The formal launch of the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2023 will be held at the Maldron Hotel on Monday, 3rd July 2023. The launch of the Festival will be performed by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr Kieran McCarthy. We are delighted to present an interesting and challenging programme, which we hope remains relevant to all.

You can download the Festival poster here:

All speakers, singers and musicians included in this programme are committed to attending the festival. Additional speakers and events may be included later. However, there may be late changes to the speaking times of a few speakers due to their commitments elsewhere, so we advise those attending to visit this website regularly to check for updates, which we will provide closer to the festival itself.

*Important Update – 10.07.2023:

Please note this is a revised programme of events. Speaker Mick Lynch is now listed to speak on Thursday, 27th July, at 4.00 p.m. at the Dance Cork Firkin Crane in Shandon. 

A documentary, “Secrets From Putumayo”, detailing the investigations by Roger Casement into the human rights abuses in the rubber extraction industry in Peru, will be shown on Saturday morning at the Maldron Hotel at 11am.    

You can access The Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2023 Programme below by clicking on the download button.