Official Sinn Féin took its current form in 1970 following a division within Sinn Féin, in which the majority faction followed the leadership in a Marxist direction. It was known as Sinn Féin (Gardiner Place) or Official Sinn Féin, to distinguish it from the minority faction of “Sinn Féin (Kevin Street)” or “Provisional Sinn Féin”. It changed its name from Sinn Féin to Sinn Féin The Workers’ Party in 1977 and then to the Workers’ Party in 1982. In that time, Provisional Sinn Féin came to be known simply as Sinn Féin. Both groups were tied to corresponding paramilitary groups, with Official Sinn Féin tied to the Official Irish Republican Army.
The United Irishman (1970-1980)
The United Irishman/An tÉireannach Aontaithe was the organ of Official Sinn Féin, being published from its offices at 30 Gardner Place in Dublin.
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Eolas
Eolas was the International Newsletter of Official Sinn Fein in the 1970s.
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The Irish People
The Irish People was the newspaper of Official Sinn Féin which was first published in 1973. It focussed on topics such as workers’ rights, housing and mainly 26 County politics rather than the situation in the 6 counties at time.
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Click here for our ‘The Irish People’ Collection
Starry Plough
The Starry Plough was the newspaper of Official Sinn Féin in Derry.
 Vol 2, No 2 (1) |  Vol 2, No 4 (1) |  Vol 2, No 8 (1) |
 1972 (1) |  No 7, 1972 (1) |  No 9, 1972 (1) |
The Plough
The Starry Plough was the newspaper of Official Sinn Féin in South Down and South Armagh.
 Vol 1, No 7 (2) |  Vol 2, No 6 (3) |  Vol 3, No 2 (3) |
 Vol 3, No 3 (3) |  Vol 3, No 4 (3) |  Vol 3, No 6 (1) |
 Vol 4, No 1 (3) |  1975 (3) |  Election Special (3) |
 Election Special 1975 (2) |
1970
1971
 Ireland in Rebellion |  Culture and Revolution in Ireland (1) |  Battle of Belfast |
 Resistance (1971) (3) |  Resistance (08 September 1971) (3) |  Resistance (1971) (3) |
 Teoiric (1971) (5) |
1972
1973
1974
 Ground Rent is Robbery (1974) (5) |  An Eochair (May 1974) |  Election News (June 1974) (2) |
 The Great Irish Gas and Oil Robbery (1974) |
1975
1976
 Republican Worker (Cork) January 1976 (1) |  Republican Worker (Cork) 06 March (1) |  Galway People 12 March (1) |
 Galway People 19 March (1) |  Galway People 14 May (1) |  Teoiric (Summer 1976) |
 The Banks (1976) |
1977
1979
Misc Official Sinn Féin and Workers Party
Memorial Booklets
(1) Donated by Brian Hanley
(2) Donated by @irish_republican_archive
(3) Donated by Colum Ó Ruairc
(4) Donated by Jason McLean
(5) Originally appeared here
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