"In international commentary and debate on the effects of the Great Recession and austerity, Ireland has been hailed as the poster child for economic recovery and regeneration out of deep economic and fiscal contraction. While the genesis of Ireland's financial, economic and fiscal crisis has...

1. Introduction -- 2. Recession, the labour market and the conduct of human resource management -- 3. Human resource management in the recession : results of survey of employers -- 4. Human resource managers : the effects of the recession and HR responses -- 5. Human resource managers : good...