One hundred years ago, and two years before the 1913 Lockout, the district of East Wall had a taste of the battle to come from its youngest citizens. Local Historian and Community activist Joe Mooney tells a story rescued from a school’s lost archive.
Ex-employee of Award-Winning Poppadom Restaurant still waiting to be paid €86,000 award Muhammad Younis, originally from Pakistan, has been awarded €86,000 by a Rights Commissioner, following an official complaint about alleged breaches of employment rights. However Mr Younis’ex-employer, Mr Amjad Hussein trading as Poppadom, has not yet paid the award. The Labour Court yesterday (September 12th, 2011) […]
School strike in East Wall remembered 100 years since school boy strike of 1911 This year marks the 100th anniversary of the East Wall school boys strike. On 13th September 1911, teachers arriving at the East Wall Wharf National School found a message chalked on the door, “Any boy cot going into school and not following other […]
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