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…
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.
Events… John Maclean And The War After The War 19 Sep 201719 Sep 2017 John Maclean's pamphlet The War After The War has been republished by the Bristol Radical History Group with a new Afterword by Jim Slaven. The Afterword is published below. By…
Edinburgh… James Connolly’s Last Statement 12 May 20161 Jun 2016 On the centenary of James Connolly's execution we republish his last statement. The statement was given to his daughter on the eve of his execution. We would also encourage people…
Events… Mark Hayes: What 1916 Means To Me 4 Feb 201612 Feb 2016 By Mark Hayes It is a difficult task to comment on any aspect of politics in Ireland without wading into a swamp of conflicting emotions and perspectives. Ireland has been…
Events… Connolly: What Is Our Programme? 22 Jan 201622 Jan 2016 By James Connolly We are often asked the above question. Sometimes the question is not too politely put, sometimes it is put in frantic bewilderment, sometimes it is put in…
Edinburgh… Connolly: The Programme Of Labour 16 Jan 201622 Jan 2016 By James Connolly We regret that we are not able to give in our paper a complete report of the splendid speech delivered under the auspices of the Dublin Trades…
Edinburgh… Steve Hedley: What The 1916 Revolution Means To Me 14 Jan 201616 Jan 2016 The first in a year long 107 Cowgate series of articles exploring the impact of the 1916 Revolution on the working class in Ireland and beyond. by Steve Hedley My…
International… James Connolly Film 13 Jan 201614 Jan 2016 Film about James Connolly, produced as part of the Seachtar na Cásca series. ----- 107 Cowgate is run by volunteers and we need your support to survive. Please donate to help sustain…
Edinburgh… Connolly: A Lesson Of The Strike 8 Jan 20168 Jan 2016 By James Connolly The long-drawn out fight with the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company is one of the most striking lessons yet offered of the absurdity of our present…
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