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News from Ireland
News 2021
- Mother Jones visits University College Cork
- Manus O’Riordan – RIP
- 2021 Spirit of Mother Jones Festival Announcement
- The Story of Mother Jones
- Dr Sean Pettit – an Extraordinary Teacher.
- Muriel MacSwiney … An Unlikely Revolutionary!
- Mari Steed: “You have a right to know your identity”.
- A documented Childrens’ Burial Ground erased
News 2020
- The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2020 on Cork Community TV
- The Remarkable Wallace Sisters: Documentary on One – The Little Shop of Secrets by Bill Murphy
- Covid-19: President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, quotes Mother Jones in speech about front-line workers
- John Jefferies – Cork Mother Jones Committee – RIP
- Postponement Announcement: The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2020 (May 2020)
News 2019
- Preliminary announcement for Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2020
- March of the Mill Children re-enacted in Shandon, Cork
- New Mother Jones badge for 2019 festival
- Best wishes to Shandon Street Festival 2019
- Cork’s Lord Mayor praises Spirit of Mother Jones Festival
- Helen O’Donovan – Friend of The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival – R.I.P.
- Impressive Line-Up for Limerick Soviet 100
- Cork’s new footbridge not to be named after Mother Jones
- Announcing “The Song for Mother Jones” competition.
News 2018
- Cork honours Mother Jones’ “American birthday”
- Press launch for Spirit of Mother Jones Festival and Summer School
- 2018 Spirit of Mother Jones Festival Brochure now available
- Mother Jones talk in Dublin’s GPO, as part of “Rebel Irish Women” series
- Mother Jones featured in “Rebel Irish Women” talk in Dublin’s GPO
- Fabulous window display at Nolan’s of Shandon Street
- New “Spirit of Mother Jones” badge
- NAMA-Land: The Inside Story Of Ireland’s Property Sell-Off And The Creation Of A New Elite– Frank Connolly’s latest book
- Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2018 – Information for Visitors
- Shandon is Ready for Mother Jones!
- Great start to The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2018
- Vote for Cork’s new bridge to be renamed Mother Jones Bridge!
- Dates for your Diary! The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2019
- Mother Jones – “She fought like a lion” Sarah Webb and Lauren O’Neill authors of Blazing a Trail…Irishwomen Who Changed the World
News 2017
- Mother Jones featured on Irish Times series on Irish diaspora
- 300 years of Cork Migration to North America – Lecture
- Mother Jones on Irish Radio Documentary
- Shandon Area Spruced Up, Flowers for Mother Jones
- Spirit of Mother Jones Festival Brochure published
- Mother Jones – tourist attraction in Cork
- Spirit of Mother Jones Festival & Summer School has started
News 2016
- The late Tommy Grimes, Kells, Founder of the Jim Connell Festival
- Spirit of Mother Jones Festival & Summer School 2016 Launch
- Video Review of the First Four Years of the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival
- Mrs Catherine McGuinness – indisposed and unable to attend Mother Jones Festival
- Mother Jones wows visitors and locals alike at Cork tourist office
- A Tribute to the late Dr. Séan Pettit – “The Final Curtain”
- Richard T. Cooke’s Eulogy at the Funeral of Dr. Sean Pettit
- Dates for Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2017 announced
- Season’s Greetings – Christmas 2016
News 2015
- Chris Mullin to speak at Cork Mother Jones Festival 2015
- Jimmy Crowley to appear at The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival.
- New Documentary, The Limerick Soviet, which has been Produced by Frameworks Films
- Mother Jones & her Children to be screened at Film Festivals
- Festival Programme for 2015 Spirit of Mother Jones Festival Released
- Press Launch for 2015 Festival of the Spirit of Mother Jones
- Festival Time approaches!
- New CD Launched – “The Miners’ Angel”
- Dates Announced: The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2016
News 2014
- US Singer-Songwriter Si Kahn to play at Cork Festival
- Spirit of Mother Jones Festival wins major award from Irish Hotel Federation
- Prof. Rosemary Feurer set to return to this years Spirit of Mother Jones festival
- Full programme of 2014 Festival now online
- Tadhg Barry Remembered produced by Frameworks Films and the Cork Council of Trade Unions
- Successful Press Launch for 2014 Spirit of Mother Jones Festival lineup
- “Mother Jones and her Children” – Film by Framework Films – film premiere
- Children of Mother Jones – a new song by Pete Duffy
- Children of Mother Jones – song lyrics
- Beautiful Cork Ready to Welcome Mother Jones Home
- Cork prepares for Spirit of Mother Jones festival
- The Story of the Magdalenes with Claire McGettrick, co-founder of Justice for Magdalenes
- August 1st 2014 – Today is Mother Jones Day
- WAPC Group who spoke at Festival visit SIPTU
- Cork Indie festival to show new Mother Jones film: “Mother Jones and Her Children“
- Mt. Olive Proclamation of Friendship with Cork
- Mother Jones & Her Children DVD now available
News 2013
- Cork City declares August 1st as Mother Jones Day
- Launch of Four Festivals in Shandon
- Launch of The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival
- Cork Coal Quay Family Festival
- Tadhg Barry signature found
- Republishing of James Connolly song book
- Launch of James Connolly Book
- 2013 Spirit of Mother Jones Festival to Acclaim
- 2013 Opening video and news of 2014 Festival
News 2012
- The most dangerous woman in America! Cork Remembers Mother Jones in 2012
- Cork to remember Mother Jones, America’s “Miner’s Angel”
- Cork – where Mary Harris was born
- Bringing Mother Jones home to the Northside
- Cork Plans for Mother Jones Festival
- Mother Jones Events Programme Announced
- Cork’s Mother Jones Festival launched at packed press conference
- Mother Jones featured on Irish genealogy magazine
- Mother Jones Plaque takes shape
- Poster for Cork’s Mother Jones Festival
- Mother Jones Commemorative Coin
- Cork Mother Jones Coin / Medallion
- Mother Jones events programme (text format)
- Mother Jones featured on Sunday Miscellany July 1st 2012
- Mother Jones in the Irish Times today July 2, 2012
- The Making of a Monument – The creation of the Mother Jones Commemorative Plaque by sculptor Mick Wilkins.
- Possible relations of Mother Jones sought
- Songs inspired by Mother Jones
- Mother Jones – by Andy Irvine
- Mother Jones by Lila Downs
- The Death of Mother Jones – Gene Autry
- Countdown begins to Mother Jones Festival
- Mother Jones festival “an outstanding success”
News from the USA
News 2021
- Mother Jones Portraits Unveiled in Washington and Chicago.
- The Celebration of Mother Jones’ “Birthday” on 1st May 1930
- Marty Walsh – Mayor of Boston – nominated for Secretary of Labour by President-Elect Joe Biden
- Anne Feeney – Folk Singer-Songwriter, Activist and Friend of the Mother Jones Festival – RIP
- The Battle of Blair Mountain Centennial 1921-2021
- Why did Mother Jones wish to be buried at Mount Olive?
News 2020
- “Mother Jones and her Army of Mill Children” Book Published
- The story of Marjorie Mazia and Woody Guthrie.
- Mother Jones – US National Mining Hall of Fame Inductee 248.
- The Funeral of Mother Jones
- Mother Jones Dedication – Film from Dave Zahren
- Mother Jones, May Day, We Shall Rise Zoom Party
- Mother Jones visits Calumet, Michigan in August 1913
News 2019
- Presentation by Irish Consul in Chicago to Mother Jones Heritage group
- Beatles Album cover designer Jann Haworth includes Mother Jones in her latest mural creation.
- Historic new photos of Mother Jones rediscovered
- James Connolly’s encounter with Mother Jones in New York
- Mother Jones for 2019 Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parades
- Mother Jones Continues to Draw Huge Interest in the USA
News 2018
- US Events on or about May Day to honour Mother Jones
- Irish Ambassador to US visits Mother Jones’ grave in Mount Olive, Illinois
- Mother Jones Historical Marker by The Mother Jones Heritage Project in Illinois
News 2017
- Clay from Mother Jones resting place in Illinois to be brought to her native Cork
- History in the making at the grave of Mother Jones
- Unions representing millions of U.S. workers salute Cork Spirit of Mother Jones Festival
- Mother Jones to get a historic road marker on the famous Route 66 in Illinois
- Historic marker to Mother Jones unveiled on Route 66 near her Illinois resting place
News 2016
News 2015
- New book on W. Virginia coal wars from James Green
- Joe Hill – the Man who Never Died!
- Anne Feeney Update 2015
- Open Day at the new Mother Jones Museum (Illinois)
- Mother Jones Monument at Mt. Olive, Illinois is rededicated
- Joe Hill, executed 100 years ago today
- New CD Launched – “The Miners’ Angel”
- Honouring the History of Mother Jones
- Mother Jones Foundation Dinner in Illinois
News 2014
- Illinois to get new Mother Jones museum
- Music Legend Pete Seeger, legend, dies at 94
- Mother Jones is back in Colorado! Kaiulani Lee
- Centenary of Ludlow Massacre
- Mother Jones joins Irish American Hall of Fame
- Mother Jones inducted into Irish American Hall of Fame
- A Depiction of Louis Tikas and Mother Jones.
- Palikari – Louis Tikas and the Ludlow Massacre!
- Illinois Senator praises Cork Spirit of Mother Jones Festival
- Greetings from the Mayor of Boston: Our Letter from Mayor Martin J Walsh
- Mt. Olive Proclamation of Friendship with Cork
- Gatherings held to honour Mother Jones at the grave of Mother Jones at the Union Miners Cemetery at Mount Olive, Illinois
News 2013
- Mount Olive, Illinois, USA hit by tornado
- Mount Olive remembers its heroes, including Mother Jones
- Solidarity Across the Ocean – Greetings from Daughters of Mother Jones in Tennessee
- Greetings from American women miners (Daughters of Mother Jones)
- Prof. Elliot Gorn to deliver Ernie O’Malley lecture at Glucksman Ireland House, New York University
- Cork Mother Jones Committee sends greetings to Mother Jones Foundation
- James Connolly in the USA – at New Exhibition in New York
News 2012
- Mother Jones Speaks – Video from 1930
- US campaign to put Mother Jones on postage stamp
- Letter from Illinois Labor History Society in solidarity with the Cork Mother Jones Festival
- Previously unrecorded song about Mother Jones surfaces in the US
News from the UK and Elsewhere
News 2020
News 2018
News 2017
News 2016
- Families of the Hillsborough 96 see Justice at last
- Durham Miner’s Gala Saturday 9th July 2016
- Sudden death of Dave Hopper, Chair of Durham Miners’ Gala
- A Tribute to Dave Hopper
- Durham Miners’ Association tribute to Dave Hopper
News 2015
- The Durham Miners’ Gala 2015
- Mother Jones flies high at Durham Miners Gala
- Tony Benn – an appreciation
- New CD Launched – “The Miners’ Angel”
News 2014
- British Miners’ Strike to feature at Cork Mother Jones Festival
- Dave Hopper and the Durham Miner’s Gala
- Palikari – Louis Tikas and the Ludlow Massacre!
- Durham Miners’ Gala 2014 – Photos
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