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Offensive Behaviour And The Independence Referendum
This article was originally published on Emancipation and Liberation. By Jim Slaven (@JimSlaven) As another football season draws to a close it is fair to say this one will not be remembered for much of the action on the pitch. While off the field the increasingly shambolic nature of the administration of the national game … Continue reading
More Than A Man – James Connolly
A great new song by The Ocrastra about James Connolly is launched today on the anniversary of his execution. From Ocrastra This song is released on the 97th anniversary of James Connolly’s death on 12 May 1916. All the artists involved in recording this hope that you pass the song on to as many people … Continue reading
Republic Day in Scotland
Republic Day at James Connolly’s birthplace. Organised by the James Connolly Society and the 1916 Societies.
April 24th Is Republic Day
By Tom Stokes Charles Gavan Duffy, editor of The Nation newspaper which he established in 1840 with Thomas Davis and John Blake Dillon, explained why they chose that particular name for the paper, saying “We desired to make Ireland a nation and the name would be a fitting prelude to the attempt.”. The same thinking guides the … Continue reading
Connolly Cycle Challenge 2013
The Connolly Cycle Challenge 2013 will take place on Saturday 18th May. The Connolly Cycle Challenge is administered by the James Connolly Society but all proceeds go to registered charities. This is a great event which raises money for two great charities, this year the recipients are The Connolly Foundation and the Tommy Burns Skin … Continue reading
James Connolly – A Working Class Hero
This documentary, James Connolly – A Working Class Hero, is a comprehensive look at the life and work of James Connolly. From his birth in Edinburgh’s Little Ireland to his execution by the British state and via his life in the United States this great documentary explores Connolly and his times. Featuring contributions from the … Continue reading
Irvine Welsh Backs Connolly Bridge Campaign
In August the James Connolly Society backed the campaign to have a new bridge over the Liffey named after James Connolly. This campaign is consistent with the JCS campaign for a permanent memorial to Connolly in the city of his birth. So it’s great news that Look Left has revealed Edinburgh born author Irvine Welsh … Continue reading
Forget All About Flags, Census Is Real Story
By Ian Bell Back at the start of the 1980s, Ireland’s Moving Hearts collective attracted some attention by recording Jack Warshaw’s song “No Time for Love”. On this side of the sea it was dismissed, often enough, as myopic and self-serving left-republican hyperbole. Deplorable, in other words. When Christy Moore sang “the death squad can … Continue reading
Solidarity With Basque Political Prisoners In Basque Country And Scotland
As another Basque national is arrested in London it is clear the Spanish Government is pursuing a strategy aimed at breaking international support for self determination in the Basque Country. The James Connolly Society are currently supporting Benat Atorrasagasti, a political prisoner being held in prison in Edinburgh. In the Basque Country the situation of political … Continue reading
On Meeting Monarchy
By Jim Slaven “Fellow-workers, stand by the dignity of your class. All these parading royalties, all this insolent aristocracy, all these grovelling, dirt-eating capitalist traitors, all these are but signs of disease in any social state – diseases which a royal visit brings to a head and spews in all its nastiness before our horrified … Continue reading
