8 April 2026
CPI National Congresses past and future – a critical analysis
Introduction
Under the slogan “National and Working Class Unity,” the Communist Party of Ireland held its 26th National Congress on 17 and 18 September 2022 in Dublin.
The Political Resolution of the 26th National Congress emerged at the end of proceedings. This document is 39 pages long and 16,500 words longer. While some of the analysis is useful and enlightening, the fact is that it provided no foundation on which to build any way forward for progressive policies or for the party itself to develop into a political entity to be reckoned with.
Over three parts, we will show in some detail, why that turned out to be the case.
Right now, the party is preparing for its next congress in April, 2026. Branches and individuals are meticulously crossing all their i’s and dotting all their t’s preparing the next political resolution along with a multitude of individual proposals and amendments.
So, before the next political programme is agreed, what became of the existing political resolution? How did it fare?
CPI National Congresses past and future – a critical analysis Part 1
A little history. Housing and health
CPI National Congresses past and future – a critical analysis Part 2
Some practical and strategic/organisational sections of the Programme
CPI National Congresses past and future – a critical analysis Part 3
Restore party democracy and end political corruption