Dublin Lockout
18 December 2014: Commemoration of the death of Alicia Brady, Dublin 2
On Thursday 18 December 2014 a ceremony took place in Dublin to mark the anniversary of the death in 1913 of Alicia Brady. A member of the Irish Women Workers’ Union, Alicia was among the last people to die as a result of the social conflict surrounding the 1913 Lockout, having being hit by a…
Read More16 October 2014: Announcement of funding allocation for centenary projects in Budget 2015
On 16 October 2014 Heather Humphreys TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, announced that an additional €4 million is been allocated to the preparations for the centenary of the Easter Rising in 2016. Speaking after the announcement of the 2015 budget, Minister Humphreys remarked that ‘securing specific funding for the 2016 Commemorations…
Read More20 May 2014: Opening of Rosie Hackett Bridge, Dublin
On 20 May 2014 the Rosie Hackett Bridge was officially opened in Dublin. Linking Marlborough Street with Hawkins Street, the bridge is intended to carry the cross-city LUAS BDX, and is open to public transport from 21 May. It is the first bridge over the River Liffey to be named after a woman: the Dublin-born…
Read More14-17 May 2014: 1913 Lockout Tapestry display, Killarney
The 1913 Lockout Tapestry, produced as part of the centenary commemoration of the 1913 Lockout centenary, was on display at the INEC Gleneagles Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry, from Wednesday 14 May until Saturday 17 May. Historian and project advisor Padraig Yeates gave a short talk on the tapestry and its part in the Lockout commemorations on…
Read More1 February 2014: ‘Dear dirty Dublin’: the Dublin Lockout’, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, Dublin 1
On Saturday 1 February 2014 Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane presented Dear Dirty Dublin: the Dublin Lockout, a special concert commemorating the Dublin Lockout 1913. The event took place in Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane Gallery,Parnell Square, Dublin 1.Dear Dirty Dublin was an expansion of the ‘Musical Tales’ project which toured Dublin City Libraries…
Read More1913 Timeline
1913: 16 January: Third reading of the Home Rule bill passes the House of Commons by 367 votes to 257. 30 January: The Home Rule bill is defeated in the House of Lords by 326 votes to 69. 31 January: The Ulster Unionist Council (UUC) officially establishes a paramilitary body, the Ulster…
Read More16 October 2013: Results announced of James Plunkett short story competition
On Wednesday 16 October the winners of the James Plunkett Short Story Competition, sponsored by the Irish Writers’ Union, the Writers’ Centre, Dublin City Council/Dublin UNESCO City of Literature and the 1913 Lockout Committee, were announced at an event in the Irish Writers’ Centre, Parnell Square, Dublin 1. Anne O’Brien claimed third prize for her…
Read More10 October 2013: Opening of Lockout exhibitions at National Museum, Collins Barracks
On 10 October Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht opened three new exhibitions at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks: 1913 Lockout: Impact & Aftermath, Banners Unfurled and Lockout: The Tapestry 1913 Lockout: Impact & Aftermath documents life in Dublin, the Lockout, and its aftermath. It draws on…
Read More5 October 2013: Food ship re-enactment, Dublin
On 27 September 1913, the SS Hare arrived in Dublin from Liverpool, bringing food for thousands of starving trade unionists and their families. It was the first of many such voyages by the Hare and its sister vessels, the SS Pioneer and SS New Fraternity winter of 1913-1914. A re-enactment of its arrival and unloading took place at…
Read More26-27 September 2013: The story of the Lockout: Liberty Hall installation
The final two banners of the Liberty Hall wrap around, depicting scenes from the 1913 Lockout, were unfurled on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 September. The three-sided wrap was installed around Liberty Hall to provide a unique focal point for the commemorative year by depicting the story of the Lockout. The 50 meter high, 17…
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