Posted in Irish Capitalism, Irish Society, Irish Working Class on Dec 26th, 2011 1 Comment »
Vita Cortex workers’ blog here.
We would like to send Christmas greetings to all, especially those who have supported our cause over the last two weeks. It has been a great source of strength to us to know that people from all over Ireland and further afield are so supportive of our action.We remain committed to […]
Posted in Irish Working Class, Irish Labour History on Dec 26th, 2011 No Comments »
I was going through the back issues of Irish Workers Voice a couple of weeks back when I came across an article in 1936 by Sean Murray entitled “Hunger for the Farmers”.
It places the Irish rural working class at the heart of the analysis and highlights the fact that the suspension of land annuities […]
Posted in Irish Capitalism, Irish working Class Culture, Irish Working Class, Irish History on Dec 21st, 2011 No Comments »
While the media parrots the mantra that “we are where we are”, episode six helps explain how we got here and what we can do about it. Author and historian Conor McCabe provides a crash-course in the causes of the crash, while Jedward offer their hair-raising take on Irish history (via Cutbacks.ie). A packed show […]
Posted in Irish Society, Irish Working Class on Dec 20th, 2011 No Comments »
Posted in Irish journalism, Irish Working Class, Ireland on Dec 19th, 2011 No Comments »
LookLeft 9 – in the shops tomorrow – only €2 - includes;
Reports on student protests, Occupy Dame Street, turf wars in Kildare, AFA action against Nick Griffin, defending health services, the community fight against drugs, Occupy Wall Street, the sex industry, doctors in El Salvador, Ship to Gaza, turmoil in Egypt, the Greek Communist Party […]
Posted in Economy, Irish Society, Irish Working Class, Ireland on Sep 12th, 2011 No Comments »
[Text of Peter Bunting’s talk which was given on Sunday, 11 September 2011, at the 23rd Annual Desmond Greaves Summer School.
Peter Bunting is Assistant General Secretary of the ICTU with responsibility for Northern Ireland.]
Comrades,
Discussing an all-Ireland economy is a bit like discussing a European-wide currency. On the surface, we can talk the economist talk […]
Posted in Irish Marxism, Irish social history, Irish Working Class, Irish Labour History on Aug 20th, 2011 No Comments »
Clip of an interview with veteran Irish socialist, Joe Deasy, which took place in Mr. Deasy’s home in Crumlin in November 2009.
The interviewer is Mick O’Reilly.
Joe Deasy talks about his earliest political memories, his move towards socialism in the 1940s, and his encounters with ‘Big’ Jim Larkin on the council of Dublin Corporation.
For […]
Posted in Irish Marxism, Irish property bubble, Sins of the Father, Irish Society, Irish Economy, Irish Working Class, Irish social history, Irish History on Jul 21st, 2011 2 Comments »
Many thanks to Budapestkick for recording Conor’s talk at the Cork launch of Sins of the Father in Solidarity Books, which he sent on to me today. Due to some technical difficulty getting the files online he suggested I host them here. By all accounts it was a great evening, a full house and from […]
Solidarity Books Main Talk: Play Now | Play in Popup Solidarity Books Questions Part 1: Play Now | Play in Popup Solidarity Books Questions Part 2: Play Now | Play in Popup Solidarity Books Questions Part 3: Play Now | Play in PopupPosted in Irish Middle Class, Sins of the Father, Irish Economy, Irish housing, Irish Working Class, Irish social history, Irish Labour History on Jul 14th, 2011 No Comments »
[From Solidarity Books]
Solidarity Books is pleased to present a talk and book launch by Conor McCabe (of the blog “Dublin Opinion) on his new book, “Sins of the Father”.
The talk, which will be on the general thesis of the book – tracing the decisions that shaped the Irish economy over the last eight decades and […]
Posted in irish culture, great irish bands, Irish music, Irish social history, Irish working Class Culture, Irish Working Class on Jun 11th, 2011 12 Comments »
[Special post by David Lacey]
The groups Nun Attax, Five Go Down To The Sea? and Beethoven were formed around the musical partnership of singer Finbarr Donnelly and guitarist Ricky Dineen. All three groups have received considerable coverage in the past decade with the radio documentary/podcast ‘Get That Monster Off The Stage’ and Mark McAvoy’s ‘Cork […]
Five go Down To The Sea? - The Glee Club [2:50m]: Play Now | Play in Popup Five Go Down To The Sea? - Jumping Joley [2:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup Five Go Down To The Sea? - Fishes for Compliments: Play Now | Play in Popup Five Go Down To The Sea? - There's a Fish on Top of Shandon (Swears he's Elvis): Play Now | Play in Popup