Photos from Spirit of Mother Jones Festival Day 2 – 3rd August 2018
Photos from the second day of the 7th Spirit of Mother Jones Festival and Summer School 2018. The event continues until next Saturday evening, 4th August.
Great start to Mother Jones 2018
Some photos from the first day of the 7th Spirit of Mother Jones Festival and Summer School 2018 which was opened today by the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Mick Finn. The event continues until next Saturday evening, 4th August.
“Understanding the Rise of Trumpism among the ‘Great-Grand Children of Mother Jones”
Dr John Barimo will speak at the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival and summer school on Wednesday evening 1st August at 4pm at the Cathedral Visitor Centre, Roman Street, Cork. He will address the following topic: “Understanding the Rise of Trumpism among the ‘Great-Grand Children of Mother Jones” […]
New “Spirit of Mother Jones” badge
Once again this year the Cork Mother Jones Committee has produced commemorative lapel badges to coincide with the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival and Summer School. These badges are 20mm in diameter and will be available at the festival which takes place in the Shandon area of Cork […]
Mother Jones featured in “Rebel Irish Women” talk in Dublin’s GPO
Cork born Mother Jones was featured in an important lecture by Professor Rosemary Feurer at Dublin’s General Post Office (GPO) last night. The GPO is an iconic building in the centre of Dublin which was the seized by independence forces as their headquarters during the 1916 Easter Rising. […]
134th Annual Durham Miner’s Gala, 14th July
A word from our friends in Durham, England:— The 134th Annual Durham Miners Gala takes place on Saturday 14th July 2018. Starting at 8 am, the colourful parade of banners and bands passes through the ancient town towards the picturesque Racecourse on the banks of the Wear where the […]
2018 Festival Brochure now available
We are delighted to announce the finalised programme events for the 2018 Spirit of Mother Jones Festival which will be held in the Shandon area of Cork City from Wednesday, 1st August to Saturday, 4th August. This year’s festival once again covers a broad range of topics to […]
