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Tag Archives: Bolton IBRG
Joe Mullarkey; archive of an Irish working class activist
Joe Mullarkey, (1942-2022) co-founder of the Irish in Britain Representation Group and trade unionist, made an important contribution to the radical history of working- class people in this country. Joe was Chair of Bolton IBRG as well as national Vice … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolton IBRG, Irish in Britain Representation Group, Margaret Mullarkey, WCML
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40th Anniversary of radical Irish community organisation the Irish in Britain Representation Group.
ON 10th October 1981 the Irish in Britain Representation Group (IBRG) was founded at the New Inn Public House, Newhall, Burton on Trent in Derbyshire with John Martin as convenor of the meeting. Twenty three people attended. The name IBRG … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Wearing of the Green a political history of the Irish in Manchester, Bolton IBRG, Bolton Irish in Britain Representation Group, Irish in Britain Representation Group, Joe Mullarkey, Laura Sullivan, Mary Neilis, Patrick Reynolds, Prevention of Terrorism Act
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My review of “Memoir: My Early Life” by Joe Mullarkey (2021)
In his memoir Joe Mullarkey, one of the key members of the Irish in Britain Representation Group , reflects on what it means to be Irish and his experiences of being an activist in key events that affected the Irish … Continue reading
The History of the Irish in Britain Representation Group part twelve 1992
Patrick Reynolds was one of the founders of IBRG and played a key role in its history. He is now writing up that history and putting it into the context of radical history in Britain and Ireland in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bolton IBRG, Free Frank Johnson Campaign, Green Ink Book Fair, Haringey Council and Irish Workers, Judith Ward, Kate Magee, Lewisham IBRG, Merseyside IBRG, Mise Eire/I am Ireland, N.E.Lancs IBRG, Nadine Finch, Nalgo Irish Workers Group, PTA arrests and actions
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History of the Irish in Britain Representation Group by Patrick Reynolds.Part 5; 1985
Patrick Reynolds was one of the founders of IBRG and played a key role in its history. He is now writing up that history and putting it into the context of radical history in Britain and Ireland in the C20th. … Continue reading
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Tagged "At the Edge of the Union", Bolton IBRG, Christine Crawley, Clare Short M.P., Gearoid McGearailt, Irish in Britain Representation Group, Irish Line BBC Radio Programme Manchester, Joe Mullarkey, Maire O'Shea, Patrick Reynolds, Prevention of Terrorism Act
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