How Did Culture Affect The Irish Civil Service System

In my essay I will study the effect of Political, Social and Cultural influence which have shaped the Irish Civil Service System. I have 3 aims which i hope to achieve by the time I have finished thie essay: to examine the effect the state of politics at the time of the foundation of the state had on the structure of administration which was implemented, to study the Irish people and the society wich they have enhabited and determine the influence this has had on the Irish Civil Service System, to investigate the Irish culture and prove how this culture has influenced the development of the Civil Service. It is possible to state that Irish Civil Service has been effected by political, social and cultural influences, which has caused damage
First, the 1913 Lockout redefined the nature of commerce and class relations in the city. The 1916 Rising, followed by the 1919-21 War of Independence and the ensuing civil war, turned politics and government on its head. Not all change was driven by local events. World War One saw many thousands of Dubliners fight in the trenches of Gallipoli, Flanders and the Somme. Many never came home. Those who did were often radically transformed, partly by the war and partly by what had happened at home while they were away. (Maguire M.2008). At the end of these turbulent tweleve years of political and social landscaping in Ireland, Ireland was granted the llimited independence from Britain with the signing of the Anglo-Irish treaty. The Irish Free State was granted governance of all Domestic affairs. However this treaty lead to a bitter civil war which divided the country in two. Some of the most prolific leading figures of the war of independence lost their lives in the civil war, such as Cathal Brugha, Liam Lynch and Michael Collins. A a result of the war politics in Ireland became extremely bitter. What had happened during the war was not easily forgotten and as a result people became party hardliners and voted only for either treaty or anti treaty parties depending on what their views were. In comparison to today people vote for who ever pleases them at that moment in time and have
There was a battle for thelead role in coordination between the Finance department and the Foreign Affairs department. The Committee of Secretaries was also replaced by an EEC Committe. By the year 2000 there was major change in the Irish Civil Service. There was greater involvement of the Departments of Justice and Environment in policy making, there was significant money from Structural Funds which allowed for a revamp of infrastructure, the creation of original structures in Ireland and newerpolicy areas like environment also presented challenges and portratyed the growth and development of the irish civilservice system since the joining of the EEC. However over the next few years it became believed that 'Departments may be drifting down the scale of effectiveness at EU level’ (Dept Taoiseach, 2008) meaning they were now being controled by the EU instead of our own elected