Monthly Archives: May 2010

No Pasaran! The Story Of The Irish Volunteers Who Served With The International Brigades In The Spanish Civil War

Posted on May 28, 2010 by conormccabe

[Thanks to Ciarán Crossey of Ireland and the Spanish Civil War for the pamphlet.] A pdf of the pamphlet, which was first published by the Belfast Executive of Republican Clubs in 1976, is available to download here.

Posted in Spanish Civil War | Leave a comment

SAM NOLAN AND THE UNEMPLOYED PROTEST COMMITTEE, 1957-58: PART TWO

Posted on May 15, 2010 by conormccabe

a continuation of Sunday’s post (with background information), the final 25 minutes of Sam Nolan talking about the Unemployment Protest Committee and Jack Murphy. Part two: the election of Jack Murphy – writing speeches for Murphy – abstaining from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography, Irish Labour History, Marxist, Social/Cultural History, Trade Unions | 1 Comment

SAM NOLAN AND THE UNEMPLOYED PROTEST COMMITTEE, 1957-58: PART ONE

Posted on May 9, 2010 by conormccabe

There’s a great post on the 1953 unemployed protest march over on Come Here To Me, which pushed me to finally get around to editing this footage of Sam Nolan talking about the unemployed protests later that decade, in 1957 … Continue reading →

Posted in Irish Labour History, Radicalism, Social/Cultural History, Trade Unions | 1 Comment

RIPENING OF TIME, ISSUE ONE, 1976: INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON DOMINATED IRELAND

Posted on May 2, 2010 by conormccabe

Last month Tom Redmond of the CPI gave me a large collection of newspapers and pamphlets relating to the Irish left, including all fourteen issues of The Ripening of Time (1976-1982), an Irish Marxist journal produced by the Ripening of … Continue reading →

Posted in Marxist, Publications, Radicalism | Leave a comment