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Mick Lynch

Author: Gregor Gall

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2024-01-02

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1526173085

In the summer of 2022, the little-known leader of a small union became a ‘working-class hero’. Facing down media pundits who thought they could walk all over him, he offered a robust critique of the government and provided workers with an authentic voice. At a time when the Labour Party was unable to articulate a credible alternative to the Tories, Mick Lynch spoke for the working class. Where did Lynch come from? How did he develop the skills and traits that make him such an effective spokesperson and leader? This book, the first biography of Lynch, explores his family and social background and his rise to the top of the RMT union, which culminated in election as General Secretary in 2021. Considering his persona and politics, this book asks what quality singles out Lynch as a working-class hero compared to other union leaders and, more broadly, what leadership means for working people and for the left. If we want better leaders at every level, the case of Mick Lynch holds the key.

Mick

Author: Chris Lynch

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2013-03-05

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 1480404519

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Does being loyal make you a hero or a coward?Fifteen-year-old, Irish-American Mick lives in the heavily segregated streets of Boston, where loyalty is paramount and straying from your roots is dangerous. After taking part in a racist attack during a crowded Saint Patrick’s Day parade, Mick, who is caught on a TV camera, is considered a hero by his alcoholic older brother and the barflys from his neighborhood pub. But his school becomes a battlefield when Mick becomes the target of every group that has ever wanted to get a fist on him. As Mick becomes more aware of the humanity behind color lines, he realizes that tormenting people for nothing more than the color of their skin is just plain wrong—but separating himself from his roots will be Mick’s biggest fight yet. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Chris Lynch including rare images from the author’s personal collection.

The Removal Men

Author: Mick Lynch

Publisher:

Published: 2019-01-02

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 9781640964082

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We have all seen the CSI-type TV shows characterized by the beautiful women with their ample bosoms and low-cut tops and the dashing, debonair men who find the one hair follicle that will solve the case. Then, after they are through with the crime scene, in the background we see the two ME techs taking the body away on a stretcher. I was one of those guys working as a removal man (for that is what they are called) for a company that contracted for the Boston Medical Examiner's Office. My two years of experience working for who I consider, having seen many others in action, to be the best removal man and embalmer in the business, gave me the insight to be able to relate this stark reality without the glitter, soft lights, and ambience of the TV shows. This is a chronicle of my adventure. It is a humorous account of my thoughts laced with the anger, compassion, and disbelief about the way people lived and died. It will expose you, from a very different perspective, to a world of sex, drugs, murder, suicide, accidents, and mind-blowing decisions that resulted in people taking one of the final rides with us.

Great Irish Reportage

Author: John Horgan

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2013-09-26

Total Pages: 464

ISBN-13: 1844883221

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Reports and dispatches from Ireland's finest writers: the first-ever anthology of Irish reportage. Alongside its world-famous tradition of great fiction, Ireland has a less well known but thrilling tradition of reportage: journalism, dispatches and eyewitness accounts. From Elizabeth Bowen to Colm Toibin, from Flann O'Brien to Maeve Binchy, some of Ireland's greatest writers have produced first-rate journalism. And from R.M. Smyllie and Conor Cruise O'Brien to Eamon Dunphy and Olivia O'Leary, Ireland has also produced a remarkable number of journalists who can really write. Now, for the first time, the best of Irish reportage - some of it legendary, some of it unjustly forgotten - is gathered into a single volume. Whether it's Kate O'Brien on the reinterment of W.B. Yeats or Emily O'Reilly on the election to Westminster of Gerry Adams, whether it's Hubert Butler on the Fetherd-on-Sea boycott or Joseph O'Connor at the 1994 World Cup, the pieces in Great Irish Reportage illuminate Irish life in a way that no other form of writing can. 'There is so much to admire and digest between the covers ... All of them put you right there, right on the frontline, right in the moment' RTE Guide 'You'll learn much about this great little nation of ours, and what makes it tick, from this incredibly well chosen collection' Hot Press 'There are superb examples of reportage here that combine hard fact and descriptive narrative' Irish Times 'Excellent ... In such time, the need for brave individuals to believe in the power of the words they write is essential. Despite changes in the media landscape in recent years ... it appears as if that hunger from journalists, to question, inspire, and hold those who we democratically elect to accountability, is as strong as ever' Sunday Independent 'Probably unbeatable for showing how Ireland has changed ... The editor has done a remarkable job' Irish Catholic

The Origins of Genome Architecture

Author: Michael Lynch

Publisher: Sinauer

Published: 2007-06

Total Pages: 518

ISBN-13:

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The availability of genomic blueprints for hundreds of species has led to a transformation in biology, encouraging the proliferation of adaptive arguments for the evolution of genomic features. This text explains why the details matter and presents a framework for how the architectural diversity of eukaryotic genomes and genes came to arise.

Diarmuid Lynch

Author: Eileen McGough

Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd

Published: 2013-05-20

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1781172102

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On Saturday night 22 April 1916, a tense meeting in Dublin went on into the small hours to decide whether or not the Easter Rising would go ahead. Present at that meeting were Pádraig Pearse, Tomás MacDonagh, Joseph Plunkett and Seán MacDiarmada. The fifth man present at the all-night session, Diarmuid Lynch, was the only one still alive a month later. It is difficult to understand how Lynch, a member of the Supreme Council of the IRB, has been forgotten so completely. Lynch was at the heart of plans for the Rising and was aide-de-camp to James Connolly in the GPO. Initially sentenced to death, his sentence was commuted to ten years penal servitude because he was an American citizen. However, he was released on 16 June 1917. Immediately following his release, Lynch became active again, and along with Michael Collins and Thomas Ashe, participated in the reorganisation of the IRB. After the 1917 Sinn Féin Ard Fheis, Lynch, like Collins, held three senior posts: in the IRB, Sinn Féin and in the Irish Volunteers. He was again arrested and deported to America in 1918. Lynch was elected, although still in the US, as a TD for the constituency of Cork South-East in the 1918 elections. In America he was working frenetically as the national secretary of the FOIF (Friends of Irish Freedom) organisation, but later sharp differences arose between De Valera and the FOIF about how funds raised in America should be spent. Lynch did not take part in the Civil War, but made several unsuccessful attempts to stop it.

What's Another Year?

Author: Mick Lynch

Publisher: Liberties Press

Published: 2016-05-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781910742433

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Ireland's love affair with the Eurovision began with the National Song Contest in 1965, when Brendan Bowyer and Dickie Rock participated. Over the past fifty years, no country has won the competition more often. Why has Ireland been so successful? What does it take to win? Why has the country been less successful in recent years? How can Ireland win again? Renowned music writer Michael Lynch asks people who have been there, who have seen it firsthand. From the backing singers, stagehands, directors, producers, songwriters and singers, right up to the winning artists, all share their memories here to tell us what we don't see on camera. Featuring exclusive new interviews, and sixteen pages of color photographs, this book tells the story of Ireland's romance with Eurovision.

More Dark Drink and Conversation

Author: Thomas Kennedy

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2009-03-05

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 1409222861

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Something is afoot in the small inner city parish in Dublin City, Ireland.There is the scent of a horse racing scam and the betting Syndicate of the Teacher, the Garda Sergeant, the Parish Priest and the Barman in Mulligans pub, are in the loop.The European Union Commissioner for Cultural Harmonisation is kidnapped while on a visit to Mulligans Pub. Suspicion falls on a local group of Arabs who were holding a coffee morning in Mulligans at the time of the kidnap.The betting Syndicate is drawn into the mesh of international intelligence with Renditions and the CIA in the background.Step into Mulligans pub for a pint and a chat. You'll meet Tracy, the Australian actress, the Tramp and both Bruisers, Senior and Junior, together with Dwyer the Bookie and the Red Kelly, Rockette the Garda recruit, nephew to Stephenson the Garda Superintendent and others in this warm tale of kidnap and conspiracy.A comic and satirical look at the modern world from the confines of the snug in Mulligans pub.

Derry Boy

Author: Steve Hedley

Publisher: Lola Books

Published: 2024-01-31

Total Pages: 205

ISBN-13: 3944203801

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Described by the right-wing media as "the most dangerous man in Britain" because of his uncompromising socialist views, Steve Hedley, born in Derry (Ireland), tells the story of a massacre in his hometown and other significant events that shaped his ideology. Steve shares his memories of the hunger strikes, the poll tax, his participation in militant antifascism and trade unionism which led him to be elected to second in command of the RMT union. He explores the limitations of trade unionism and advocates a return to class politics tied to environmental and global socialist goals. This is an exciting thought-provoking book which sparks a debate about the state of the left in Britain and the necessity of employing the power of the working class to combat catastrophic climate change and war.

Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids?

Author: Nige Tassell

Publisher: Nine Eight Books

Published: 2022-08-18

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 1788705599

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'You will love this book.' - RICHARD OSMAN Shortlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize A Rough Trade Book of the Year A Resident Book of the Year A Monorail Book of the Year A Virgin Radio Book of the Year In 1986, the NME released a cassette that would shape music for years to come. A collection of twenty-two independently signed guitar-based bands, C86 was the sound and ethos that defined a generation. It was also arguably the point at which 'indie' was born. But what happened next to all those musical dreamers? Some of the bands, like Primal Scream, went on to achieve global stardom; others, such as Half Man Half Biscuit and The Wedding Present, cultivated lifelong fanbases that still sustain their careers today. Then there were the rest - the ones who endured general indifference from the record-buying public and ultimately returned to civvy street. Now, thirty-five years on, journalist Nige Tassell tracks down the class of C86, unearthing members of all twenty-two bands and sharing the stories, both tragic and uplifting, of these long-lost musicians. Told with warmth, compassion and humour, this is a very human account of ambition, hope, varying degrees of talent and what happens after you give up on music - or, more accurately, after music gives up on you. It's a world populated by bike-shop owners, dance-music producers, record-store proprietors, ornithologists, driving instructors, solicitors, caricaturists and possibly even an Olympic sailor. And let's not forget the musician-turned-actor gainfully employed as Jeremy Irons' body double... More than simply the tale of the tape, Whatever Happened to the C86 Kids? is an exploration of C86's wide-reaching and often surprising legacy.