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Irish Labour The Irish Congress History of Trade Unions Society ILHS & ICTU Joint Conference The Irish Congress of Trade Unions 1959 - 2019 18th, 19th October 2019 Friday 18 October : Venue: Forsa, Nerney’s Court, Dublin 1 This session of the Conference is sponsored by FORSA Registration 18.15 – Register online via the ILHS web-site www.irishlabourhistorysociety.com or Email: [email protected] (This is needed for catering purposes) 18.45 Introduction by Dr Kieran Jack McGinley, President of the ILHS 18.50 Setting the Scene: The Forerunners of the ICTU Francis Devine, Honorary President ILHS 19.10 Patricia King General Secretary ICTU followed by Q&A. Vote of thanks by Pat Bolger, ILHS Trustee 20.00 Reception & book launch. William Walker Social Activist & Belfast Labourist 1870-1918. Author: Mike Mecham; Foreword: by Professor Alvin Jackson, Published by Umiskin Press, Dublin. www.umiskinpress.wordpress.com Hardback €35; Special Conference Price €30 Paperback €25; Special Conference Price €20 Saturday 19th October. Venue: ILHS premises Beggars Bush Barracks Session 1 Chair: Gerry Murphy INTO (President ICTU) 10.00 - 11.00 Public Sector - Contemporary Session. Peter Nolan, Forsa. John King, SIPTU 11.00 - 12.00 ICTU & Gender - The feminisation of the labour movement. Alison Millar, NIPSA 12.00 -12.10 Tea/Coffee Session 2 Chair: Seamus Dooley (NUJ) 12.15 - 13.30 NIC-ICTU panel discussion. Patricia McKeown, UNISON. Gerry Murphy INTO. President ICTU. Peter Bunting, retired DGS ICTU. 13.30 - 14.15 Lunch (Soup/Sandwiches) Session 3 Chair: Fionnuala Richardson (Vice-President ILHS) 14.15 - 15.00 Lessons from the Crisis – Restructuring Trade Unions. Jack O’Connor. Including Q&A 15.00 - 16.00 ICTU Personalities. Francis Devine on Donal Nevin, GS ICTU 1982 - 1989. Patricia McKeown, UNISON on Inez McCormack, President ICTU 1999 - 2001 Session 4 Chair: Anne Speed (Unison) 16.00 - 17.00 Where Next for ICTU? Alison Millar NIPSA, V President ICTU, Eoin Ronayne, Forsa. Seamus Dooley, NUJ 17.00 Closing Remarks by Dr Kieran Jack McGinley, President of the ILHS Book through PayPal on our website irishlabourhistorysociety.com (This is important for catering purposes) Conference fee €15.00 - Unwaged €10.00 Please note the 2 different venues .

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