Poblacht Chríostúil (Irish pronunciation: [ˈpˠɔbˠlˠəxt̪ˠ ˈçɾʲiːsˠt̪ˠuːlʲ]; meaning "Christian Republic") was a small Irish political party active in Munster in the 1960s, advocating Catholic social teaching, a planned economy, and national self-sufficiency.
[1][3] It was founded in 1957,[4] and in the 1960 local elections it stood three candidates for Cork City Council, gaining 209 votes out of 22,024,[1] and three in Waterford City Council, gaining 328 votes.
[2] In 1964 in Youghal it published Intíreachas: the Social and Economic Policy of Poblacht Chríostúil,[5] which was reviewed sympathetically in Comhar by Seán Ó Brádaigh,[4] prompting replies from Art Ua Laoire, a Limerick party member.
[6] In 1965, Poblacht Chríostúil ran Sylvester Cotter in Cork Mid in a Dáil by-election and the ensuing general election,[7] and Alexander Miller in the general election in Cork Borough,[8] losing their deposits each time.
[9] Sylvester Cotter subsequently joined Fine Gael and was elected to Cork County Council in 1991.