‘Larkin’s food ship’ sinks off Irish coast – six Dubliners among dead
Manchester, 5 January 1918 - The SS Hare, a British merchant ship, known to many as ‘Larkin’s food ship...
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ANALYSIS: From U-Boats to Human Sharks – Why we should remember the tragedy of the SS Hare
In the early hours of 14 December 1917, U-62 under Commander Ernst Hashagen saw the lights of a small ship astern off...
Read moreDublin dockers’ strike comes to an end
Dublin, 19 May 1917 - The Dublin dockers’ strike has ended. The intervention of the Lord Mayor of Dublin has helped...
Read more‘Coal Famine’ in Dublin
Dublin, 25 July 1916 - The Dublin coal strike, which has now entered its second week, is in absolute deadlock. The strike...
Read moreDublin police demand increased wages
Dublin, 21 July 1916 - Police in Dublin have demanded an immediate increase in their wages. The demand was made at a...
Read moreOpen warfare in Dublin city
‘It was open war and as dangerous as a battlefield’, Inspector Campbell of the Dublin Metropolitan Police explained...
Read moreBloody Sunday in Dublin
Dublin succumbed to heavy rioting for the second day in a row after police baton charged crowds gathered on Sackville...
Read moreStrike News - September 1st 1913: How the day unfolded
Below is a real-time summary of the events in relation to the strike action in Dublin on the 1st September. 1...
Read moreMore industrial tension on the Dublin docks
Dublin, 31 January 1916 - Fears are growing that the ongoing dockers’ strike in Dublin could spread around the port...
Read moreA New Lockout in Dublin?
Dublin, 10 November 1915 - A serious new dispute between dockers and employers is now threatening to end in renewed strike...
Read moreDublin death rate increased during 1913 Lockout
Dublin, 6 October 1915 - Sir Charles Cameron, of the Public Health Department of Dublin Corporation, has said that the death rate...
Read moreNew dockers' strike in Dublin
Dublin, 7 May 1915 - A strike involving 170 dockers took place on the south quays in Dublin yesterday. The strike was called...
Read moreNew book reveals William Martin Murphy rejected a knighthood
Dublin, 6 November 1914 - A new book has cast light on the story of William Martin Murphy’s apparent...
Read moreBishops condemn ‘senseless' war between employers and workers
‘Masters and men have a common interest in industry – and that is the way to maintain it for...
Read morePolice cleared of use of ‘unnecessary violence’ during Lockout
The report of the Commission of Inquiry into the disturbances that took place in Dublin during August and September last...
Read moreLockout ends as more strikers return to work
A ballot of 812 builders’ labourers has resulted in a decision to return to work under the terms offered by...
Read moreDublin trade last Christmas ‘broke all records’
Despite the ongoing Dublin Lockout, shops in the city reported that daily sales were four-times higher than usual trade in...
Read more245 police injured during Lockout disturbances
The Commission of Inquiry into the behaviour of the police during the Lockout was told today that 245 policemen were injured...
Read moreMurder of ‘free labourer’ in Dublin
Thomas Harten, a ‘free labourer’, died last night after he was the victim of a brutal assault on...
Read moreLarkinites defeated in Municipal Elections
Despite the failure of leading trade unionists, Thomas McPartlin and P.T. Daly, to win seats in the Dublin Municipal...
Read moreDeath of young girl shot during Dublin Lockout
Alice Brady, the 16-year-old Dublin girl who was shot in on Mark Street in Dublin’s south inner-city in...
Read moreMy Lockout
Dublin 1913 was a divided city. For the poor, life in the worst slums in Northern Europe was a daily grind...
Read moreDublin Labour Conference collapses
The Dublin Labour conference, established to seek a resolution to the long-running industrial deadlock in the city, has ended in...
Read moreLarkin’s English tour causes widespread upset
The Preston branch of the National Union of Journalists last night objected to a demand that they produce a journalists'...
Read moreStrikers urged to join new Citizen Army
Dublin, 19 November 1913 - A new body – the Irish Citizen Army – has been founded in Dublin. The new...
Read moreReal Life Lockout: Recordings of the Urban Folklore Project
The Urban Folklore Project was conceived and managed by Séamus Ó Catháin, the archivist of the...
Read more‘Strike-breakers’ employed at Dublin Port
More than 160 strike-breakers arrived by steamer from Liverpool last night, bringing the number now employed at Dublin Port to more...
Read moreCharges of kidnapping children dropped
The charges of kidnapping children preferred against Ms. Lucille Rand and Ms. Dora Montefiore have been dropped. The charges arose...
Read moreLockout deadlock: some strikers return to work
Reports from across Dublin suggest that a small number of striking workers have left the Irish Transport and General Workers...
Read moreLockout brings Dublin city centre to standstill
Businesses in Dublin city centre have reported a huge drop-off in trade as the Lockout enters its fourth week. It...
Read morePress dispute over the Lockout
William Martin Murphy, the leader of the employers’ federation, has been accused by Alderman J.C. McWalter of Dublin...
Read moreThe Sympathetic Employer: the story of Edward Lee
By Michael Lee In a letter to the Irish Independent and the Freeman’s Journal on 23 September 1913, Edward Lee,...
Read moreLockouts, Lockdowns, Inquests and Protests: How the week unfolded
Labour troubles continued in Dublin this week. More and more companies have begun to lock out their workers for refusing...
Read moreInquest verdict: James Nolan killed by police baton
The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Lorcan Sherlock, presided over a meeting in the Mansion House last night to establish a...
Read moreStrike News - September 3rd 1913: How the day unfolded
Below is a real-time summary of the events in relation to the strike action in Dublin on the 3rd September. ...
Read moreStrikes, riots, arrests and recrimination: How the week unfolded
The last week has been a turbulent one for Dublin. It has been a week of striking workers, defiant employers,...
Read moreStrike News - August 31st 1913: How the day unfolded
Below is a real-time summary of the events in relation to the strike action in Dublin on the 31st August. ...
Read moreStrike News - August 30th 1913: How the day unfolded
Below is a real-time summary of the events in relation to the strike action in Dublin on the 30th August. 1...
Read moreStrike News - August 29th 1913: How the day unfolded
Below is a real-time summary of the events in relation to the strike action in Dublin on the 29th August. ...
Read moreStrike News - August 28th 1913: How the day unfolded
Below is a real-time summary of the events in relation to the strike action in Dublin on the 28th August. ...
Read moreStrike News - August 27th 1913: How the day unfolded
Below is a real-time summary of the events in relation to the strike action in Dublin on the 27th August. ...
Read moreRTÉ Radio 1 Remembers The 1913 Lockout
On 26 August 1913, the trams stopped running in Dublin. The workers who abandoned their vehicles were members of Jim Larkin...
Read moreStrike News - August 26th 1913: How the day unfolded
At twenty to ten this morning, 200 employees of the Dublin United Tramways Company declared a strike. Below is a real-time...
Read moreRTÉ Radio 1 Documentary: Full Series
A six part documentary on RTÉ Radio 1 series narrating the events that led to the landmark labour versus capital...
Read moreThe Dublin Lockout: an exhibition at the National Library of Ireland
Ireland in 1913 was a country in turmoil, divided by the issue of Home Rule – self-government for the country. Against...
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The Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago.