Scenes from Irish Citizen Army Commemoration in Liberty Hall, Saturday March 22nd, 2014 – And Minutes Silence for Shane MacThomais

Sabina Higgins reading from Sean O’Casey’s Story of the Irish Citizens Army published in 1917

There was a big turnout for Irish Citizen Army Commemoration in Liberty Hall on Saturday. When SIPTU President Jack O’Connor opened proceedings he asked for  a minute’s silence on behalf of Shane MacThomais. It’s the first time a historian received such an accolade in Liberty Hall – maybe they did it for Sean O’Casey – but unlikely.

The ICA gives battle – ANU Players

Dr Ann Matthews gave a lecture on the formation of the ICA. Sabina

Higgins gave readings from Sean O’Casey’s Story of the Irish Citizen Army and ANU Productions staged a dramatic event symbolising the organisation’s dramatic challenge to native capitalist and British imperialist alike. The ICA Constitution was also read out by members of the ANU cast.  It states:

1. That the first and last principle of the Irish Citizen Army is the avowal that the ownership of Ireland, moral and material, is vested of right in the people of Ireland.
2. That the Irish Citizen Army shall stand for the absolute unity of Irish nationhood, and shall support the rights and liberties of the democracies of all nations.
3. That one of its objects shall be to sink all differences of birth, property and creed under the common name of Irish people.
4. That the Irish Citizen Army shall be open to all who accept the principle of equal rights and opportunities for the Irish people.
5. Before being enrolled, every applicant must, if eligible, be a member of his trade union, such union to be recognised by the Irish Trade Union Congress – See link to listen to some of the music and participants
6. https://soundcloud.com/siptusocialmedia/commemoration-of-the-irish
   

   Jack O’Connor asks for a minute’s silence for Shane MacThomais

   

   Striving for Workers Republic

    

   

   Des Geraghty, Jimmy Kelly and Jimmy Jordan performing