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