Murtagh Properties Ltd v Cleary

JurisdictionIreland
Judgment Date06 March 1972
Date06 March 1972
Docket Number[1971. No. 4031 P.]
CourtHigh Court
(H.C.)
Murtagh Properties Ltd
and
Cleary

Injunction - Public-house - Objection by trade union to employment of women - Whether prima facie evidence of facts establishing defendant's right to picket plaintiffs' premises - Equality before the law - Right to earn a livelihood - Trade Disputes Act, 1906 (6 Edw. 7, c. 47), ss. 2, 3, 5 - Constitution of Ireland, 1937, Articles 40, 45.

The defendant was the secretary of a trade union which represented bar waiters and others who were employed in public houses. The plaintiffs carried on business as publicans in a public house in Dublin and employed some...

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