"Roddy Connolly was the son of James Connolly and a significant political figure in his own right. In a career that lasted over 60 years, he played a central role in many of the Irish Left's most important political initiatives. This book examines for the first time his career and evaluates his contribution to Irish politics in the twentieth century." "The three main aims of the book are: to chronicle and explain the career of one of the Irish Left's most important, if forgotten, figures; to offer a window into the development of the organisations and parties in which he was involved; to shed more light on and challenge existing interpretations of many key periods in twentieth-century Irish history."--Jacket.