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Born into a Republican family, Goulding was involved as teenager in Na Fianna (the Junior IRA) and joined the IRA at the age of 17 in 1939, the earliest age at which a Volunteer could join the IRA. He was arrested by the de Valera government in 1945 and served a year in the Curragh Internment Camp. Goulding orchestrated IRA training camps in the mountains around the County Dublin area. In 1953 Goulding was on of three IRA members involved in an arms raid on a British Army Base in Essex, England, along with Sean MacStiofain. They were sentenced to eight years imprisonment but only served five years and were subsequently released in 1958. The next year Goulding was appointed Quarter Master General of the IRA and in 1962 became its Chief of Staff until the IRA split in 1970. In August 1969, Goulding issued a statement calling for the Irish Army to invade Northern Ireland to protect the Roman Catholic population from rioters. Na Fianna GAA Club is located in Glasnevin at the heart of the Northside of Dublin. ... Hey. ... IRA is an acronym with several different meanings. ... Eamon de Valera1 (born Edward George de Valera, Irish name Éamonn de Bhailéara) (October 14, 1882 - August 29, 1975), was a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from Britain in the early 20th Century, and of the Republican opposition in the ensuing Irish Civil War, and was subsequently... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Curragh is a plain in County Kildare Ireland. ... Dublin (Irish Áth Cliath) is the area that contains the City of Dublin, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland; and the counties of Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Fingal and South Dublin. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... This article is about the county of Essex in England. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The regular army of the Republic of Ireland has 8,500 personnel, and is divided primarily into three infantry brigades, each responsible for a geographical area of the country: Irish Army brigade areas In addition to the three brigades, there is also the Defence Forces Training Centre, which is responsible... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1...

After the split of the IRA into two factions, the Official IRA and the Provisional IRA, Goulding became Chief of Staff of the Offical IRA from its founding in 1970 to 1972. Goulding argued that the IRA drop its abstentionism from the political institutions of Ireland, which was a reason for the splitting of the IRA. Goulding had a Marxist analysis of The Troubles which meant he believed the British state deliberately divided the Irish working class on sectarian grounds in order to exploit them and keep them from uniting and overthrowing their bourgeois oppressors. Goulding also believed in terrorist action against soldiers, policemen, capitalists and 'exploiting' landowners but claimed that indiscriminate bombings and attacks on the Protestant working class were counter-productive in the aim for a 'United Irish Working Class Republic'. Under Goulding the OIRA advocated proletarian revolution in the Republic of Ireland and was viewed as more of a threat to the Irish government than to Northern Ireland. The OIRA announced a ceasefire in 1972. The term Official IRA relates to one of the two elements of the Irish Republican Army - the other being the Provisional IRA - that emerged from the ideological split in the Irish Republican movement in 1969-70. ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) is a paramilitary group which aimed, through the use of violence, to achieve three goals: (i) British withdrawal from Ireland, (ii) the political unification of Ireland through the merger of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland , and (iii) the creation of an all... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... Sectarianism is an adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination, it also usually involves a rejection of those not a member of ones sect. ... A Norwegian soldier (a Corporal, armed with an MP-5) A soldier is a person who has enlisted with, or has been conscripted into, the armed forces of a sovereign country and has undergone training and received equipment to defend that country or its interests. ... For the band, see The Police. ... Capitalism generally refers to in philosophy and politics, a social system based on the principle of individual rights, including property rights. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... A proletarian revolution is a social and/or political revolution in which the working class overthrows (or attempts to overthrow) capitalism. ...

Goulding was involved in the founding of the Workers Party of Ireland and in 1992 he was opposed to removing its links to the Official IRA which led to dissident members forming the Democratic Left party. He regarded the Democratic Left as having compromised on its socialism in the pursuit for office and Goulding remained active in the Workers Party until his illness limited his involvement towards the end of his life. Goulding described the merger between the Labour Party of Ireland and Democratic Left as the 'ultimate betrayal of the Irish working class'. Categories: Ireland-related stubs | Irish political parties | Republic of Ireland political parties | Northern Ireland political parties ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... In Ireland, Democratic Left was a socialist political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland between 1992 and 1997. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... The Labour Party (Irish: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre) is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ...

He died of cancer at the age of 76 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. This article is about the city in Ireland. ...

References

• The Lessons of Ulster (1975) (Friends of the Union, 1997) by T. E. Utley

External links

• Text of Goulding's "There Must be a Fight" speech of 1965