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446:. O'Shannon aided the drafting of the programme despite his opposition to the idea of Labour not contesting the election. O'Shannon was becoming increasingly militant, now declaring himself "an Irish Bolshevik" and stating that "the soviet idea was the only one that would confer freedom on Ireland". O'Shannon supported the outbreak of the "
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By 1910 he had abandoned his studies and was working as a clerk in the
Belfast office of the Heysham Steamship Company. It was while working at this job that O'Shannon witnessed labour disputes and sectarian divides between Protestant and Catholic workers. This drew him further into trade unionism
450:", which were a number of actions by striking Irish workers between 1919 and 1920 where they seized control of their workplaces, declared themselves "Soviets" and either ran these workplaces without input from their owners or negotiated for better conditions.
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with almost 40% of the vote, twice that of the candidate in second place. He became deputy leader of Labour in the Dáil and as deputy leader he was highly critical of the
Cosgrave government, particular on the issue of the public safety bill which granted the
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to speak on behalf of the Irish
Revolution, trying to win the support of the British Labour movement. It was in April 1920 that he was arrested and imprisoned for this, on the charge of sedition, and sent to
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365:
in the wake of
Connolly's death. At the same time, Connolly's death had caused a power struggle with the Socialist Party of Ireland which had been largely inactive since the outbreak of
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393:. By 1921 Connolly's faction won over control of the party and expelled O'Shannon and O'Brien, whom they branded as "Reformists", and they then departed for the
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589:. The two had met while O'Shannon was active in Britain during the war of independence. Together they had 3 children, one son and two daughters. Their son was
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who became a veteran Irish broadcaster and journalist and their daughters were Gráinne and Finola, who were both involved in acting and film production.
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257:. It was at Columb's that he studied history as a subject and developed an interest in journalism. Following the death of his father he moved to
970:
954:
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502:
81:
542:
569:. He served for twenty-three years, until his death, as one of the workers' representatives when the Labour Court was established in 1946.
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amid a national collapse of the Labour party vote which saw their overall vote percentage half. Similarly, he was unable to bounce back in
401:
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and viewed the entire affair as a "distraction", stating instead that the real war which should have been fought should have been a
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350:. He was later arrested by the British authorities who interned him until the General Amnesty of 1917. He was arrested during the
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424:"with the same weapons, and same spirit and determination with which I fought, and am ready to fight again, for the Republic".
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Following his release, O'Shannon began to operate out of cities such as Dublin and Cork, where he worked to hold together the
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No longer a TD, O'Shannon remained a prominent figure in Labour however and became to focus on trade unionism while editing
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319:, one of the most important figures in the Irish trade union movement. It was under Connolly's influence that he joined the
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This article is about the politician, trade unionist and journalist. For his son, the presenter and journalist, see
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where his father worked for the railway line. Growing up, both his family and locality influenced his interest in
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229:, he was the third child of Charles and Alice Shannon. As a child the family moved to his mother's hometown of
507:
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187:
145:
757:"Winifred Carney in the 1918 Elections: Her Stand for Women, James Connolly & the Workers' Republic"
726:"Winifred Carney in the 1918 Elections: Her Stand for Women, James Connolly & the Workers' Republic"
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473:. When a deal was announced, O'Shannon supported "neutrality" by the Labour movement in the
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had begun. O'Shannon called for the negotiators not to compromise on the recognition of the
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213:(9 June 1890 – 4 October 1969) was an Irish politician, trade unionist and journalist.
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Despite his reputation as a firebrand socialist radical, O'Shannon was elected to
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He died in Dublin on 4 October 1969 in St
Laurence's hospital, and was buried in
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222:
197:
113:
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438:, a declaration of economic and social principles that the newly created
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514:. He also spoke out at the execution of anti-treaty prisoners such as
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134:
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In
October 1921 the peace talks which would eventually lead to the
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412:
and for his ITGWU colleague and
Connolly's aide de camp in 1916,
923:
462:. However, he was released following an 8 day hunger strike.
299:, that he became a member of the secret Republican society the
287:
publications. It also around this time, under the influence of
629:
1922 election poster from O'Shannon's campaign in Louth–Meath
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British Army
Military Intelligence file for Cathal O'Shannon
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was asked to follow in return for Labour not contesting the
23:
Irish politician, trade unionist and journalist (1890–1969)
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It was while he was in
Belfast that he became a member of
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had come to form one wing of the party, while James' son
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from 1930 to 1932. In 1941 he became
Secretary of the
249:. He was educated at Draperstown national school and
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577:In 1924 O'Shannon married Margaret Doris Finn of
529:He failed to be re-elected when he stood for the
346:; they dispersed when there were no orders from
338:1916, he mobilised with a hundred Volunteers at
261:where he began to train for the civil service.
404:, he campaigned for Sinn FĂ©in in Belfast: for
935:
878:Secretary of the Irish Trades Union Congress
385:formed another. Both sides sought to woo the
303:as well as operator of the Belfast branch of
8:
307:, the Irish Nationalist boy scout group.
1201:Members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood
315:, where he became a full-time assistant to
942:
928:
920:
832:
313:Irish Transport and General Workers' Union
38:
27:
510:extraordinary powers in dealing with the
358:. He was released seventeen days later.
986:
640:
607:
326:In 1913, he was one of the founders of
265:Republicanism and the Revolutionary era
1221:People educated at St Columb's College
664:
453:In 1920 O'Shannon began travelling to
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311:and socialism. In 1912 he joined the
273:and started writing articles for the
7:
402:1918 United Kingdom general election
221:Charles Francis Shannon was born in
1211:Trade unionists from County Antrim
14:
622:
610:
543:September 1927 general elections
323:, which Connolly had founded.
971:Louth–Meath (Dáil constituency)
18:Cathal O'Shannon (TV presenter)
1216:20th-century Irish journalists
1:
676:Dictionary of Irish Biography
434:, O'Shannon helped draft the
1136:Constituency abolished. See
301:Irish Republican Brotherhood
852:Irish Trades Union Congress
791:Oireachtas Members Database
563:Irish Trades Union Congress
444:1918 Irish general election
1237:
1191:Labour Party (Ireland) TDs
1134:
964:
698:""The date is fixed" 1916"
321:Socialist Party of Ireland
158:Socialist Party of Ireland
15:
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835:
669:White, Lawrence William.
524:Battle of the Four Courts
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87:
60:
49:
37:
902:Congress of Irish Unions
567:Congress of Irish Unions
565:, and afterwards of the
430:Alongside Labour Leader
44:O'Shannon in August 1918
1206:People from Randalstown
1196:Members of the 3rd Dáil
101:Charles Francis Shannon
1186:Irish male journalists
755:Woggon, Helga (2018).
724:Woggon, Helga (2018).
598:Deans Grange Cemetery
535:1923 general election
495:1922 general election
836:Trade union offices
816:ElectionsIreland.org
533:constituency at the
436:Democratic Programme
284:An Claidheamh Soluis
32:Cathal O'Shannon
671:"O'Shannon, Cathal"
555:The Voice of Labour
251:St Columb's College
247:Irish Republicanism
188:St Columb's College
812:"Cathal O'Shannon"
787:"Cathal O'Shannon"
497:as a Labour Party
467:Anglo-Irish Treaty
391:Russian Revolution
271:Conradh na Gaeilge
235:County Londonderry
200:leader, Journalist
1176:Irish republicans
1153:
1152:
1148:
1147:
918:
917:
909:Succeeded by
900:Secretary of the
884:Succeeded by
859:Succeeded by
850:President of the
736:: (55–68) 61-62.
305:Na Fianna Éireann
289:Seán Mac Diarmada
208:
207:
1228:
1181:Irish socialists
1085:Cathal O'Shannon
987:
984:
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869:Preceded by
841:Preceded by
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591:Cathal O'Shannon
418:Belfast Victoria
400:In the December
389:of the on-going
328:Irish Volunteers
297:Denis McCullough
211:Cathal O'Shannon
131:
110:
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92:Personal details
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28:
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1121:John J. O'Kelly
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1068:John J. O'Kelly
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642:
637:
630:
627:
618:
615:
606:
575:
551:
512:Anti-Treaty IRA
487:
485:Elected as a TD
475:Irish Civil War
460:Mountjoy Prison
414:Winifred Carney
406:Éamon de Valera
383:Seán McLoughlin
371:William O'Brien
267:
219:
153:
152:Other political
142:Political party
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112:
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33:
24:
21:
12:
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1032:Justin McKenna
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767:: (55–68) 68.
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471:Irish Republic
432:Thomas Johnson
379:Roddy Connolly
354:and went on a
317:James Connolly
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243:Irish language
239:trade unionism
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1094:Eamonn Duggan
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1041:Eamonn Duggan
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951:Teachtaà Dála
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573:Personal life
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559:The Watchword
556:
548:
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527:
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516:Rory O'Connor
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509:
508:National Army
504:
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468:
463:
461:
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451:
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448:Irish soviets
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369:. O'Shannon,
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344:County Tyrone
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336:Easter Sunday
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227:County Antrim
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176:3, including
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168:Margaret Finn
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118:County Antrim
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41:
36:
29:
26:
19:
1135:
1112:James Murphy
1103:Peter Hughes
1084:
1059:James Murphy
1050:Peter Hughes
957:constituency
912:Leo Crawford
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894:
877:
872:Eamonn Lynch
849:
844:Thomas Foran
819:. Retrieved
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520:Liam Mellows
491:Dáil Éireann
488:
464:
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440:Dáil Éireann
429:
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410:Belfast West
399:
395:Labour Party
375:Sean O'Casey
360:
325:
309:
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278:
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268:
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209:
154:affiliations
146:Labour Party
130:(1969-10-04)
78:Constituency
70: –
62:
55:Teachta Dála
25:
1171:1969 deaths
1166:1890 births
967:transcluded
955:Louth–Meath
709:30 November
682:30 November
549:Later years
503:Louth–Meath
367:World War I
352:German Plot
231:Draperstown
223:Randalstown
217:Early years
198:Trade union
160:(1912–1917)
114:Randalstown
111:9 June 1890
82:Louth–Meath
72:August 1923
1160:Categories
895:New office
881:1941–1945
862:Luke Duffy
635:References
387:Bolsheviks
340:Coalisland
194:Occupation
107:1890-06-09
773:0332-1169
742:0332-1169
579:Stockport
479:class war
422:partition
279:Sinn FĂ©in
184:Education
137:, Ireland
120:, Ireland
68:June 1922
63:In office
1124:(AT-SF)
1115:(PT-SF)
1106:(PT-SF)
1097:(PT-SF)
1018:(Party)
993:Election
821:16 April
796:16 April
583:Cheshire
427:
173:Children
1013:(Party)
1008:(Party)
1003:(Party)
998:(Party)
981:history
979:|
761:Saothar
730:Saothar
604:Gallery
587:England
541:at the
493:at the
455:Britain
332:Belfast
275:Peasant
259:Belfast
1088:(Lab)
1016:Deputy
1011:Deputy
1006:Deputy
1001:Deputy
996:Deputy
771:
740:
703:RTÉ.ie
348:Dublin
245:, and
241:, the
178:Cathal
165:Spouse
135:Dublin
1142:Meath
1138:Louth
1132:1923
1079:1922
1071:(SF)
1062:(SF)
1053:(SF)
1044:(SF)
1035:(SF)
1026:1921
969:from
906:1945
856:1922
539:Meath
531:Louth
363:ITGWU
334:. On
255:Derry
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990:Dáil
977:edit
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798:2012
769:ISSN
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