Nineteen thirteen and the Dublin Lockout quickly evoke the names of James
Larkin and William Martin Murphy. With a bit of probing James Connolly
will be identified. However, the names of women involved in the Dublin
Lockout are now being popularly recognised too. Does the Dublin Lockout
hold a legacy for the women’s movement and equality for women, asks Niall
Crowley, commissioning editor of this Lockout insert