In Focus - Ard Fheis Éirígí 2026
Dozens of Éirígí activists, supporters and comrades from other organisations attended Ard Fheis Éirígí 2026 on Saturday the 25th of April, with the day before also marking the 20th anniversary of the foundation of Éirígí.
The event, which was held in the historic Wynn’s Hotel in Dublin City Centre, was divided into a morning session which dealt with internal party business and an afternoon session which included a stall displaying historical Éirígí posters and stickers by Alan Kinsella from Irish Political Ephemera, statements of solidarity from multiple organisations, two guest speakers, a talk on decolonialism by Dr. Kerron Ó Luain, the showing of a video celebrating twenty years of Éirígí, and a keynote address by Cathaoirleach Éirígí, Brian Leeson.
The guest speakers were Khaled Barakat, a member of the Executive Committee of the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, and Charlotte Kates, the co-founder of Pro-Palestinian advocacy group, Samidoun. A selection of photos from the Ard Fheis are published below.
Attendees of Ard Fheis Éirígí 2026 listen to the first of the statements of solidarity.
Mazzy out a statement of solidarity from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).
Malú reads out a statement of solidarity from the Revolutionary Communist Group of Britain (RCG).
Jac from the Welsh socialist republican youth group, Mudiad Eryr Wen, reads out a statement of solidarity from his organisation.
Pól of the 1916 Societies reads out a statement of solidarity from his organisation.
Charlotte Kates, the co-founder of Pro-Palestinian advocacy group, Samidoun, speaks.
Khaled Barakat, a member of the Executive Committee of the Masar Badil, the Palestinian Alternative Revolutionary Path Movement, speaks.
Former republican political prisoner and Éirígí activist Breandán Mac Cionnaith presents Khaled Barakat with a gift.
Khaled and Breandán embrace.
Khaled and Breandán display the gift.
Attendees of Ard Fheis Éirígí 2026 watch the video celebrating twenty years of Éirígí.
A stall displaying historical Éirígí posters and stickers by Alan Kinsella from Irish Political Ephemera.
Dr. Kerron Ó Luain gives his talk on decolonialism.
The assembled crowd listening to Kerron’s presentation.
Cathaoirleach Éirígí Brian Leeson gives the keynote address.
The assembled crowd listen to Brian’s speech.
Attendees of Ard Fheis Éirígí 2026 stand up for Amhrán na bhFiann.