(left) Guest speaker Owen Reidy and festival organiser Gerard O'Mahony before the talk. Owen Reidy ICTU General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, was speaking on “The Future World of Work and the Place of Trade Unions” as part of the Spirit of Mother Jones Festival 2024 at The Maldron Hotel, Shandon, Cork. The festival and summer school is dedicated to the memory of Mary Harris/Mother Jones and to inspirational people everywhere who fight for social justice. Pic Larry Cummins