Jim Larkin
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‘Mother Mooney’, the Mayo woman who campaigned for justice for her wronged son
- Abroad
- July 14, 2020, 10:00
In late February 1932, Mary Mooney, an 84-year-old woman from Mayo, stood on a stage before thousands in New York’s Coliseum theatre. Weary from trave(...)

Royal flush: Frank McNally plumbs the depths of Ascot, Bloomsday and GBS
- Opinion
- June 16, 2020, 20:01
With Royal Ascot behind closed doors this year, there is even less risk of anyone being shocked by a vulgar cockney shouting at one of the horses: “Mo(...)

An ordinary bloke with many talents: Remembering Jer O’Leary
- Social Affairs
- January 3, 2019, 16:16
Actor, activist, artist, raconteur, orator, and trade unionist Jer O’Leary (73), who died in Dublin on St Stephen’s Day, had a favourite quotation: “I(...)

Actor Jer O’Leary, best known for ‘Big Jim Larkin’ role, dies
- Politics
- December 26, 2018, 20:42
Actor Jer O’Leary, most famous for his portrayal of trade unionist Jim Larkin, has died. O’Leary, who had celebrated Christmas with his family, was fo(...)

The Spook of the Thirteenth Lock: Lockout review – Key moment in Irish history set to music
- Music
- March 16, 2018, 05:00
A concept album in four movements based around the infamous 1913 Lockout in Dublin? If it doesn’t exactly sound like easy listening or a drivetime cla(...)

In a Word . . . de Valera
- Culture
- October 14, 2017, 00:00
Hello, good morning, and happy birthday Mr President. No, not the one who blows more than Hurricane Irma. I refer to the real President. He who was th(...)

Talking statues: Gabriel Byrne and Brenda Fricker bring Dublin landmarks to life
- Travel
- October 5, 2017
James Joyce is sometimes mistaken for Charlie Chaplin. Sometimes he’s mistaken for a spray-painted mime artist. Passers-by stop and wait for him to cl(...)

Trade unionist ‘exposed atrocious conditions of workers and families’
- Irish News
- July 15, 2017, 19:32
Trade unionist Des Geraghty has recalled how a Dublin Corporation study in 1903 established that “virtually 60 per cent of Dublin families, with an av(...)

Fanfare for Roscommon Man – An Irishman’s Diary about the labour activist and 1916 rebel William Partridge
- Opinion
- July 13, 2017, 00:01
Like a more famous protagonist of 1916, Patrick Pearse, William Partridge was the son of an Englishman who, in a reverse of the historic pattern, had (...)

Austerity undermined European project, says Siptu leader
- Social Affairs
- January 30, 2017, 16:47
Austerity policies imposed by centre-right leaders across the EU have devastated millions of workers’ lives and driven them into the arms of xenophobi(...)