''Unity'' is a weekly newspaper that was produced by the

Communist Party of Ireland The Communist Party of Ireland (CPI; ga, Páirtí Cumannach na hÉireann) is an all-Ireland Marxist–Leninist communist party, founded in 1933 and re-founded in 1970. It rarely contests elections and has never had electoral success. The part ...

(CPI) until 2021. Since then it has been published independently but not by the Communist Party of Ireland. Previously, it was published by the

Communist Party of Northern Ireland The Communist Party of Northern Ireland was a small communist party operating in Northern Ireland. The party merged with the Irish Workers' Party in 1970 to form the reunited Communist Party of Ireland. Formation The party originated in the 194 ...

(CPNI) prior to its merger with the southern party which formed the Communist Party of Ireland. The CPNI also published the newspaper ''

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''. Contributors to the paper included many figures in the Irish communist movements including

Sam Nolan Sam Nolan (born 1930) is the secretary of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions and a political activist. Biography Born in Dublin, Nolan became active in the Irish Workers' League soon after World War II, and was a member of its executive commit ...

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, and

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who edited the paper. ''Unity'' is still produced in

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. The Communist Party of Ireland's official monthly publication is the ''

Socialist Voice ''Socialist Voice'' is the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Ireland (CPI). The paper is published monthly and is also available online. It provides an analysis of political events as well as including historic pieces, book and fil ...

''.

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