‘Every Catholic workman in the city…down tools’ – Galway’s wildcat strike, 23 July 1935
Brian Hanley concludes his trio of articles on disturbances across Ireland in July 1935 with an article on a strike in Galway …
Brian Hanley concludes his trio of articles on disturbances across Ireland in July 1935 with an article on a strike in Galway …
July 1935 saw vicious sectarian rioting in Belfast. Here in a follow up to his article on the riot in Limerick, Brian …
Brian Hanley looks at a riot in Limerick in 1935 At about 10.30pm on the 20th July 1935, a Saturday night, …
Riotous Assemblies – Rebels, Riots and Revolts in Ireland, Edited by William Sheehan & Maura Cronin, Mercier 2011. There is much that …
A personal recollection of the riot in Dublin on February 25, 2006. By John Dorney. In early 2006, a group of northern …
John Dorney looks at secrecy and transparency in independent Ireland. The Irish state, since gaining its independence in 1922, has been one …
Cathal Brennan looks at a rare, and fleeting, victory for an independent left-wing candidate in the conservative climate of 1950s Ireland. In 1957 Jack …