Foundation and Name

The blog was started in June 2006 by "Worldbystorm" a former member of the Workers' Party of Ireland

Workers' Party of Ireland

The Workers' Party is a left-wing republican political party in Ireland. Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970 after a split within the party, adopting its current name in 1982....

 and Democratic Left

Democratic Left

Democratic Left, Democratic Left Party, or Party of the Democratic Left may refer to:-Political parties:*Democratic Left *Democratic Left *Democratic Left *Democratic Left *Democratic Left...

 and a group of other individuals on politics.ie

Politics.ie

Politics.ie is an Irish internet discussion forum. It is owned by David Cochrane and who is currently unemployed, but was also campaign director for the lobby group Libertas...

. The name is believed to have originated from the name of a pub "The Cedar Lounge" in Artane

Artane, Dublin

Artane, sometimes spelled Artaine , historically Tartaine is a Northside suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Neighbouring districts include Coolock, Beaumont, Killester, Raheny and Clontarf; to the south is a small locality, Harmonstown, straddling the Raheny-Artane border.-History:Artaine, now usually...

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Content

The site contains news, debate and analysis from a left wing perspective.

The blog also contains a "Left archive", which is an archive of pamphlets and documents from various historical and current Irish left wing political parties.