Irish born activist Mother Jones remains ‘an inspiration’
Portraits of Mother Jones unveiled at Irish Embassy in Washington and Irish Consulate in Chicago
Honour front line staff fighting Covid-19 with job security, says President Higgins
President praises those providing essential services and utilities during pandemic
Stardust campaigner honoured with the Spirit of Mother Jones Award
Antoinette Keegan’s sisters - Mary and Martina - died in a nightclub fire along with 46 other people in 1981
Kennedy Summer School to be postponed until next year
Covid-19 continues to impact tourism as Mother Jones Festival in Cork also deferred
Cork councillors to vote on naming of new €5m Lee bridge
Mother Jones, Mary Elmes and Joan Denise Moriarty among the names suggested
Creative agency M&C Saatchi to create brand for Limerick
Efforts underway to win more investment and attract greater numbers of visitors
Florence Kelley: the Quaker who fought for US workers’ rights
Kelley’s role in improving working conditions for women and children in the US will be highlighted in Cork
Clay from grave of US labour activist to be presented at Cork’s Spirit of Mother Jones Festival
Earth from the grave of Cork-born US labour activist Mother Jones will be presented at a ceremony in Leeside during the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival
Direct provision system to be addressed at Cork festival
Mother Jones Festival to hear from Supreme Court judge Catherine McGuinness
Cork-born activist makes list of top revolutionaries
Mother Jones joins Che Guevara, Gandhi and Trotsky in Top Ten Revolutionary list
Fr Peter McVerry given Spirit of Mother Jones Award
Campaigner honoured in Cork for ‘fearless’ refusal to keep homeless issue ‘out of sight’
Author Chris Mullin to speak on Birmingham Six in Cork
Social campaigner Fr Peter McVerry will also appear at Spirit of Mother Jones Festival
James Connolly influenced by Irish born US labour activist
Mother Jones helped shape Connolly’s views on trade unionism, Cork festival will hear
Plight of Qatar World Cup workers to be highlighted at Cork festival
International Trade Union Confederation estimates 4,000 workers will die ‘before a ball is kicked’
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