Join Fórsa members, activists and staff for a special screening of We Only Want the Earth: The Life & Ideas of James Connolly on Friday, 1st May.  

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Our May Day event will serve as the central gathering for the week bringing everyone together to celebrate and close out Trade Union Week 2026.  

We’ll gather at the Fórsa office (Nerney’s Court, Dublin 1) on Friday, 1st May from 4.30pm for food catered by Shaku Maku, followed by a screening of We Only Want the Earth, a documentary on James Connolly which will run from 5pm-6.30pm.     

At a time when democratic values feel increasingly fragile, this powerful documentary reclaims Connolly’s legacy and reasserts the relevance of his bold social vision for the world we inhabit today. In the film, Alan Gilsenan positions Connolly’s radical ideas and political achievements within the contemporary political landscape, as well as documenting his prominent role in the 1916 Rising.   

Following the screening, Fórsa activists are invited to head together to the national May Day march, which this year takes place under the banner 'Can You Afford to Live?'. 

This is our moment to stand visible and united in the face of issues most affecting workers today. Fórsa activists will march together, raising our voices against the crushing realities of the cost-of-living and housing crises.  

This year’s march begins at the Garden of Remembrance at 6.30pm and will kick off at 7.00pm, moving to a rally at Beresford Place, outside Liberty Hall and beside the James Connolly statue.   

After the rally, there’s also an after-party in the backroom of Cleary’s Pub (opposite Connolly Station) on Amiens Street, with the band Fizzy Orange kicking-off music from 8.30pm onwards. All are welcome to attend. 

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