1913 lock-out commemorations take place in Dublin

Trade union movements will commemorate the 1913 Dublin lock-out today in a re-enactment of the infamous baton charge that took place in the city centre.

Trade union movements will commemorate the 1913 Dublin lock-out today in a re-enactment of the infamous baton charge which took place in the city centre.

20,000 workers were on strike or locked out of their employment in Dublin in 1913, many of them losing their lives in laying the foundation for Ireland’s trade union movement.