James Connolly
IrelandpoliticianMaleb. 18686.0Global Dominance: 0.00%James Connolly was an Irish socialist leader and revolutionary, born in 1868 in Edinburgh to Irish parents. He played a pivotal role in the Irish labor movement and was a key figure in the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland. Connolly's writings and activism focused on workers' rights and Irish independence, advocating for a socialist republic. His legacy is commemorated in Ireland as a martyr for both labor rights and national sovereignty.
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O’Reilly retreated with Joseph Plunkett, Patrick Pearse and James Connolly to No 16 Moore Street.
State should buy Easter Rising ‘flag of truce’, FF TD says – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-06-23
Mamdani mentioned James Connolly in his St Patrick’s Day message.
New York mayor Zohran Mamdani backs League of Ireland club in video message – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-05-30
The founder of Sinn Féin, Arthur Griffith, and Irish socialist leader James Connolly wrote in support of Iranian independence.
Donald Trump’s pressure-cooker approach to Iran was always going to explode – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-03-06
James Connolly was Mary Connolly's brother who was of poor health.
‘As Irish as the pigs of Drogheda’ – Frank McNally on rise and fall of street singer Mary Connolly – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-05
James Connolly is referenced as a patriot in the context of Irish history.
Irish people are wrong about immigration, but are we ready for our own Trump? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-22
James Connolly was a militant republican who wrote the short story 'The Mendicity and its Guests'.
The small patch of Dublin where the Jameses – Joyce and Connolly – passed each other by – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-13
Ms Bacik framed the party as republicans in the mould of the executed 1916 rising leader and trade unionist James Connolly.
Labour Party leader calls on governments to set out timeline for Irish unity referendums – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-15
James Connolly was one of the protagonists of the 1916 events, known for his contributions to the theatre and revolutionary activities.
An exhibition of ‘secret’ photography at Kilmainham Gaol – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-02
James Connolly was a key figure in the Irish labor movement and a leader during the Easter Rising.
Dublin pubs: The Royal Oak, The Yacht, Barney Kiernan’sIreland· 2025-10-19
James Connolly declared that the man who fires a shot like that will himself be shot.
Renewed push to honour Finnish sailor who fought in the Easter Rising – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-26
James Connolly is one of Des Geraghty's heroes, and the subject of a new documentary film produced by Geraghty.
‘The real problem in fascism is the people who are insecure’ – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-08-02
Adams replied: 'Pádraig Pearse. James Connolly. The men and women who went out in 1916, they had no mandate for what they were doing.'
We like to romanticise Ireland’s past, but too much remembering could be bad for us – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-06-23
A busload from the Shankill Road among them, they were there under the umbrella of O'Donnell's short-lived Republican Congress, formed when he and others of socialist leaning were expelled from the IRA.
Disunited Irishmen - Frank McNally on the year Shankill Road protestants paid tribute in Bodenstown and were attacked by the IRA – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-05-15
James Connolly was influential in turning Constance Markievicz into a socialist.
A count in arrears – Frank McNally on a first-ever solo exhibition of the life and work of Casimir Markievicz – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-23
James Connolly was born in Edinburgh and recorded his place of birth on a British census as 'Monaghan'.
`Alas! I am very sorry to say/That ninety lives have been taken away' Frank McNally on the `famously bad' poet William McGonagall – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-07
