Who is best? British v Irish
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Bambi
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yes you did, you asked who he is. He is Jim Larkin.
If you want to know why he's got his own statue you might ask about what he did. Or just search google you lazy fekker
oh hello dere Pansy2003
If you want to know why he's got his own statue you might ask about what he did. Or just search google you lazy fekker
oh hello dere Pansy2003
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Big Jim Larkin 1876 - 1947
1997 was the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Big Jim Larkin. There is some evidence that he was born in Tamnaharry, Warrenpoint, County Down on 21st of January 1876, whilst his mother Mary (nee McAnulty of Burren) was visiting her dying father. There are still family members in Northern Ireland who remember him. The ruins of the cottage where he was reputed to have been born, which belonged to his mothers sister stand on land still owned by the family.
The picture of Jim used here is a copy of a photograph taken in 1905 in Liverpool when he was an organiser for the nation Union of Dock Labourers. He organised many ports in England, Scotland and Northern and Southern Ireland.
In 1909 Jim Larkin founded the Irish Transport & General Workers Union and in 1912, along with James Connolly in Clonmel, he founded the Irish Labour Party of which he was the first leader. From the foundation of the Workers Union of Ireland to his death on 30th January, 1947, Jims life was a continual struggle for the betterment of all workers both through the Union and through his service on Dublin Corporation and in Dail Eireann as a TD.
As Jim supported the principle of unions working together he would have welcomed the amalgamation of the WUI and the ITGWU to form SIPTU. He believed in the old union slogan of "In unity there is strength". If individuals and groups seriously consider the situation, they can determine that the new millennium will be based on social justice.
Our world is now a place where secure employment is no longer the norm and where many students face a bleak future after their studies are complete. Perhaps schools could organise projects that would examine this problem and this would benefit pupils and society in general.
I would put it to employers that where secure employment is provided, it leads to co-operation between the employers and employees which leads to loyalty amongst staff. Short-term contracts and dead-end jobs result in dissatisfaction amongst the work-force and consequently poor performance. Unemployment also leads to anti-social behaviour caused by despair. Trade unions have been deliberately undermined in recent years and the position of many elected politicians has been affected by the corruption and greed of a few. Viable employment creation is less expensive than extra prison spaces. When people have meaningful employment they are less likely to rely on addictive substances such as alcohol and drugs as a prop. There is no doubt that these substances cause aggressive behaviour. Big Jim abhorred such behaviour particularly when violence is aimed at children, women and elderly people.
My grandfather had a great love for humanity and earnestly desired social justice for all. Above all, he had the ability to motivate people and inspire them with his vision of hope for the future.
Big Jim would have welcomed the efforts of all the participants in the recent talks at Stormont which resulted in an Agreement which, though less than perfect, is a first step on the road towards peace in Northern Ireland. Jim was a lifelong socialist, internationalist and advocate of social justice without the use of physical force to achieve political or religious aims. Above all, he would have wished to see a dawn of hope for people in Northern Ireland and throughout the world. I am sure that he would ask of everyone that, in considering all aspects of the Agreement, differences between groups be set aside and that parents should carefully review their own hopes for the future and those of their children.
Jim Larkin was no saint but he was a life long crusader for human rights. He was prepared to suffer for those beliefs through vilification and imprisonment. Among his qualities I consider one of the most important was his inability to harbour hatred to anyone.
JIM LARKIN IV
Big Jim Larkin 1876 - 1947
1997 was the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Big Jim Larkin. There is some evidence that he was born in Tamnaharry, Warrenpoint, County Down on 21st of January 1876, whilst his mother Mary (nee McAnulty of Burren) was visiting her dying father. There are still family members in Northern Ireland who remember him. The ruins of the cottage where he was reputed to have been born, which belonged to his mothers sister stand on land still owned by the family.
The picture of Jim used here is a copy of a photograph taken in 1905 in Liverpool when he was an organiser for the nation Union of Dock Labourers. He organised many ports in England, Scotland and Northern and Southern Ireland.
In 1909 Jim Larkin founded the Irish Transport & General Workers Union and in 1912, along with James Connolly in Clonmel, he founded the Irish Labour Party of which he was the first leader. From the foundation of the Workers Union of Ireland to his death on 30th January, 1947, Jims life was a continual struggle for the betterment of all workers both through the Union and through his service on Dublin Corporation and in Dail Eireann as a TD.
As Jim supported the principle of unions working together he would have welcomed the amalgamation of the WUI and the ITGWU to form SIPTU. He believed in the old union slogan of "In unity there is strength". If individuals and groups seriously consider the situation, they can determine that the new millennium will be based on social justice.
Our world is now a place where secure employment is no longer the norm and where many students face a bleak future after their studies are complete. Perhaps schools could organise projects that would examine this problem and this would benefit pupils and society in general.
I would put it to employers that where secure employment is provided, it leads to co-operation between the employers and employees which leads to loyalty amongst staff. Short-term contracts and dead-end jobs result in dissatisfaction amongst the work-force and consequently poor performance. Unemployment also leads to anti-social behaviour caused by despair. Trade unions have been deliberately undermined in recent years and the position of many elected politicians has been affected by the corruption and greed of a few. Viable employment creation is less expensive than extra prison spaces. When people have meaningful employment they are less likely to rely on addictive substances such as alcohol and drugs as a prop. There is no doubt that these substances cause aggressive behaviour. Big Jim abhorred such behaviour particularly when violence is aimed at children, women and elderly people.
My grandfather had a great love for humanity and earnestly desired social justice for all. Above all, he had the ability to motivate people and inspire them with his vision of hope for the future.
Big Jim would have welcomed the efforts of all the participants in the recent talks at Stormont which resulted in an Agreement which, though less than perfect, is a first step on the road towards peace in Northern Ireland. Jim was a lifelong socialist, internationalist and advocate of social justice without the use of physical force to achieve political or religious aims. Above all, he would have wished to see a dawn of hope for people in Northern Ireland and throughout the world. I am sure that he would ask of everyone that, in considering all aspects of the Agreement, differences between groups be set aside and that parents should carefully review their own hopes for the future and those of their children.
Jim Larkin was no saint but he was a life long crusader for human rights. He was prepared to suffer for those beliefs through vilification and imprisonment. Among his qualities I consider one of the most important was his inability to harbour hatred to anyone.
JIM LARKIN IV
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no way pansy2003: (a space odyessy), you're far too busy 4lifing pagan to make any moves on me, ye big ringstinger ye
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