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News and views from the Irish Left

The idea behind this is to collect news and opinions from various Left-wing aligned sources in Ireland. Anything from the centre to the far left is what we want to see here.

7.3k subscribers136 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~3% by known bots)50 authors / mosince 2014

r/theIrishleft has 7.3k members (+28% over the last 12 months). It gets about 136 posts a month from 50 people. Top topics: Ireland Elections, Sinn Fein Politics and Ireland Politics and Security.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+28%in 12 months · +8.5% in 3 months · +1.5% in 1 month
Oct 20267.3k
Growing7.3k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−13%vs Sep 2025 · −13% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026136
QuieterPeaked at 186 in Oct 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~3% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/theIrishleft

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Ireland Elections2.2%
  2. Sinn Fein Politics1.9%
  3. Ireland Politics and Security1.4%
  4. Protests and Parades1.2%
  5. Ireland Economy Tax1.0%

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Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

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