Hi everyone and welcome back to our new series life on the left.

This week we're joined by Helena Sheehan, professor emeritus at Dublin City University, accomplished author and a life long activist on the left for over 50 years!

Nicole talks to Helena about her life, moving to Ireland and her history with the left in Ireland and the United States, her inspirations and more!

Helena's latest book Until We Fall: Long Distance Life On The Left is available now and can be purchased here

You can follow Helena on Twitter to keep up to date with her writings

*note this episode was recorded in early February, some references may be out of date*

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Save the Date: On March 9th we will be taking part in the Dublin Radical Bookfair. This is an exciting day with stalls from progressive bookshops, publishers, magazines, campaign groups, unions, artists and more. There will also be some drop-in talks and workshops throughout the day organised by different groups, some exhibits and a chance to meet some of your favourite radical authors as well as catch up with us at our stall. The event takes place in the Teachers Club at 36 Parnell Square in Dublin from 12pm to 5pm and is free, so don’t miss it! 

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