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Ireland after 1945

3rd Year History

Defeat for DeValera because:

People wanted a change Unemployment and emigration

1948 to 1951 The First Inter-Party government.


Fine Gael, Labour and Clan na Poblachta. Taoiseach was John A Costello. Sean MacBride (external affairs), Noel Browne (Health). Achievments: 1949 Republic Marshall Aid built houses and hospitals Rural electricification Fight against TB IDA set up to attract foreign industry to Ireland The Mother and Child scheme

1951 - 1959

1951- 1954 DeValera in power.

Better social welfare but still high unemployment and emigration


1954 1957 The Second Inter-Party government Joined UN Took action against IRA for border attacks (Clan na Poblachta pulled out of the government as a result) 1957-1959 DeV again interned IRA 1959 Dev became President for the next 14 years Lemass took over as Taoiseach

Lemass in Government

Change in Style and Approach

Lemass appointed younger ministers like Lynch, Haughey and Donough O Malley TK Whittaker drew up the First Programme for Economic Expansion, which: Got rid of Protectionism. Encouraged exports. Grants and tax concessions to attract foreign industry

Swinging Sixties

Lemass met Terence O Neill. New schools were built. Free Secondary education introduced First shopping centres built Finglas, Ballymun, Ballyfermot etc.were built. RTE set up Swinging Sixties JFK arrived.

YEARS OF UNCERTAINTY 1966 1985.

Jack Lynch as Taoiseach 1966 1973 1970 The Arms crisis. Blaney and Haughey and Blaney sacked. Boland resigned in sympathy. Haughey later acquitted. The campaign to join the EEC. We signed up on the 1st January 1973.

The Coalition government 1973 1977


Fine Gael and Labour led by Liam Cosgrave. Oil crisis led to inflation and unemployment. Taxes increased. Sunningdale signed by Heath and Cosgrave but the new power-sharing agreement was broken by Unionist opposition 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings.

1977 - 1987

1977 1981 Fianna Fail returns

Give-away election 1979 Lynch resigned and Haughey took over.


1981 Coalition under Garret Fitzgerald (FG and Lab) 1982 Haughey and FF in power for 10 months 1982 1987 FG under Fitzgerald Still inflation, debt, high taxes, emigration and unemployment. Fitzgerald and Thatcher signed the Anglo-Irish agreement in 1985. It stated that the Republic would have a say in running Northern Ireland..

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