Conor Kostick

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Belfast 1919: A Reply to John Gray

Conor Kostick replies to John Gray’s article on the Belfast General Strike of 1919 (found here), arguing that opportunities for socialist politics during the period should not be underestimated. I believe the 1919 general strike in Belfast was a much more radical event than depicted by John Gray’s

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The Limerick Soviet: 100 Years On

On Sunday 13 April 1919 began one of the most spirited, radical actions ever to have taken place in Ireland: the declaration of the Limerick ‘soviet’. Conor Kostick looks at why the soviet began, and what lessons we can take for today. On Sunday 13 April 1919, began one of