O’Reilly restored to leadership of the ATGWU

CONTROVERSIAL trade unionist Mick O’Reilly has won back his post as leader of the country’s second biggest trade union.

Since he became embroiled in a row involving former union boss Bill Morris in June 2001, Mr O’Reilly has in turn been suspended, dismissed and then restored to a lower union grade before his reinstatement, with immediate effect.

However, his reinstatement as Irish regional secretary of the Amalgamated Transport & General Workers’ Union creates a fresh problem for the British-based union.