1962: WHY are the CORK DOCKYARDS so SUCCESSFUL? | World of Work | Tonight | BBC Archive

[@daniel-wood]

The Cork dockyards closed in 1984, in case you were curious

[@magesalmanac6424]

😞 Oh.. after watching this I was thinking wow, I bet they’re still around if they adapted this well. Seems not.

[@FlibDokky]

sad but unsurprising

[@hypergolic8468]

The yard may have closed in 1984, but part of the site still makes large port cranes for export, it's not all wasteland. Indeed in this 8 minutes is one of the best short essays in industrial relations and manufacturing.

[@gregconway736]

It close in 84 due to low productivity and high costs. So in the end they got undercut by shipbuilders in Asia.

[@squire7618]

£15 a week for an Apprentice in 1962 works out at around £400 these days.. not bad at all.

[@daeshbagcentral5298]

I was on £2 quid a week as an apprentice diesel fitter in 1967 for nationalized industry

[@fozzyami]

Amazing how modern employment practices have forgotten all of these good points. Continual work and well paid employees lead to more efficient work practices and flexibility.

[@homsie25]

Best ship I sailed in was the MV Leinster, built in Cork Verolme

[@L_U-K_E]

Impressive.

[@aaroncronin4820]

The old fella worked there from mid 60s onwards, mid 80s was a tough time throughout Cork for employment

[@Alo4321]

Never ask a cork man how much he takes home.

[@DanMurphy-w3m]

Ah, dat wud all depend, like. Sure you know yourself

[@GhastlyCretin]

Not to nitpick but in the description the town is spelled "cove". The actual spelling is "cobh".

[@donegal79]

I don't think a 60 yr old report will complain

[@Hubris030]

​@@donegal79 If you called India 'British Raj' today, that wouldn't be historically accurate either would it?!

[@DenkyManner]

The name is from the English word cove, as in a small inlet or bay. The Irish spelling is a gaelicisation. The pronunciation and meaning is identical. But it has been the Irish spelling since 1921

[@Hubris030]

@@DenkyManner Koben

[@CGM_68]

Well, An Cóbh in Irish has no meaning, other than being a Gaelicisation of Cove.

[@julianshepherd2038]

They are always afloat

[@syedalamgir5838]

They were good worker.

[@MrSoundman1955]

anyone know the title of the music at the end of theses BBC clips?

[@OlafProt]

Raining, then.

[@tpower1912]

Look forward to checking later and seeing how non-Irish people fare understanding the Cork accent

[@JohnHonda101]

I can understand them perfectly, I'm from North Northumberland.

[@mid-walesrover681]

No problem understanding the accent from this geordie / scouse.

[@williamgeorgelopezjunior8533]

I’m from Boston, Massachusetts which is only a 5 to 7 hour plane ride … but it’s basically little Cork over here …. so I understand them quite well also 😂

[@steveincork3669]

Some cork Migrants to the Americas 19th Century onwards ended up in Jamaica lending the Cork lilt to the natives dialect which for the last few decades can be heard all over London. Bob Marley had a lovely Cork accent. Not so Urban legend as some may think😊

[@goldiefish72]

Sadly, many of the reasons for its success in this clip, (Union Shenanigans) became reasons why the owners chose to close it in 1984.

[@smallworx]

HEH Talking doom and gloom about Harland & Wolf Shipyard. Samson and Goliath looking dapper these days!

[@homsie25]

Looking dapper while waiting for another government bailout

[@NeewWorldLeader]

It's Cobh not Cove

[@buffplums]

OCH Aye the noo!! 😂

[@daeshbagcentral5298]

Exactly,Dull Cnut