Century: Lockout

The Story of the 1913 Dublin Lockout

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The Jim Larkin statue on O’Connell Street, Dublin (Sculptor: Oisin Kelly). Photograph: Frank Miller

Wilful city of savage dreamers...

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Patrick Smyth
September 11, 2013, 00:00

Locked Out seeks to recall in all its complexity the 1913 events that marked the coming of age in Dublin of the Irish labour movement

The Lockout of 1913

The Lockout of 1913

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Michael D Higgins
September 11, 2013, 00:00

President Michael D Higgins: ‘Knowledge of history is intrinsic to citizenship’

Barriers to worker unity

Barriers to worker unity

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Peter Collins
September 11, 2013, 00:00

The 1907 strike in Belfast united Protestant and Catholic workers but by 1913 the sectarian divide was a barrier too strong to breach, writes Peter Collins

West awakens to worker rights

West awakens to worker rights

Labour activity and strikes in Galway and Sligo proved that the movement was not solely a Dublin phenomenon, writes John Cunningham

Battle engaged

Adrian Grant traces the events in Dublin from the opening blows in the summer of 1913 to Jim Larkin’s order to return to work in January 1914

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Fr fleming and Fr McNevin with the boy George Burke. Thomas and James McMahon - Freeman’s Journal, 25th October, 1913 Courtesy Dublin City Library

Saving kids, saving souls

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Therese Moriarty
September 11, 2013, 00:00

A plan to relieve the pressure on locked-out families by caring for their children in England provoked the ire of the Catholic Church, writes Theresa Moriarty

Archbishop Walsh on the ‘Save the Kiddies’ campaign

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September 11, 2013, 00:00

Cartoon by Ernest Kavanagh of the Irish Worker

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Des Geraghty
September 10, 2013, 12:35

Larkin, feared and admired in equal measure, had an almost religious appeal, writes Des Geraghty

‘In the sacred name of the oppressed . . .’

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James Curry
September 11, 2013, 00:00

Very much in the spirit of founder and editor, James Larkin, the Irish Worker newspaper pulled no punches in its rhetoric, writes James Curry

Larkin’s road to revolution

Larkin’s road to revolution

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Emmet O'Connor
September 11, 2013, 00:00

The Lockout saw Irish employers attempt to use Larkinite tactics against the unions by challenging them with a united front, writes Emmet O’Connor

A resurgent union shaped by world events

A resurgent union shaped by world events

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Padraig Yeates
September 11, 2013, 00:00

The survival of the ITGWU owed much to the shortage of labour the British war economy helped create, writes Padraig Yeates

Unlocking the story of the struggle

Unlocking the story of the struggle

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Tom Wall
September 10, 2013, 19:07

James Plunkett, the son of a Larkinite, successfully sought to restore to public consciousness the story of the Lockout by turning it into a bestselling novel, ‘Strumpet City’. Tom Wall tells his story

Enigma of William Martin Murphy

Enigma of William Martin Murphy

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Thomas J Morrisey
September 11, 2013, 00:00

Jim Larkin’s newspaper portrayed his nemesis as a ‘soulless, money-grubbing tyrant’ but he was far more complex, paternalistic, patriotic and determined, finds Thomas J Morrissey

Who fears to wear the blood red badge?

Who fears to wear the blood red badge?

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September 11, 2013, 08:54

Global support

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Francis Devine
September 11, 2013, 00:00

The Lockout resonated with trade unionists and activists worldwide, writes Francis Devine

Striking bravery

Striking bravery

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Nell Regan
September 11, 2013, 00:00

Young and militant, women were some of the most energetic activists of the Lockout, Nell Regan

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