Irish Citizen Army plaque unveiled in North Strand
The SIPTU Dublin District Council hosted a march and ceremony to mark the unveiling of a plaque dedicated to the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) outside the Marino College of Further Education, Connolly House, North Strand Road, on Friday, 11th March.
The unveiling ceremony outside the Marino College of Further Education was addressed by a number of speakers including the playwright, Peter Sheridan and SIPTU Dublin District Council member, Alison Regan. SIPTU Dublin District Council joint secretary, Kevin Glackin, read out a roll call of members of the ICA from the local area.
Robert Norgrove and members of the Irish Prison Officers Association in ICA uniform stand alongside the plaque unveiled outside Marino College of Further Education, North Strand Road on Friday, 11th March.
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SIPTU defers Luas strike action on St Patrick’s Day to consider WRC proposals
SIPTU members working on the Luas light rail network have deferred a work stoppage scheduled for tomorrow (17th March) following talks at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) which have resulted in proposals to resolve the dispute for three out of four grades of workers.
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Strike action at Cadbury’s suspended
SIPTU and Unite members suspended their strike action at the Cadbury’s production plant in Coolock, Dublin 5, on Friday, 4th March, to facilitate discussion and a ballot on proposals aimed at resolving a dispute concerning outsourcing at the company.
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Cork County Council decision on fire service plan places lives at risk
SIPTU retained firefighter members have condemned Cork County Council for putting lives at risk due to its adoption of an Emergency Operations Plan without adequate consultation with emergency workers.
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Vote David Begg for Seanad (NUI)
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Vote No. 1 for experience and vision
My Vision
The 2008 financial crisis was the fourth occasion since independence that the viability of Ireland’s future came into question. Our susceptibility to boom and bust cycles suggest that there are deep structural flaws in our development model.
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Looking at the bigger picture
Seanad election candidate David Begg discusses his life and ideas for a better Ireland with Scott Millar.
David Begg needs little introduction to anyone that has taken an interest in current affairs in recent years. In his prominent role in organisations such as the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), Concern and TASC he is long established as one of the key voices in Irish society speaking up for egalitarian values.
David with Tom Arnold in Bangladesh in 1998
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Seanad Éireann Election
Dear Member,
I am seeking your support for David Begg who is contesting a seat in Seanad Éireann on the NUI panel.
As you know David has been an active trade unionist all his working life. After he left school he became an electrician, worked in the ESB and became active in the then ETU. He went on to become a trade union representative with the ESBOA. Later, he became General Secretary of the CWU and oversaw the very successful merger between the postal and telecommunications worker's unions. After that he served as Chief Executive of Concern - a role which saw him advocating for underprivileged and oppressed people across the globe.
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Vote Alice Mary Higgins for Seanad (NUI)
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In a changing national and global landscape, I believe we need an integrated vision for society and economy underpinned by clear commitment to equality.
Equality has been a driving principle for me since my earliest days growing up and campaigning in Galway and throughout my career. As a Fulbright Scholar in New York, I combined academic work with activism, including union campaigns for undocumented workers and with the World Social Forum.
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Workers' Republic Conference
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The Rising Centenary Concert
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Liberty Hall & The Rising
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Pull Down a Horseman
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SIPTU Equality Exhibition 2016
ADMISSION FREE
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Glórtha 1916
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Mother: A film about 1916 in Laois
Saturday, 2nd April
A short film about the men in County Laois who fired the first shots of the Rising
With Lia Egan and Michael D. McKiernan
5.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m.
Connolly Room, Liberty Hall
Admission: €5 at door
Followed by reception in Cois Life Bar
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Workers Republic
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Our union was central to the Easter Rising
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The Easter Rising of 1916 would not have happened without our union. Under the leadership of James Connolly, the acting general secretary of the ITGWU, the predecessor of SIPTU, was at the very centre of the Rising.
Connolly was a driving force behind the planning for the Rising. With Irish men facing conscription to fight for a British Empire most opposed, he had already decided in late 1915 that with or without the support of radical nationalists the Irish Citizen Army (ICA), the armed wing of the ITGWU, would make a stand against the authorities.
By the Spring of 1916, the ITGWU headquarters in Liberty Hall had become a bastion of opposition to British rule. The banner on the building since late 1914 stated that; ‘We Serve Neither King Not Kaiser But Ireland’.
It was in Liberty Hall the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, the manifesto of the Easter Rising, was printed and it was from there that both the ICA, Cumann na mBan and the Irish Volunteers marched to take over the GPO on Easter Monday.
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