Category: History Published Date Written by James Connolly
International Women's Day: This article, which was published in the Workers' Republic in September 1915 demonstrates Connolly's ideas around the treatment of working women in Ireland. Specifically the way that women were exploited by capitalism. On International Working Women's day some 97 years later these ideas have lost none of their power and clarity.
Category: History Published Date Written by Harry Whittaker
It happens every July - the marching season. Through the streets of cities in Northern Ireland and Scotland the Orange Walks take place, come rain or shine.
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Category: History Published Date Written by Harry Whittaker
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Category: History Published Date Written by Harry Whittaker
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Category: History Published Date Written by Gerry Ruddy
Belfast in 1907 was a hotbed of militancy. It was the fastest growing city in the British isles. Its most successful industries were labour intensive. Although once described by a former Lord Mayor,
“an elysium of the working classes”
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