Sam Nolan: tribune of Dublin labour
1930-2024
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WITH the death of Sam Nolan on April 14 2024, the Dublin labour movement lost one of most inspiring stalwarts.
Born in 1930, his parents were committed socialists, his carpenter father a union activist and Communist Party of Ireland member.
Young Sam followed his father’s trade and, in 1947, joined the Socialist (later Democratic) Youth Movement and, by 1952, was serving on the executive of the Irish Workers League (IWL).
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