ILHS 2nd International Conference - 17th Sept 2023, Liberty Hall

Videos from the Liberty Hall Theatre sessions at the Irish Labour History Society’s 50th Anniversary ‘Visions of Labour and Class in Ireland&Europe’ Conference held in September 2023.
The Irish Labour History Society wishes to acknowledge the support of Dublin City Council, the wider trade union movement and particularly the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media whose support enabled the live streaming and recording of the conference as part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012-2023.

17th September 2023, Liberty Hall

Labour, class and labour history since 1980

An overview of ‘Labour, class and labour history since 1980’ by Professor Marcel van der Linden of the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam.
Talk introduced by Jack McGinley, Irish Labour History Society (ILHS). This opening session of the conference was also supported by the Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) and Dublin City Council.

Setting the scene, the Irish delegation to the ILO

An introduction to the Irish delegation to the International Labour Organisation in 1923 by Irish Labour History Society (ILHS) Honorary President and Decade of Centenaries Expert Advisory Committee Member Francis Devine.
(Talk introduced by Jack McGinley ILHS). This session was also supported by the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) and Dublin City Council.

The admission of the new state into The League of Nations and the ILO

The admission of the new State into the League of Nations and International Labour Organisation in 1923 with Gerry Finnegan and Patricia O’Donovan. Gerry Finnegan worked with the International Labour Organisation for more than twenty years. He is author of ‘The Irish Influence – Building the League of Nations and the International Labour Organisation’ (June 2023). Patricia O’Donovan worked with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions for more than twenty years. She also worked with the International Labour Organisation from 2001 until 2015. Session introduced and chaired by Professor Mary Daly, Emeritus Professor of Modern Irish History at UCD and member of the Expert Advisory Committee of the Decade of Centenaries. This session was also supported by the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO) and Dublin City Council.

Mike Mecham Christopher O’Loughlin Olivier Coquelin labour talks

Three speakers and topics feature in this session, chaired by Francis Devine (Irish Labour History Society and Expert Advisory Group on Decade of Centenaries).
1. Labour Historiography – Irish labour history. ‘Two sides of the
same coin? Connolly & Walker reassessed’ by Mike Mecham
2. ‘Expanding Labour: The Irish New Wave & the New Global
Labour History’ Christopher J V Loughlin
3. ‘Soviets & Workers Councils in Ireland & Europe, 1917-23:
A Comparative Study’. Olivier Coquelin