To the Editor of The Limerick Echo,

Bank Place, March 10, 1904

Dear Sir,

We, on behalf of the Corporation Employees’ Society, kindly request you to publish this letter in your journal to counter a statement made during Thursday night’s Borough Council meeting by Alderman John O’Brien. He falsely claimed that the men only work for an hour or so on Sunday mornings, and we urge him to verify the truth of his statement with the City Surveyor or the stewards.

If our request for a day’s wage for Sunday work does not receive the support and cooperation of the prominent figure of the now-defunct Dock Labourers’ Union, we would appreciate it if he could familiarize himself with societal norms and refrain from defaming a group of men within the Council Chamber when they were unable to defend themselves against his unfair and unwarranted attack. The esteemed alderman should be the last person among the forty Council members to attempt to influence his fellow members against impartially considering our application. We all remember his stance when the introduction of the “soaker” at the docks affected him personally, and we would like to remind him that no group of men showed more sympathy towards him and his fellow workers than the members of our society.

We are seeking this concession based on its merits, and even if our claim only amounts to 6 pence or 14 pence, we would refrain from making this application if it weren’t for the actions of members such as Alderman O’Brien.

Yours faithfully,

John Corrigan, President
Patrick Walsh, Vice President
Thomas Ryan, Treasurer
Patrick Cunningham, Secretary

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Limerick Echo – Tuesday 15 March 1904