Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation

Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation
Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation
Leader	Declan Bree
Founded	1974
Dissolved	1991
Merged into	Labour Party
Ideology	Democratic socialism; Irish republicanism;
Political position	Left-wing
	Politics of the Republic of Ireland; Political parties; Elections;

Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation (SLISO) was a minor political party led by Sligo County Councillor Declan Bree. It was set up in 1974 and contested local elections to Sligo County Council and Dáil Éireann elections for the Sligo–Leitrim constituency. The group stood other candidates but Bree was the only candidate ever elected for the group.^[1]^[2] In 1991 the group merged with the Labour Party and Bree was elected as a Labour Party TD at the 1992 general election. Bree resigned from the Labour Party in 2007.