by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2013
A series of events commemorating the centenary of the 1913 Lockout will take place in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, between Thursday, 22nd and Sunday 25th August. The events will begin with the launch of an exhibition ‘Dún...
by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2013
SIPTU Education Sector Organiser, Louise O’Reilly, has offered the union’s congratulations to the 56,000 students who received their Leaving Cert results today (Wednesday, 14th August). She said: “This is a very important day...
by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2013
SIPTU Dublin Bus drivers are voting at depots across the city on Labour Court proposals for a company cost savings plan. The ballot began on Thursday, 15th August, and will conclude today (Friday 16th August). The ballot result will be announced this...
by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2013
Songs written by the Irish revolutionary and visionary James Connolly, have been brought to life once again. A group of musicians led by Mat Callahan have recorded the songs of Connolly on a recently released CD and collected all his know songs in a newly...
by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2013
The President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, will lead the State Commemoration of the 1913 Lockout which will take place, subject to permit, on Saturday, 31 August next – 100 years precisely to the day of Bloody Sunday 1913 –...
by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2013
The social economy in Ireland employs over 50,000 people and it has the potential to create thousands more jobs. Yet, it remains a source of concern for many trade unionists, who see in its development threats of outsourcing, or undercutting...
