Edinburgh… Remembering Harry Fry 13 Oct 201714 Oct 2017 By Jim Slaven Today marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Harry Fry. Perhaps not a name familiar to many, but it should be. Earlier this year I was…
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…
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… 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…
Events… Frankie Quinn Addresses Óglach George McBrearty Commemoration 7 Jun 20159 Jun 2015 Ar dtús tá mé lán sásta agus bródúil a bheith anseo inniu ag caint faoi Óglach George Mc Brearty. First of all I am delighted and honoured to be asked…
Culture… Art And The Revolution 4 Jun 201530 Mar 2016 By Jim Slaven In 1884 Aloysius O’Kelly’s Mass in a Connemara Cabin became the only painting of an Irish subject ever to be exhibited at the prestigious Paris Salon.…
Ireland… 20 Years on – Time To Go 1 Sep 20142 Sep 2014 Statement From 1916 Societies 20 years on from the momentous events of August 1994 and the historic IRA ceasefire of that time, movement towards the reunification of Ireland has been…
Culture… John Lennon’s Red Mole Interview 11 Feb 2014 In 1970 John Lennon gave an interview to Tariq Ali and Robin Blackburn of the International Marxist Group. A partial account of this interview appeared in the paper Red Mole.…
Events… Is It Cold In His Shadow? – An Appreciation of Vol. Brendan Hughes 11 Nov 201320 Nov 2013 By Mark Hayes A short time ago I was asked by TAL’s editor if I would consider writing a short piece about Brendan Hughes. As readers of TAL will doubtless…
Events… The IRA’s Secret History 27 Oct 20131 Nov 2013 This documentary examines the actions and attitudes of the IRA between 1956 and 1962. Combining a strong narrative and exclusive interviews with eye-witnesses and those who participated at first hand,…
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