Events… Connolly: Forgive and Forget 18 Dec 201524 Dec 2015 By James Connolly As we approach the Blessed Christmas Season we are reminded that this is the period of the year when all good Christians are exhorted to follow the…
Edinburgh… Connolly: Economic Conscription I 18 Dec 201518 Dec 2015 As part of a new initiative to bring the writings of James Connolly to a wider audience 107 Cowgate will be republishing Connolly's writings exactly 100 years to the day…
Events… The 1986 Sinn Fein Ard Fheis 30 Oct 201517 Nov 2015 This weekend marks the 29th anniversary of the 1986 Sinn Fein Ard Fheis. Famous for this exchange between Martin McGuinness and Ruairí Ó Brádaigh over the issue of abstentionism. Although, as…
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.…
Edinburgh… 107 Cowgate Refugee Crisis Appeal 15 Sep 201520 Sep 2015 107 Cowgate in conjunction with the James Connolly Society are holding a refugee crisis appeal. 107 Cowgate is based in Edinburgh's Old Town, the part of the city known as…
Uncategorized Connolly Conference 2015 14 Sep 201515 Sep 2015 This years Connolly Conference 2015 will be held in Edinburgh on Saturday 10th October. Speakers from Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland will discuss political developments in the context of James…
Culture… JCS 30th Anniversary Video 19 Aug 201514 Sep 2015 New short video for the 30th anniversary of the James Connolly Commemoration organised annually by the James Connolly Society in his home city of Edinburgh. The video features posters and…
International… 2016 And The Crop Of Orators 13 Aug 201519 Aug 2015 By Jim Slaven The centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising has loomed large for several years and coincides with an increasing desire for political transformation across the island of Ireland. In…
Events… Tommy McKearney & Ruth Dudley Edwards Debate 1916 Rising 12 Aug 201513 Aug 2015 Video of the recent debate between Ruth Dudley Edwards and Tommy McKearney in Dublin. The debate on '1916 Rising- A good or bad thing for Ireland? was hosted by the…
Events… Fidel Castro Congratulates The People Of Greece 7 Jul 201520 Jul 2015 Hon. Mr. Alexis Tsipras Prime Minister of Greece: I congratulate you warmly on your brilliant political victory, the details of which I followed closely on the Telesur channel. Cubans are very…
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