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Peter Rigney

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Dr. Peter Rigney holds a PhD in history from Trinity College Dublin, and recently retired from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions where he worked as industrial officer

Enemy lines: the conflict on Irish Railways 1922-23

Even before the Civil War, railways north and south of the new border were causing trouble for the governments on both sides. And the train lines of Ireland would become a battleground over the course of the conflict, as Peter Rigney explains
History • 05 Dec 22

See the effect of the 1920 Munitions Strike

It was largest manifestation of passive resistance during the War of Independence. What effect did the Munitions Strike and the British response have on the railways of Ireland - and the people who relied on them?
Munitions Strike • 19 May 20

Soviets and solidarity: Labour during the War of Independence

The struggle for independence wasn't the only fight taking place in Ireland from 1919 to 1921. Peter Rigney explains
Munitions Strike • 20 May 20

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