The Irish Administration

The developments and achievements of the Irish administration, overshadowed by the more spectacular aspects of Irish history have received comparatively little attention. In this work, originally published in 1964, the author shows how the administrative structure was drastically rationalised and modernised.

R. B. McDowell (1913-2011) was an Irish historian and Professor Emeritus of History at University College, Dublin.

1.The Administrative Framework and the Civil Service 2. The Irish Executive 3. The Financial Departments 4. The Courts of Law 5. Police and Prisons 6. Local Government, Poor Law and Public Health 7. Departments Concerned with Economic Development 8. Departments Concerned with Education 9. Archives and Information. Epilogue. Appendices: Irish Departments, Officials Discussed.