Foundation The Irish Republican Socialist Party was founded on 8 December 1974 in the Spa Hotel in Lucan, Dublin and the movement's military wing, the Irish National Liberation Army, was founded later the same day. The IRSP's foundation was made public but the INLA's was kept a secret until the group could operate effectively. One delegate suggested the armed wing be named the Irish Citizen Army after the paramilitary group founded by James Connolly that participated in the 1916 Easter Rising but this was rejected by Costello because of sectarian attacks carried out in Northern Ireland by another group using the same name. Costello advocated the name "National Liberation Army" and this appeared in some subsequent claims of responsibility for attacks, although delegates settled on "Irish National Liberation Army".Jack Holland & Henry McDonald - INLA: Deadly Divisions pp.32-33,pp.54 Unlike the Provisional IRA, and the Official IRA who also saw themselves as inheritors of the tradition, by no longer claiming to be the "Irish Republican Army" the INLA abandoned a series of perceived political inheritances which constructed a legal continuity from the Second Dáil.Jack Holland & Henry McDonald - INLA: Deadly Divisions pp.35-36,
foundation the irish republican socialist party was founded on 8 december 1974 in the spa hotel in lucan dublin and the movement's military wing the irish national liberation army was founded later the same day the irsp's foundation was made public but the inla's was kept a secret until the group could operate effectively one delegate suggested the armed wing be named the irish citizen army after the paramilitary group founded by james connolly that participated in the 1916 easter rising but this was rejected by costello because of sectarian attacks carried out in northern ireland by another group using the same name costello advocated the name "national liberation army" and this appeared in some subsequent claims of responsibility for attacks although delegates settled on "irish national liberation army"jack holland & henry mcdonald - inla deadly divisions pp32-33pp54 unlike the provisional ira and the official ira who also saw themselves as inheritors of the tradition by no longer claiming to be the "irish republican army" the inla abandoned a series of perceived political inheritances which constructed a legal continuity from the second dáiljack holland & henry mcdonald - inla deadly divisions pp35-36