Operative Plasterers and Allied Trades Society of Ireland

The Operative Plasterers and Allied Trades Society of Ireland (OPATSI) is a trade union representing plasterers and allied trades such as Tilers, Slaters, Metal Stud Fixers and Ceiling fixers in Ireland. The union was founded in 1893 as the Regular Stucco Plasterers' Trade Union of the City of Dublin. In its early years, it met at the Trades Hall on Capel Street in Dublin, and was led by Harry Murtagh and James O'Neill. From its early days, the union has claimed to have descended from St Bartholomew Guild of Plasterers and Bricklayers which, it claims, was founded in 1670.

Operative Plasterers and Allied Trades Society of Ireland

The Operative Plasterers and Allied Trades Society of Ireland (OPATSI) is a trade union representing plasterers and allied trades such as Tilers, Slaters, Metal Stud Fixers and Ceiling fixers in Ireland. The union was founded in 1893 as the Regular Stucco Plasterers' Trade Union of the City of Dublin. In its early years, it met at the Trades Hall on Capel Street in Dublin, and was led by Harry Murtagh and James O'Neill. From its early days, the union has claimed to have descended from St Bartholomew Guild of Plasterers and Bricklayers which, it claims, was founded in 1670.