The Cork Mother Jones Committee wish to extend our deepest sympathies to Mick O’Donovan and his family on the death of Helen. Helen was a great friend to everyone at the annual festival and contributed and gave so much to this event over the past 8 years. […]
Spirit of Mother Jones Festival to commemorate the 175th Anniversary of the death of the United Irishman John Swiney of Shandon Street. The Cork Mother Jones Committee is pleased to announce that Kieran Groeger will speak at the forthcoming Spirit of Mother Jones summer school on the life […]
Our best wishes to the Limerick Soviet 100 committee on their forthcoming events to mark the centenary of the Limerick Soviet, an uprising of around 14,000 workers in a city which then had a population of around 40,000 people. The Limerick Soviet 100 committee has produced an impressive […]
Our thanks to US Labour activist Saul Schniderman and Si Kahn for supplying an interesting article written by Professor L.A.O’Donnell from 1987 on the role of Irish emigrants who were active in the US Labour movement. Entitled “Irish Yeast in the Trade Unions” it was published in Talkin’ Union No 16 in […]
Mother Jones for the 2019 Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parades. For the very first time, the Mother Jones Heritage Project committee has been invited to participate in the Chicago St Patrick’s Day parades. The Illinois based committee has commissioned a new Mother Jones Banner especially for the parade […]
The Cork Mother Jones Committee is very disappointed that the bridge across the River Lee was not named after Mary Harris/Mother Jones. However, we are extremely heartened by the huge levels of public support we have received from many quarters and especially from Cork City and the United States for […]
Some news in from our friends at the Mother Jones Heritage Project in Illinois with thanks to Prof. Rosemary Feurer. Firstly there’s an update on two exciting musical events Tickets go on sale tomorrow, 4th February for what promises to be a highly impressive performance of the 2019 […]
Mother Jones And Her Children is a 52 minute long documentary which outlines the extraordinary life and activities of the most famous Cork woman in America. Produced by Emma Bowell and Eddie Noonan of Cork based Frameworks Films (www.frameworksfilms.com) in cooperation with the Cork Mother Jones Committee. Highly recommended. DVDs (€10 each) are available from Jim Nolan at 22/23 Shandon Street, Cork. DVDs incl.package and postage within Ireland are €12 each. Package and postage to UK, Europe or USA €14 each. For bulk purchases, contact Jim on 086 1651356. Send postal order or euro draft or euro cheque payable to Cork Mother Jones Committee to above address.
