before Profit alliance for electoral purposes.[12] RISE contested an election for the first time at the 2020 general election, in which it ran as part of the Solidarity–People Before Profit alliance. Paul Murphy, one of the network's founders and a TD for Dublin South-West, was RISE's only candidate in this election[13] and was reelected.
General elections
| Election | Dáil | First Preference Vote | Vote % | Seats | align=center | Government |
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| 2020 | 33rd | 4,477 | 0.2% | | | |
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European Parliament
Notes and References
- Web site: The PBP/Solidarity explainer: from Campaigns to Revolution. Village Magazine.ie. 6 February 2020. 23 September 2021. 21 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201021111322/https://villagemagazine.ie/the-pbp-solidarity-explainer-from-campaigns-to-revolution/. live.
- News: McGee . Harry . 30 September 2019 . Launch of Rise means Ireland's political left now has 15 groups and parties . The Irish Times . 30 January 2020 . 30 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200130041800/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/launch-of-rise-means-ireland-s-political-left-now-has-15-groups-and-parties-1.4035496?mode=amp . live .
- News: Clifford . Michael . 2 October 2019 . The rise and fall — and Rise — of the Left in Ireland . Irish Examiner . 30 January 2020 . 5 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200205032954/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/views/analysis/the-rise-and-fall-and-rise-of-the-left-in-ireland-954303.html . live .
- https://fourth.international/en/organisations Organizations
- Web site: 2019-11-10. RISE PRESS. 2020-08-20. The Cedar Lounge Revolution. en. 2021-09-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20210923012524/https://cedarlounge.wordpress.com/2019/11/18/left-archive-rise-launch-press-release-rise-radical-internationalist-socialist-and-environmentalist-2019/rise-press/. live.
- News: Paul Murphy sets up new political group called Rise. 30 September 2019. 18 November 2019. The Irish Times. 4 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191004172251/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/paul-murphy-sets-up-new-political-group-called-rise-1.4035062. live.
- https://www.letusrise.ie/featured-articles/rise-joins-pbp
- News: 'The left is pulling together': Dublin TD Paul Murphy has joined People Before Profit . 2 March 2021 . 6 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306022253/https://www.thejournal.ie/paul-murphy-3-5369320-Mar2021/ . live .
- https://www.letusrise.ie/what-we-stand-for Let Us Rise
- https://www.letusrise.ie/podcast RISE podcast
- https://www.letusrise.ie/rupture Rupture
- Web site: Press Statement: RISE (30 September 2019). 30 September 2019. 18 November 2019. 30 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190930141442/https://www.letusrise.ie/press-statements-1/press-statement-rise-30-september-2019. live.
- Web site: General Election 2020 Candidates – Dublin South-West. RTÉ News. 27 January 2020. 13 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200213130309/https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/results/#/national/dublin-south-west/overview. live.
