Electoral Activity
The Irish Socialist Network ran John O'Neill as a candidate in the 2004 local elections (Finglas area). He also stood in the 2007 general election in the Dublin North–West constituency. O'Neill ran unsuccessfully in the Finglas electoral area in the 2009 local elections.
The Irish Socialist Network announced it would not stand candidates in the 2011 General Election due to fiscal considerations, they did announce that they intend to run candidates in the forthcoming local elections in Ireland North and South.
The Irish Socialist Network is a group of social revolutionaries, who wish to fundamentally overturn capitalism and its political superstructure. It does not see its role as that of radical social reformers, who wish simply to extend democratic rights and fight for social change within the dominant socio-economic formation. Although arguing and fighting for progressive reforms, the ISN does not view these as a maximal objective.
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