The first annual James Connolly Festival took place in Dublin from the 9th to the 14th of May.
A number of seminars discussed trade unions and women’s rights, and there were also film shows, plays, public meetings, and other events.
The highlight of the week was the James Connolly Memorial Lecture, which this year was given by Sister Teresa Forcades from Catalunya, who spoke on Saturday 9th May in the New Theatre, Dublin.
The Festival also included the Communist Party of Ireland James Connolly Commemoration in Arbour Hill which was addressed by Clare Daly TD.
