# Event Details

- **Event Name**: WE ONLY WANT THE EARTH The Life & Ideas of James Connolly
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: A powerfully engaging feature documentary, based primarily on the writings of James Connolly, the film was created to inspire and enlighten a contemporary audience about James Connolly, his life and his ideas.

An iconic presence on the landscape of Irish socialism and republicanism, the name of James Connolly looms large in the trade union movement and wherever radical left-wing politics are espoused. The film tries to place Connolly’s radical ideas and many political achievements against the landscape of the contemporary world as well as documenting his more prominent role in the 1916 Easter Rising.

As well as many distinguished commentators, union activists and historians, the film also features many songs and poems - spoken and sung by contemporary artists such as Christy Moore, Stephen Rea, piper David Power, singers Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin and Esosa Ighodaro as well as Connolly’s great great grand-daughter Tamsin Iona Connolly Heron.

The film aims to reclaim Connolly’s story as well as invoking his important social vision - with a clear eye on how it resonates in our contemporary time - an era when even democracy itself appears under threat.

Director & Writer: Alan Gilsenan | Producer & Archive Researcher: Martin Mahon | Executive Producers: Des Geraghty & Noírín Greene | Editor: Bjorn Mac Giolla | Cameraman: Ronan Fox | Music: Brendan Jenkinson | Sound Recordist: Kieran Horgan | Graphic Designer: John Foley | A Yellow Asylum Films Production for the James Connolly Foundation for Educational Equality Ireland | 2025 | 88 minutes
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/castlebar/we-only-want-the-earth-the-life-and-ideas-of-james-connolly/200029671491847
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, art, music, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Castlebar
- **state**: MO
- **country**: Ireland
- **location**: Ballina Arts Centre
- **lat**: 54.111494327035
- **long**: -9.1551234839559
- **full address**: Ballina Arts Centre, Barrett St,Ballina, Mayo, Ireland, Castlebar

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is WE ONLY WANT THE EARTH The Life & Ideas of James Connolly being held?
  - **A:** WE ONLY WANT THE EARTH The Life & Ideas of James Connolly takes place on Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm to Thu, 26 Feb, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Ballina Arts Centre, Barrett St,Ballina, Mayo, Ireland, Castlebar.
- **Q**: Who is organizing WE ONLY WANT THE EARTH The Life & Ideas of James Connolly?
  - **A:** WE ONLY WANT THE EARTH The Life & Ideas of James Connolly is organized by Ballina Arts Centre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** WE ONLY WANT THE EARTH The Life & Ideas of James Connolly is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Castlebar, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If WE ONLY WANT THE EARTH The Life & Ideas of James Connolly sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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