Culture… Jim Slaven Interview On Scottish Independence Podcast 21 Sep 201524 Sep 2015 In the first in a new series on Missing Histories, Jim Slaven of the James Connolly Society (and 107 Cowgate) spoke to the Scottish Independence Podcast about Connolly's life and relevance.…
International… COMANDANTE TIMOLEÓN JIMÉNEZ ON PEACE AGREEMENT 24 Sep 20153 Oct 2015 Havana, Cuba, site of the Peace Talks, September 23, 2015 Compatriots and friends of peace in Colombia: We bring you today, in addition to our fraternal embrace, a report of…
Ireland… At The Graveside Of Jim McAllister 15 Apr 201318 Apr 2013 By Jim Slaven (@JimSlaven) Republicans in Edinburgh were very sad to hear of the death of South Armagh republican Jim McAllister. Below we republish Pat McNamee's oration. I met Jim many…
Uncategorized James Connolly On St Patrick’s Day 17 Mar 201931 May 2020 The question often arises: Why do Irishmen celebrate the festival of their national saint, in view of the recently re-discovered truth that he was by no means the first missionary…
Culture… James Connolly’s The Agitator’s Wife 12 Mar 201912 Mar 2019 Recently a team of researchers- Willy Maley, Maria Dick and Kirsty Lusk- from Glasgow University discovered a short story which they believe (and we agree) could be the lost play by…
Culture… James Connolly: Happy New Year 31 Dec 201831 Dec 2018 We should in this issue wish all our readers a “Happy New Year”. We do so wish them. But such a wish rings better when it is accompanied by…
Culture… Pod: John Maclean, The Scottish Lenin 20 Nov 201820 Nov 2018 All Hail To The Pod host Jim Slaven chats to Henry Bell, author of the new biography of John Maclean. https://soundcloud.com/all-hail-pod/john-maclean-the-scottish-lenin
Edinburgh… Video: James Connolly Reader Launch 7 Nov 20187 Nov 2018 Shaun Harkin, editor of the James Connolly Reader published by Haymarket Books, in conversation with Jim Slaven at Lighthouse Bookshop in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh… Neil Lennon And The Irish In Scotland 3 Nov 20183 Nov 2018 Following the latest attack on Neil Lennon he quite rightly identified anti-Irish racism as the cause of the problem. He also correctly pointed out that he has spent much of…
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