The first ‘Bloody Sunday in twentieth century Ireland, during the Lockout of 1913. By John Dorney It was around half past one on O’Connell Street, the wide boulevard right in the heart of Dublin city. The street was crowded, as usual on a Sunday, with strollers. The city was tense, as since that Tuesday […]
They fuck you up, those who seem great, And do so while you’re on your knees, They leave you nothing on your plate,Their class is a social disease. But they’re determined, in their way, By forces beyond their control, To grind you down each live-long day, Then count the pennies that they stole. Class hands […]
THE MARKET An installation by Mark Curran Curated by Helen Carey Opening: Thursday 29 August 7 – 9pm Exhibition runs 30 August – 11 October 2013 …what people don’t understand… is that what happens in the market is pivotal to their lives… not on the periphery…but slap, bang, in the middle… (From telephone […]
For those who missed the Fourth Part of the RTE Radio Documentary by Athena Media on the Lockout ‘Citizens’ last Saturday you can click on the podcast link below http://www.rte.ie/radio1/citizens-lockout-1913-to-2013/ The next episode is at 6.06pm on Saturday September 6th, 2013
The National Library Exhibition, opening today will be the biggest and longest running event of its type this year and well worth a visit Exhibition opening on 21 August (after 2.00 pm) Ireland in 1913 was a country in turmoil, divided by the issue of Home Rule – self-government for the country. Against this backdrop, a […]
For those who missed the First Part of the RTE Radio Documentary by Athena Media on the Lockout ‘Citizens’ last Saturday you can click on the podcast link below http://www.rte.ie/radio1/citizens-lockout-1913-to-2013/ The next episode is at 6.06pm on Saturday August 24th, 2013
Great ‘Living the Lockout Podcast’ based on Tenement experience – click on to link below http://www.siptu.ie/media/radiolibertyonline/
(Text of speech at Wreath laying and Poetry Reading in Memory of Francis Ledwidge, Poet and Soldier, National war Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, Dublin, August 4th, 2013, by Padraig Yeates) August 4th, 2013, is 99 years to the day since Britain declared war on Germany in the conflict that became known as the First World […]
Dublin 1913: Lockout & Legacy By Gary Granville The O’Brien Press €9.99 http://www.obrien.ie/dublin-1913 Gary Granville’s Dublin 1913: Lockout & Legacy is an expanded edition of a book originally published in 1978 under the title Divided City: Portrait of Dublin 1913. While the new choice of title is easily understood considering […]
A major new Image Gallery on Dublin in the era of the 1913 Lockout is now available on-line from Dublin City Libraries and well worth a visit: http://dublincitypubliclibraries.com/image-galleries/treasures-collections/tale-two-cities The Exhibition, “A Tale of Two Cities” is a kaleidoscope of images from the disease-ridden tenements to balls in Dublin Castle and will be on display in […]
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