Workers refused to handle goods sourced from apartheid South Africa.

We take our boycotts seriously in Ireland

clipped from en.wikipedia.org Dunnes Stores is a supermarket and clothing retail chain based in the Republic of Ireland. The chain primarily sells food, clothes and household wares. In addition to its main customer base in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the chain has operations in Great Britain and Spain. The format of the chain's stores is very similar to that of the British company Marks and Spencer, with a grocery supermarket operating alongside a clothing/textiles store. The company is particularly known for the lockout /strike from 1982 to 1986. Members of IDATU (the retail workers Union) refused to handle goods sourced from apartheid South Africa. Neither side would give way and the dispute only came to an end when the Irish Government made imports from South Africa illegal. The Dunne Family, who own the company are amongst the richest people in the island of Ireland.