Death of Joe Deasy, Socialist, Trade Unionist and Historian

Joe Deasy was born on 12th July 1922 opposite the Railway works in Inchicore, Dublin. His father was an active Labour and Union man and influenced the subsequent career of Joe. He began his working life as a railway clerk in 1941 and in those poverty stricken war years saw the need for strong trade unionism and for spreading socialist ideas. He held elected positions in what are now the TSSA and the Trades Council. Active in the Labour Party Joe was elected a Counsellor in 1945 and at the age of 22 the youngest one in the country. He […]