"Outline the development and evolution of Industrial Relations in Ireland
and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of its current framework."
Presented by:
Dermot Costello
Date: 7h December 2004
Course: Bachelor of Business Studies (Management)
Ref: TA_BMNGT_B
Subject: Industrial Relations Framework and Development
Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2
Executive Summary 3
Statement of research Objectives 4
Methodology 4
Introduction 5
Industrial relations pre-1900's 5
Industrial relations 1871 to 1906. 6
Industrial relations 1907 to 1922. 7
The Irish State and Industrial Relations 8
The 1960's & 1970's 9
The 1980's and the PRN 10
The 1990's and The Industrial Relations Act 1990 11
Moving Irish Industrial Relations into the 21st Century 13
Advantages and Disadvantages of the current Framework 13
Conclusions 15
Appendix 16
Biblography 16
References 17
Originality 17
Executive Summary
Before the formation of the state, the industrial relation climate was extremely hostile and in some cases violent. We had the Dublin lockout in 1913 resulting in violent clashes in Dublin and even though the workers were essentially starved into submission, this resulted in the growth of Trade Unio ...