Despite widespread interest in the trade union movement and its history, it has never been easy to trace the development of individual unions, especially those
'Hasn't it been a full life, Lillie, and isn't this a good end?', were James Connolly's last words to his wife in Dublin Castle in the early hours of 12 May 191
The first Soviet in either Ireland or Britain was set up in Limerick in 1919. It published its own newspapers, issued its own currency and won worldwide publici
This Irish-language course is directed at learners whose first language is English and particularly those living abroad and others who have had no exposure to t
"Michael Pierse is Lecturer in Irish literature at Queen's University Belfast. His research mainly explores the writing and cultural production of Irish working
