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@exteroceptive
Well! After 48 hrs of swearing, bleeding, redefining "tubeless" as a pejorative, and considering setting myself on fire, I finally got my IRCs on and seated...
Phoned @cycleclinic this morning to discuss my problems, he pointed out that if I was rotating tyres (rear was about twice as worn as front, so front -> rear & new -> front), the bead would be a bit stretched on the used tyre which could be the reason I couldn't get it seated with the standard amount of tape.
The new tyre went on the front wheel fine, and seated with a track pump, with some fairy liquid suds around the bead/rim lip.
So I added a layer of Gorilla tape on top of the stuff that was already on the rear wheel, and after a lot of swearing and one broken tyre lever (parktool), the used tyre finally went on.
I had tried putting the new tyre on before adding the layer of tape, but did not have the same fortune as I did with the front wheel. Even the LBS with a compressor couldn't get it to seat, so we figured that maybe the tape was damaged. I definitely poked it a lot with the end of the IRC tyre levers I have. Even managed to pinch-flat a tube using the pointy end of one of the levers, would recommend using the wide flat end for both mounting and removal. Hadn't a hope of getting the new tyre on with the additional layer of tape.
#csb
Also, Gorilla tape is available in Aldi.