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The Cork Dockers’ Strike, which began on Monday 15 January 1923 and extended all the way to early February 1923, was a quest for better terms and wages within a national pay agreement for transport workers in southern Irish ports.
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While September 1922 coincided with offensive and randomly located rifle fire by Anti-Treaty IRA volunteers on the National Army troops, October 1922 coincided with a step up in the type of weapons used - especially using hand grenades.
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One hundred years ago – late July 1920 – nightlife on the streets of Cork was under strict curfew. On 19 July Major-General Strickland issued an order of a curfew between the hours of 10pm and 3am for Cork city.