Publications

The Countess Markievicz Memorial Lecture was established by the Irish Association for Industrial Relations with the support of the Department of Labour and is currently supported by the Workplace Relations Commission. Countess Markievicz was first Minister for Labour of the newly independent Irish State. The object of the Memorial Lecture is to provide an occasion for a substantive contribution to discussion in the Industrial Relations area by a distinguished practitioner or academic. Many high profile speakers have given the lecture and their lectures are provided below. 

2023 lecture delivered by Séamus Dooley

2022 lecture delivered by Danny McCoy

2021 lecture delivered by Phil Ní Sheaghdha

2020 lecture delivered by Dr. Margaret Ward

2019 lecture delivered by Prof. Kate Pickett and Richard Wilkinson

2018 lecture delivered by Dr. Brian Hanley

2017 lecture delivered by Professor Jacqueline O'Reilly

2016 lecture delivered by Dr. Emmet O'Connor 

2015 lecture delivered by Emeritus Professor Colin Crouch

2014 lecture delivered by Anthony Kerr

2013 lecture delivered by Dr. Lauren Arrington

2012 lecture delivered by PJ Fitzpatrick

2011 lecture delivered by Lowell Turner

2010 lecture delivered by Sir Bob Hepple

2009 lecture delivered by Jack O'Connor

2008 lecture delivered by Professor Bill Roche

2007 lecture delivered by Roy Green

2006 lecture delivered by Kieran Mulvey

2005 lecture delivered by Finbar Flood

2004 lecture delivered by Mária Ládo

2003 lecture delivered by John Kelly

2000 lecture delivered by Manfred Weiss

1999 lecture delivered by Professor Patrick Gunnigle

1998 lecture delivered by Professor Roger Blanpain

1997 lecture delivered by Professor Keith Sisson

1996 lecture delivered by Evelyn Owens

1995 lecture delivered by Mervyn Taylor T.D.

1994 lecture delivered by Paul Teague

1993 lecture delivered by Professor Ian Gow n/a

1992 lecture delivered by Des Geraghty MEP

1991 lecture delivered by Dr Patrick J. Moriarty

1990 lecture delivered by Herr Ernst Breit

1989 lecture delivered by Bertie Ahern, T.D.

1988 lecture delivered by Matt Merrigan

1987 lecture delivered by Donald F. Ephlin

1986 lecture delivered by John M. Horgan

1985 lecture delivered by Senator Mary Robinson, S.C.

1984 lecture delivered by Dr. Michel Peillon

1983 lecture delivered by Hugh Mac Neill

1982 lecture delivered by Dr. Eric Batstone

1981 lecture delivered by Dr. Richard Hyman

1980 lecture delivered by R.O. Clarke

1979 lecture delivered by Dr. Paul O'Higgins

1978 lecture delivered by Professor Charles McCarthy

1977 lecture delivered by Professor George F. Thomason

1976 lecture delivered by Professor Michael P. Fogarty