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‘When Limerick took on the Empire without firing a bullet’

A PIECE of living history was delivered this week as the old Cleeves factory played host to a theatre performance. It’s curtains up for Mike Finn’s much anticipated Bread not Profits play, which takes people right back to that two week period in ...

20 Apr 2019 at 15:00

Local News

‘Colleges should look again at the Limerick Soviet’, says author

ONE of the foremost experts on the 100-year-old Limerick Soviet has called on historians to reassess their attitude to the Labour movement. Dr Liam Cahill brought the curtain down on the 100th anniversary celebrations which have been taking ...

01 May 2019 at 17:00

Local News

Limerick Soviet Shilling notes revived for centenary celebration

A CENTURY ago, with the city under control of the strike committee, a unique new currency was floated in Limerick in the form of the Soviet Shilling. Now, the notes have been revived and will be accepted in many local outlets between now ...

20 Apr 2019 at 17:30

Local News

Podcast series to tell ‘true story of revolt’ during Limerick Soviet of April 1919

THE “amazing true story of revolt, hope, opportunity and betrayal” chronicled during the events of the Limerick Soviet in 1919 are set to be told as part of a five-part podcast. Former Solidarity councillor Cian Prendiville, who ...

12 Jan 2019 at 06:02

Local News

Limerick Soviet not being taught in schools is regrettable, says author

THE revolutionary spirit of the Limerick Soviet can provide a blueprint for everyday struggles in 2019. That was the feeling at the launch of a new book focusing on murder victim Robert Byrne, and the Limerick Soviet by local ...

10 Apr 2019 at 06:00

Local News

LYS using their loaf to spread Soviet bread around Limerick

YOUNGSTERS at the Limerick Youth Service have been busy baking a very special batch of bread to mark the centenary of the Soviet. Led by master-baker Paul O’Brien from Woodview Park, and artist Ann Ryan, batches of ‘Soviet ...

17 Apr 2019 at 06:02

Local News

Limerick businesses delighted at Soviet centenary celebrations

CITY business owners have commended the many ways that local people and visitors are now discovering Limerick Soviet history as centenary celebrations continue, writes Christopher Dunne. Pat O’Brien, co-owner of The ...

01 May 2019 at 06:00

What's On

Soviet ambition for Limerick playwright Mike Finn in 2019

PIGTOWN playwright Mike Finn is turning his gaze back to a period of Limerick history when the city was “fizzing with energy” for his next project. The scribe, who is completing a year as theatre artist in ...

09 Dec 2017 at 09:10

Columns/Opinion

OPINION: How we can apply lessons from the Limerick Soviet to today’s changing times

In the second of a two-part piece, former Solidarity councillor Cian Prendiville looks at the lessons learnt from the events of 100 years ago The Limerick Soviet captivates people for many reasons. The ...

20 Apr 2019 at 15:00

Local News

‘When the people of Limerick took on the British Empire’

In the first of a two-part piece, former Solidarity councillor Cian Prendiville winds the clock back 100 years to a real-life Game of Thrones TANKS on the streets of Limerick. Workers on strike. A ...

13 Apr 2019 at 11:00

Local News

SLIDESHOW: Limerick Council of Trade Unions celebrate Limerick Soviet on city march

11 Apr 2019 at 12:00

Local News

Limerick Trades Council tribute to Soviet supporters

THE Limerick Council of Trade Unions has passed a motion paying tribute to all those who supported the Soviet of 1919. As the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Soviet continue into a third ...

27 Apr 2019 at 06:00

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