Big Jim Larkin: His Life, Times and Ideology.
2024 is the 150th Anniversary of the birth of Jim Larkin on January 28th 1874 in Liverpool.
Jim Larkin founded the Irish Transport and General Workers Union in December 1908.
He was among the founders of the Irish Labour Party in 1912 and led the workers in the Dublin Lockout in 1913/14. Among the founders of the Irish Citizen Army which played a prominent role under James Connolly in the 1916 Rising, Larkin spent from 1914 to 1923 in America. . On his return from America he was involved in a split from the ITGWU and the Workers Union of Ireland was formed. Jim Larkin was elected to the Dail on three occasions. He died on 30th January 1947.
Luke Dineen, a regular speaker at the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival intends to "put a particular focus on what underpinned Larkin's ideology - Larkinism as it was called at the time - and how significant this was for events in Cork (1909 lock out) and across the country"
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