The Irish Times

Between Foxrock and a hard place – Frank McNally on Samuel Beckett’s Cooldrinagh

An Irishman’s Diary

Thu May 19 2022 - 19:33

Ireland must play its part in ending Europe’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels

Ukraine crisis provides chance to accelerate sustainable energy transition

Tue Mar 08 2022 - 00:21

Mother and baby home campaigners honoured with Mother Jones award

Cork group attempted to find out burial locations of more than 850 babies

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 12:21

Stardust campaigner honoured with the Spirit of Mother Jones Award

Antoinette Keegan’s sisters - Mary and Martina - died in a nightclub fire along with 46 other people in 1981

Wed Nov 18 2020 - 10:40

Woman raped by stepfather from age 10 says State abandoned her

Assaults on Mary Manning by Sean McDarby lead to the births of her five children

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 11:54

Campaigner for child sexual abuse victims to be honoured

Louise O’Keeffe to be presented with Spirit of Mother Jones Award in recognition of work

Mon Jul 22 2019 - 21:38

Mary Swanzy, one of Ireland’s leading modernist painters

Artist achieved success in her lifetime only to be relatively forgotten in death

Wed Jan 09 2019 - 10:00

2019 cultural highlights: You’ll laugh, you’ll picnic, you’ll plough

The best music, theatre, comedy, film and spoken word in the coming year

Thu Dec 27 2018 - 05:00

Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid strikers honoured with award

Mary Manning and her colleagues praised for their support of human rights

Sat Aug 04 2018 - 08:54

Dunnes Stores under mounting pressure to resolve dispute

Trade Unions: Strike biggest private sector industrial relations dispute in two decades

Fri Apr 03 2015 - 07:56

1984: the year that brought Ronald Reagan and Dunnes strikers

Key events from 30 years ago as State papers are about be released

Fri Dec 26 2014 - 06:00

Union official and organising force behind Dunnes Stores strike

Brendan Archbold: February 17th, 1947 - November 27th, 2014

Sat Dec 06 2014 - 01:00

‘We kept going because of Nimrod,’ Dunnes group tell activist’s family

South African union leader Nimrod Sejake was a huge support to the Dublin strikers during their protest

Fri Dec 13 2013 - 01:00

South African union hails ‘inspirational’ Dunnes Stores anti-apartheid strikers

Three former Dunnes workers presented at press conference in Johannesburg

Wed Dec 11 2013 - 18:26

Irish workers’ apartheid fight finds fitting closure

The sight of South Africans paying respects to Nelson Mandela evoked strong emotions in the Dunnes strikers

Wed Dec 11 2013 - 01:00

Dunnes strikers to address South African trade union press conference

Mary Manning, Karen Gearon and Liz Deasy invited to talk about their part in fight against apartheid

Tue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00

Former Dunnes Stores strikers begin ‘emotional’ journey back to South Africa

Workers went to South Africa in 1985 when on strike but were denied entry

Mon Dec 09 2013 - 01:00

Anti-apartheid strikers to attend Mandela ceremonies

Trade unions organising flights for some of those who took part in 1980s picket

Sun Dec 08 2013 - 13:36

Ben Dunne praises Mandela but defends position on strike

Dunnes Stores workers engaged in lengthy labour dispute over sale of South African goods

Fri Dec 06 2013 - 17:59

How 11 striking Irish workers helped to fight apartheid

On July 19th, 1984, Dunnes Stores worker Mary Manning refused to check out a customer’s South African fruit.

Fri Dec 06 2013 - 12:00