Dun Laoghaire Committee set up to commemorate 1913

A 1913 Committee has been set up to commemorate the Great Lockout and the crucial events of that year in Dun Laoghaire and the surrounding district. These include the death on hunger and thirst strike of Irish Transport and General Workers Union branch secretary James Byrne, in protest at his imprisonment for union activities and the controversial events surrounding the ‘kidnapping’ of strikers children. John Douglas, President of the ICTU and General Secretary of Mandate, is the Chairman. Anyone interested in becoming involved should contact the Secretary, Davnet Cotter, at  davcotter@ireland.com or the PRO, William Byrne, at williambyrnemusicnews@ireland.com.