Dublin Opinion

GERY LAWLESS, 1936-2012

Jan 21st, 2012 by Conor McCabe

I will not yield
I will not fall
I will eat dynamite
and one day I will explode like a volcano

Posted in obituary | 5 Comments

on 23 Jan 2012 at 8:42 am1Gery Lawless « The Cedar Lounge Revolution

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on 23 Jan 2012 at 2:16 pm2Stephen Meaney

I will miss Gery Lawless, particularaly his dublin sense of humour in adversity such as facing 100`s of National Front
“you watch police i`ll watch the NF”.Wood Green T.O.M march.
on 23 Jan 2012 at 5:21 pm3Dr. X

Where is “I will not yield” and following lines from?
on 23 Jan 2012 at 5:32 pm4Conor McCabe

It’s from a poem by the Cork socialist writer, Patrick Galvin. It’s used in the movie, Song for a Raggy Boy, which is based on the book of the same name by Galvin.
on 09 Feb 2012 at 11:42 pm5John Nagle

First met Gerry 1971 London we use to talk for hours about what would life be like in old age there was a lot of us then all with our own ideas we never had much money a few bob for a pint or two. So much has gone by time never stood still. I last was Gerry 1991 out side the High court, he will be missed the Dublin wit and a sharp mind.