Archive for June, 2011

La Misere á Dublin – a lost photograph

Gerry Kavanagh in the National Library spotted this photograph published in La Miroir, Paris, on November 23rd, 1913. The caption reads ‘La Misere á Dublin’. They could be brothers or a father and son. A couple of years ago people would have been shocked at a reminder of how bad things were in Dublin at […]

SIPTU Returns to Roots to combat exploitation in Irish Ports

SIPTU is getting back to its roots with the formation of a National Ports Committee to represent dock workers. There are still companies in Irish ports refusing to recognise unions, pay the National Minimum Wage or even pay some ship’s crews any wages! The Committee will work with seafarers and British port workers to fight […]