Government loses pay row appeal

Ireland: The Supreme Court has ruled against two Government departments in an appeal of a case that arose from a 13-week dispute at local agricultural offices almost two years ago.

During the dispute at local offices in Castlebar, Galway, Limerick, Tralee and Clonakilty, members of the Civil Public and Services Union (CPSU) were taken off the payroll.

This resulted from their participation in ‘limited industrial action’ which saw them refusing to carry out some of their normal duties in a dispute over promotion.