Final part of a three week session on Irish radical and working class history, that was held in the Spark in Phibsboro in April.
The main theme today is the “social question” and what that meant in terms of Irish radicalism in the 19th century.
It brings up writers such as Agnes Henry, Anna Doyle Wheeler, Bronterre O’Brien, William Sharman Crawford, and Eleanor Marx.
More details and links to works by these writers can be found at conor-mccabe.com.
Third of four recordings made in the Spark, Phibsboro, in April 2025, dealing with Irish radical and working class history. Topics in this episode include Repeal and Chartism, Daniel O'Connell as a 19th century neoliberal, and working class resistance to the extractive, colonial, mode of production.
Second of three workshops held in the Spark, Phibsborough. Recorded on 10 April 2025 and continues the themes of the previous week, looking at historical materialism. Topics include Engels, Mao, Peadar O'Donnell, Brian O'Neill, The Ripening of Time Collective, and Mahdi Amel and the pitfalls of underdevelopment/world systems theory when applied to Ireland.
Recording of the first of three workshops on Irish radical history, held in The Spark, Phibsborough, 3 April 2025. The series will focus in on Marxism and history, Irish class consciousness and class struggle, and pioneer Irish socialists of the 19th century.
Slides from the workshop available here - https://conor-mccabe.com/2025/04/04/irish-radical-history-no-1/
This week Dave and Conor discuss the European Court of Justice ruling that Ireland is owed €13.8bn in taxes due to illegal state aid.
What are the implications for Ireland, and how does this illustrate the nature of the Irish comprodor economic system?
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