by | Jun 14, 2025 | Latest News Home, The Sunday Read
Last Thursday evening at the launch of Jim Fitzpatrick’s powerful new portrait of Elizabeth O’Farrell, SIPTU Deputy General Secretary Ethel Buckley delivered a stirring speech that reclaimed the legacy of one of 1916’s most overlooked...
by | May 11, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, The Sunday Read
At the annual James Connolly commemoration, SIPTU’s Adrian Kane delivered a stirring call to action, asking a question that haunts our movement: Where have all the revolutionaries gone? Standing at the graveside of Ireland’s rebel dead, Kane reflected on Connolly’s...
by | Apr 21, 2025 | Education, History, The Sunday Read
In the weeks leading up to the Easter Rising, the police raided Liberty Hall. In response, the Irish Citizen Army was mobilised across Dublin. James O’Shea remembered how “all jobs stopped (with) men running out of foundries, fitting shops, forges and building jobs....
by | Apr 13, 2025 | Latest News Home, The Sunday Read
Reflecting on last week’s SIPTU Health Division Conference, one thing is clear: our members, shop stewards, and activists have been working tirelessly to defend and improve working conditions for tens of thousands across Ireland’s health services. Their dedication is...
by | Mar 9, 2025 | The Sunday Read
In this week’s Sunday Read, SIPTU Deputy General Secretary Ethel Buckley pays tribute to Sheila Conroy, a pioneering trade unionist and feminist. Her story bridges the gap between the ‘old’ and ‘new’ Liberty Hall, symbolising the resilience and determination of women...
by | Feb 2, 2025 | Latest News, SIPTU Bulletin, The Sunday Read
“He fought for the loaf of bread as no man before him had ever fought; but, with the loaf of bread, he also brought the flask of wine and the book of verse.” Every year at our Larkin Commemoration, people come together to re-examine, evaluate and be energised by the...
