A memorial will be unveiled today just off America’s iconic Route 66 in memory of a Cork woman who became one of the most celebrated trade unionists in US history.

This year’s Spirit of Mother Jones Award has been presented to Ken Fleming, the trade unionist who has spent more than a decade fighting for the rights of exploited seafarers both here and in Britain.

Clay from the grave of a Corkwoman who survived the Famine to become one of America’s most famous trade-union activists will be removed in a special ceremony today for transportation to her native city.

One of Ireland’s best-known social campaigners and advocates for the poor is to appear at a Cork city festival to honour another champion of human rights.

A British MP whose campaign had a huge bearing on freeing the Birmingham Six will be guest speaker at a festival in Cork to honour another human rights champion.