Issue 260 Of Century Ireland 1923

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Edition 260 of Century Ireland with all the news from 100 years ago.

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New Free State public safety legislation condemned as worse than British repression
Dublin 11 July 1923
New public safety legislation proposed by the Free State government is more extreme and repressive than regulations imposed by the British authorities in recent years, the Dáil has been told today.

Century Ireland 260 - Republican prisoners captured during the attack on Passage West being marched to the Cork Gaol for detention in 1922 Photo: National Library of Ireland, HOGW 12 — Century Ireland 260 - Republican prisoners captured during the attack on Passage West being marched to the Cork Gaol for detention in 1922
Photo: National Library of Ireland, HOGW 12

14,000 unemployed as a result of Dublin Port Strike
Dublin, 11 July 1923
The numbers unemployed as a result of a strike at Dublin Port is now estimated to be 14,000. The figure would certainly be higher were it not for the actions of certain firms to charter vessels to enable them to continue their business.

A view of Dublin Port in the early 20th century Photo: Dublin Port Company — A view of Dublin Port in the early 20th century
Photo: Dublin Port Company

Sufferings, concerns and hopes of Protestant minority highlighted at Synod meetings
Tipperary, 6 July 1923
The Protestant minority in the Irish Free State ask for no special privileges, but seek only to receive the treatment they had been promised by the Government, a Church of Ireland bishop has said.

Dr. Robert Miller (1866-1931), Bishop of Cashel, Emly, Waterford and Lismore. Date: 22 June 1925 Photo: National Library of Ireland — Dr. Robert Miller (1866-1931), Bishop of Cashel, Emly, Waterford and Lismore. Date: 22 June 1925
Photo: National Library of Ireland

Seventh anniversary of Ulster's Somme sacrifice marked across six counties
Belfast 3 July 1923
A special meeting of Belfast Corporation was to mark the seventh anniversary of the Battle of the Somme yesterday.

London court sentences Dev’s 'alter ego’ to 2 years in prison
London, 5 July 1923
Mr. Art O’Brien, described variously as Mr. de Valera’s alter ego and the ‘presiding genius of the whole Republican movement’ in Britain, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment at the Old Bailey in London.

Postcard dated of the Old Bailey dating from 1910

Cumann na mBan lead remembrance of Cathal Brugha on first anniversary of his death
Dublin, 9 July 1923
Up to four hundred members of Cumann na mBan and the Women’s Defence League were involved in events organised to mark the first anniversary of the death of Cathal Brugha, who died on the 7th July 1922 from wounds sustained during the opening engagement of the Irish Civil War.

Mimeograph print depicting the body of Cathal Brugha, who fought in O'Connell Street, Dublin, on the Republican side in the Civil War and died on 7 July 1922 in the Mater Hospital from wounds received two days before. Photo: National Library of Ireland — Mimeograph print depicting the body of Cathal Brugha, who fought in O'Connell Street, Dublin, on the Republican side in the Civil War and died on 7 July 1922 in the Mater Hospital from wounds received two days before.
Photo: National Library of Ireland

Call made for a new State Library at first Irish Library Conference
Dublin, 29 June 1923
With the creation of a new Irish State there was a need for a new State Library, a conference in Dublin was told yesterday.

The Carnegie Free Library, Cork Photo: National Library of Ireland, L_ROY_08822 — The Carnegie Free Library, Cork
Photo: National Library of Ireland, L_ROY_08822

Pope urges moderation in Allied policy towards defeated Germany
Rome, 28 June 1923
Pope Pius XI has weighed in on the German reparations question and condemned the ongoing French occupation of the Ruhr.