Poblacht Chríostúil (; meaning "Christian Republic") was a small Irish political party active in

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in the 1960s, advocating

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, a

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, and national self-sufficiency. It was founded in 1957, and in the 1960 local elections it stood three candidates for

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, gaining 209 votes out of 22,024, and three in

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, gaining 328 votes. In 1964 in

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it published ''Intíreachas: the Social and Economic Policy of Poblacht Chríostúil'', which was reviewed sympathetically in ''

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'' by

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, prompting replies from Art Ua Laoire, a

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party member. In 1965, Poblacht Chríostúil ran Sylvester Cotter in Cork Mid in a Dáil by-election and the ensuing general election, and Alexander Miller in the general election in Cork Borough, losing their

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each time.

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campaigned for the party and spoke at its rallies. Sylvester Cotter subsequently joined

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and was elected to

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