Michael O'Riordan
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Michael O'Riordan was a veteran communist and Irish republican activist known for his involvement in the Republican Congress and the Spanish Civil War. He participated in significant historical events, such as the 1934 commemoration of Wolfe Tone at Bodenstown, where he later recounted the tensions between different factions of Irish republicanism, particularly the clashes involving Protestant participants from Belfast and the IRA.
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Michael O’Riordan organized a public meeting to dispel anti-Semitic prejudices.
John Mulqueen on Ireland’s influential role in fighting anti-Semitism and Franco’s fascists – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·
Ireland· 2025-08-04
Ireland· 2025-08-04
Veteran communist Michael O'Riordan, who had been there, noted that job of attacking the Northerners was given to the Tipperary people because they were the most conservative.
Disunited Irishmen - Frank McNally on the year Shankill Road protestants paid tribute in Bodenstown and were attacked by the IRA – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2025-05-15
Ireland· 2025-05-15
