'The establishment, maintenance and demise of the Limerick 'Soviet' is a good story and Liam Cahill tells it very well ... of interest to a wide audience ... a must for every trade unionist concerned with the Labour movement's past and its future.'
- Peter Cassells, (former) General Secretary, Irish Congress of Trade Unions
'You should catch it if you can ...'
- Gay Byrne, RTÉ Radio 1
'It was good to hear that this book was published at last, good to see it in the shops, good to see it among the top five titles in hard back sales. It is almost as good to read it ... Cahill has researched his subject diligently.'
- DR O'Connor Lysaght, distinguished historian
'His book is a fine addition to the now considerable volume of work of labour historians and brings the soviet justifiably back into the centre stage of our history.'
- Patrick Smyth, 'The Irish Times'
'Liam Cahill has chronicled that event with skill and balance, driven neither by blind enthusiasm nor heavy-handed pedantry. Unlike the soviet, his book is a success.'
- Seán Dunne, 'The Examiner'
'A long overdue look at a little known aspect of Irish history.'
- The late Jim Kemmy TD
'A scholarly and well-written volume'
- Martin Byrnes, 'The Limerick Leader'
'The clear, direct style of the writing makes the book accessible to the general reader while the meticulous research commends it to the academic'
- Eamonn Holmes, 'The Meath Chronicle'
'Puts the Labour movement back into Irish history
- 'The Leinster Express'
'Forgotten Revolution' is written in a clear, direct style making this forgotten history available to general reader and academic alike.'
- Nenagh Guardian'
'The book is full of witty anecdotes of the colourful events'
- 'The Kerryman'
'Liam Cahill has made a good story of it ... a good writer...'
- 'The Irish Independent'
'Cahill's book is extremely well-researched and is invaluable as an insight into the 1919 period in general.'
- An Phoblacht
''Liam's scholarly research into the Soviet can't be faulted and he has delved deep into the primary sourtces'
- David Lee, 'Making Sense'
'Well worth reading and studying...'
- The News Line
' This book is clearly a labour of love ... Cahill beautifully tells a story that deserves a wider audience ...'
- Socialist Worker Review
'Cahill's book is not a Marxist analysis ... he looks at events from a trade unionist persepective.'
- The Leninist
'Cahill, an experienced journalist and himself a good union man, looks as though he has produced a book that anyone could find interesting and the historians won't sniff at.'
- Books Ireland
'Cahill has a shrewd eye for the realities of the situation ...'
- Linen Hall Review
''Forgotten Revolution' is something else - a telling by Liam Cahill of a fascinating story ...'
- The Irish Post
'Cahill's book, in a thorough and accessible fashion, brings the Soviet to life.'
- 'SIPTU Newsline'
'Liam Cahill tells his tale well and evenhandedly ... Both Labour and Limerick were lucky with their chronicler.'
- An Múinteoir
''Forgotten Revolution' is an attractive, well produced, but above all, immensely readable recounting ...'
- 'Customs Journal'
'Forgotten Revolution' is to be warmly recommended and welcomed.'
- Dr. Ellen Hazelkorn, 'Science and Society'
'This book, by an acknowledged expert on Irish Labour history of the period 1916 to 1923, is an enduring and valuable commentary for the historian and student of that era ...'
- Cllr. Frank Prendergast, 'North Munster Antiquarian Journal'
