On the 16th April 1916 an Irish Republican flag was flown for the first time over Liberty Hall. It was a hugely symbolic ceremony , a message of defiance and a signal of intent by the Irish Citizen Army. Amongst those caught up in the excitement and emotion of the day was Tom Daly. In […]
East Wall for All has produced the first of a two part article on the life of Tom Daly, the ITGWU strike falsely accused of murdering Thomas Harten, the only ‘scab’ or strike breaker killed in the 1913 Lockout For the full story go to http://eastwallforall.ie/?p=2261
Mike Lee (left) of Dun Laoghaire 1913 Committee presents copy of the book produced to tell the story of the great Dublin Lockout in Kingstown (as it was then known) to President Michael D Higgins in Aras an Uachtarain on Friday, April 4th, 2014. During the Lockout local Irish Transport and General Workers’ Branch Secretary […]
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