''The United Irishman/An tÉireannach Aontaithe'', first published in May 1948, under

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, was the official monthly organ of

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sold by its members. After the split in the Irish Republican Movement, the title continued as the organ of

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, being published from the offices in 30 Gardner Place in Dublin, with the Provisional wing publishing

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. The first editor was Seán G. O'Kelly based in an office in 38 South King Street in Dublin.''Lost Revolution: The Story of the Official IRA and the Workers' Party'', Brian Hanley and Scott Millar, The historian

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edited the paper for a short while prior to the 1970 split in Sinn Féin. Other editors of the paper included

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(1958–1960),

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, Eoin Ó Murchú, Jackie Ward, Seamus Ó Tuathail, Denis Foley and Tony Meade (1967). Contributors to the paper included Eamon McCann,

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, Eamon Smullen,

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and

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. The ''United Irishman'' was replaced with '' The Irish People'' and the ''Workers' Weekly'' in 1980. It opposed the Republic of Ireland's entry into the

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