Irish History Month – Workers before, during and after the 1916 Easter Rising

The Irish Studies Centre and the Working Lives Research Institute (WLRI) are pleased to invite you to a seminar we are co-hosting on the eve of the 99th Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, as part of Irish History Month.  

1. Marian Larragy from the London Irish Feminist Network will speak on the role of the workers, especially, the Irish Women’s Union led by Rosie Hackett.
2. Geoff Bell, a historian, will speak on the role of Irish workers in Britain who were impacted by the 1916 Easter Rising.