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The Risen People

category national | miscellaneous | news report author Thursday May 29, 2003 15:12author by pat c

A Fitting Tribute to James Plunkett

James Plunkett, author, playwright, trade unionist, socialist, died yesterday aged 83. His play The Risen People will be staged on Thursday 5th and Friday 6th June St Josephs School, Fairview at 8pm.

The Risen People
by James Plunkett

Staged by the East Wall PEG Variety Group

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Thursday 5th and Friday 6th June
St Josephs School, Fairview
8pm

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7 euro, pay at the door
A BENEFIT FOR TEMPLE STREET CHILDRENS HOSPITAL

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Includes small historical exhibition about the 1913 Lockout

Plunkett also wrote the novel Strumpet City which tells the epic story of the 1913 Lockout. Another novel was Farewell Companions, a semi-autobiographical saga. He was a trade union offical with the Workers Union of Ireland and later joined RTE where he went on to become Head of Drama.

Removal Friday from Carnegies Funeral Home, 19 The Crescent, Monkstown to Church, Main Street Bray, arriving Bray at 6.30pm.


Funeral Mass on Saturday Morning at 11 am followed by cremation at Mount Jerome Crematorium.

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