Agricultural History Review, Volume 56 Part 1 (2008), pp. 66–78

The post-First World War disruption to agricultural supply and demand heralded a long-term decline in the Irish barley industry. After initial attempts at collective bargaining and negotiations with brewers, the majority of Irish barley growers sought government assistance for their sector, through tariffs and guaranteed prices. However, given the hostility of the Cumann na nGaedheal administration and of the Irish Farmers' Union to Protectionism, the barley growers' persistent campaign had the consequence of increasing support for Fianna Fáil, who introduced protection for the barley sector in 1932. 

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