Wexford’s iron men faced down the foundry owners

Wexford’s iron men faced down the foundry owners

Wexford’s industrialised character was unique in southern Ireland and derived from the town’s seafaring and trading links with Bristol. The foundry industry had become well established in the town by the end of the nineteenth century. In June 1911, dockworkers became...
The men who printed the Proclamation

The men who printed the Proclamation

The men who printed the Proclamation — the printer or pressman Christopher Brady, and compositors Liam O’Brien and Michael Molloy — were ITGWU employees producing The Workers’ Republic and workaday union print jobs. All were members of the Dublin Typographical...