From Lucifer To Lazarus by Mick O'reilly
In From Lucifer to Lazarus: A Life on the Left, Mick OReilly shares his experiences as a politician and trade unionist and his unwavering thoughts and insights on controversial, complex issues.
‘This memoir brings late twentieth-century Ireland to life – socially, industrially and politically … O’Reilly is ideally placed to dissect the fractious relationship between different elements of the Irish Left, and does so with gusto … This memoir shines a pithy, acerbic and occasionally erudite light on the development of the Irish trade union movement and the Irish Left’ —Len McCluskey
‘This memoir brings late twentieth-century Ireland to life – socially, industrially and politically … O’Reilly is ideally placed to dissect the fractious relationship between different elements of the Irish Left, and does so with gusto … This memoir shines a pithy, acerbic and occasionally erudite light on the development of the Irish trade union movement and the Irish Left.’ —Len McCluskey
This autobiography by the former Irish Regional Secretary of the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers’ Union (ATGWU, since renamed Unite) is, among other things, an important window into a period of the Irish workers’ movement going back to the 1960s and 1970s. -- Michael O'Brien * Socialist Party *
‘This memoir brings late twentieth-century Ireland to life – socially, industrially and politically … O’Reilly is ideally placed to dissect the fractious relationship between different elements of the Irish Left, and does so with gusto … This memoir shines a pithy, acerbic and occasionally erudite light on the development of the Irish trade union movement and the Irish Left.’ —Len McCluskey
This autobiography by the former Irish Regional Secretary of the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers’ Union (ATGWU, since renamed Unite) is, among other things, an important window into a period of the Irish workers’ movement going back to the 1960s and 1970s. -- Michael O'Brien * Socialist Party *
Mick O’Reilly was born in the Coombe in October 1946 and was raised in Ballyfermot. He left primary school early, following an altercation with a Christian Brother. He worked at Sherling’s, May Robert’s, and Lincoln & Nolan’s car factory from a young age before pursuing trade unionism. O’Reilly first joined the Communist Party in Britain where he lived for two years before joining the Irish Party in 1967. He joined the Labour Party in 1989. In 1992, O’Reilly became District Secretary and sat on the committee for the ICTU. Four years later, he relocated to Belfast as the first ever nationalist Regional Secretary.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843517641 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843517647 |
| Title | From Lucifer To Lazarus |
| Author | Mick O'reilly |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The Lilliput Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-09-19 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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