Labour Party Irish Society

{{Short description|Socialist Society}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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|Ideology = Social Democracy

|headquarters = London, United Kingdom

|location = One Brewer's Green, London SW1H 0RH

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|language = English

|leader_title = Chair

|leader_name = Liam Conlon

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|affiliations = Labour Party

|website = {{URL|http://www.labourirish.org.uk/}}

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The Labour Party Irish Society is a socialist society affiliated to the British Labour Party. It is a collective body of Labour Party members of Irish birth or descent, and those interested in Ireland and Irish affairs. It promotes the interests of the Irish in Britain as a whole, and encourages Irish people to become involved in the Labour Party and politics generally.{{cite web|title=About|url=http://www.labourirish.org.uk/about|website=Labour Party Irish Society|access-date=18 January 2016}} Former chair of the society and current Labour Communications Director,{{Cite web |last=Statesman |first=New |date=2023-05-17 |title=The New Statesman’s left power list |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-politics/2023/05/the-new-statesmans-left-power-list |access-date=2023-12-13 |website=New Statesman |language=en-US}} Matthew Doyle, has also said that it works to "ensure that the relationship between Britain and Ireland is marked by mutual respect and friendship rather than the prejudice, discrimination and violence of the past."{{cite web|title=Labour Irish Society - celebrating progress and hope |url=https://labourlist.org/2014/07/labour-irish-society-celebrating-progress-and-hope/ |publisher=LabourList|date=5 July 2014|language=en}}

In recent years the society, chaired by Liam Conlon{{Cite web |last=Conlon |first=Liam |title=It is not for the people of Britain to decide the future of Ireland |url=https://labourlist.org/2020/05/it-is-not-for-british-people-to-decide-the-future-of-ireland/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=LabourList |language=en-GB}} the son{{Cite news |title=Sue Gray officially accepts role as Labour Party’s chief of staff |language=en-GB |work=BelfastTelegraph.co.uk |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/politics/sue-gray-officially-accepts-role-as-labour-partys-chief-of-staff/1763380927.html |access-date=2023-03-04 |issn=0307-1235}}{{Cite web |title=Chair |url=https://www.labourirish.org.uk/chair |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Labour Party Irish Society}} of Sue Gray Keir Starmer's former Chief of Staff, has campaigned on extending abortion and same-sex marriage rights to Northern Ireland,{{cite web|title=MPs agree Northern Ireland has waited long enough for equality |url=http://www.labourirish.org.uk/equalitynow |publisher=Labour Party Irish Society |date=9 July 2019|language=en}} as well as working on the repeal the 8th campaign in the Republic of Ireland.{{cite web|title=Labour Irish Campaign to repeal the 8th |url=http://www.labourirish.org.uk/repeal8th |publisher=Labour Party Irish Society|date=20 May 2018|language=en}} The society was also involved in campaigning for the Irish Labour Party in the 2020 general election.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/labourirish/status/1223664639814356992|title=No better way to finish a day of canvassing in Dublin Bay North w/ Team Aodhán than to cheer on Ireland in rugby with a pint of the black stuff! Thanks to all of @AodhanORiordain's team for being so welcoming today, was good fun & great to see so much support here #GE2020 |work=@Labourirish|date=1 February 2020|via=Twitter|access-date=1 February 2019}}