October Lecture : The Irish Transport & General Workers Union in Tipperary in Tipperary

Our sixteenth lecture series kicks off with a talk by Francis Devine on the ITGWU in Tipperary – with special reference to the Lewis brothers of Nenagh.

Francis is a former tutor, SIPTU college and is the author of Organising History: a centenary of SIPTU, 1909 -2009. He is also the editor of other labour history titles. He is a member of the Expert Advisory Group on Commemorations established in 2011 to advise on historical matters relating to the Decade of Centenaries.