The Rathkeale Land and Labour Association held an important meeting to discuss various issues. Among the topics discussed were the organization and formation of a branch in each parish, the appointment of a deputation to attend at Cappa and form a branch of the association there, and the allocation of funds. Additionally, a resolution was passed to call on the Rathkeale District Council to give the Limerick Leader a part of the advertising for the union in protest against the “savage sentence” passed on the paper’s editor.
The Rathkeale Land and Labour Association recently convened an important meeting chaired by John Ambrose, T.C., with several prominent members in attendance, including W.D. Power, William Hayes, Thomas Kett, and Maurice Brennan. The gathering aimed to address various ongoing issues affecting the association and the local community.
One of the primary topics discussed at the meeting was the need to strengthen the association’s presence by creating branches in each parish within the Rathkeale Union. Delegates were assigned to attend a meeting in Cappa with the purpose of forming a branch of the association.
Additionally, the members sought clarification on details related to the seventh scheme of labourers’ cottages and plots. They passed a resolution requesting their representatives in the District Council to obtain more information on the subject, emphasizing their right to know as a branch of the Irish Land and Labour Association.
In a show of solidarity for the Limerick Leader, which had its editor sentenced at a Crimes Act court in Limerick, the association members passed another resolution to urge the Rathkeale District Council to allocate a portion of the union’s advertising to the newspaper.
The meeting concluded with several new members joining the association and the handing over of funds to the treasurer. The next meeting was announced to be held on the 30th of the same month, reflecting the group’s ongoing commitment to addressing local issues and ensuring fair treatment for their community.
Limerick Echo – Tuesday 25 November 1902
