Film workers bring High Court challenge to Labour Court ruling

The workers are challenging the decision to overturn awards and rulings made in their favour at the Workplace Relations Commission

In December 2023, the WRC made cumulative awards of €434,216 to 22 members of the Irish Film Workers Association against the co-producers of a number of global box office movies including the Banshees of Inisherin (above). 

A cohort of film workers have instituted a High Court challenge over decisions made by the Labour Court to overturn awards and rulings made in the workers’ favour at the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).

In December 2023, the WRC made cumulative awards of €434,216 to 22 members of the Irish Film Workers Association (IFWA) against the co-producers of a number of global box office movies, including the award-winning Banshees of Inisherin.