Labour activism
Laois and Ireland in Revolution
Laois County Library and Laois Historian-in-Residence, Terry Dunne, are hosting a three part series of online talks exploring Laois and Ireland in revolution. Revolutionary Women, the first talk in the series, will take place online on Wednesday 4th May 2022 at 8 pm. Join Sinéad Holland (Laois Local Studies) and Terry Dunne (Laois Historian-in-Residence) as…
Read More‘Tom Johnson 1872-1963: Seeking No Honours’ by Shay Cody
‘Tom Johnson 1872-1963: Seeking No Honours‘ by Shay Cody (Free Online Talk on Saturday 5 March) The Irish Labour History Society are hosting a free online talk, via Zoom, on Saturday 5 March at 4PM on Tom Johnson by Mr Shay Cody. Tom Johnson played a very significant role throughout the Decade of Centenaries Period.…
Read MoreConnecting History: the establishment of the Irish engineering union, 1917-23
‘Connecting History: the establishment of the Irish engineering union, 1917-23’The Irish Labour History Society are hosting a talk by Dr Luke Dineen, online, Sat 27th, 4pm. Register via https://connectinghistory.eventbrite.ie or email [email protected] for Zoom code.
Read MoreThe Year 1920 – Irish Trailblazers, National and International
The Year 1920 – Irish Trailblazers, National and International A special lunchtime event, hosted online by Dr Sinéad McCoole, on Tuesday, 22nd September 2020 You are invited to attend this lunchtime lecture, which takes place online next Tuesday, 22nd September, from 1 pm to 2 pm. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. You can…
Read MoreWomen on Wednesday: Margaret Buckley
Decade of Centenaries and Dictionary of Irish Biography are collaborating on showcasing women of the early twentieth century who strove for Irish Independence; for female suffrage; to improve the lives of women in poverty; and to improve the standard of care for children. These women worked hard throughout their lives to improve the lives of…
Read MoreSoviets, strikes and land seizures—class conflict & the Tan War
New History Ireland PODCAST This Podcast is part of the History Ireland Hedge School programme supported by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht under the Decade of Centenaries 2012- 2023 initiative. Soviets, strikes and land seizures—class conflict & the Tan War In the midst of the War of Independence a parallel class war…
Read MoreLabour and the North and the National Question
History Ireland Hedge School @ Mechanics Institute, Galway (in association with the ICTU, the Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class, NUI Galway and supported the Commemorations Unit of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht) 8pm Friday 8th November Labour and the North and the National Question James Connolly, executed for his…
Read More‘Labour, Gender, and Class in the Struggle for Irish Independence, c. 1918-24′
A major conference, ‘Labour, Gender, and Class in the Struggle for Irish Independence, c. 1918-24′, has been organised by The Irish Centre for the Histories of Labour and Class in NUI Galway, in conjunction with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, and supported by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, at NUI Galway, 7-9 November.…
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