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  • Meeting with Colombia reps
    15
    Oct 2026

    ICTU Statement on Peace in Colombia

    News
    As 300,000 public sector workers were on strike here yesterday, the 14th October was a National Day of Action in Colombia opposing the new government...
  • young workers
    07
    Oct 2026

    Government axe living wage a day after ‘workers’ budget’

    News
    Responding to the news that progress to a living wage is to be paused indefinitely, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has roundly condemned the...
  • Government buildings
    06
    Oct 2026

    Budget 2027 a 'half-hearted apology' that falls far short of a workers’ budget

    News
    Budget 2027 falls well short of making up the ground workers lost in last year’s Budget, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions has said. Owen Reidy...
  • Northern Ireland Stormont NI Assembly
    02
    Oct 2026

    Trade unions call for ‘hard-won peace to be protected’

    News
    The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (NIC ICTU) has today added its voice to those calling for protection of the peace...
  • Euros banknotes notes money
    01
    Oct 2026

    No 'workers' budget' without a fair minimum wage increase – unions

    News
    Over 200,000 minimum wage workers could be denied a fair pay increase if the Government takes the unprecedented step of rejecting a Low Pay Commission...
  • Accounts accountant money, economy
    23
    Sep 2026

    ‘Pay more in, get more out’ PRSI deal is broken - unions

    News
    Ahead of the third increase in PRSI contribution rates in three years coming into effect next week, from Thursday 1 October, the Irish Congress of...
  • Electric pylons
    02
    Sep 2026

    Irish Government must back calls for windfall tax on energy profits, says ICTU

    News
    The Government must introduce a windfall profit tax on energy companies in order to support households with the cost of energy during the upcoming...
  • Central Bank of Ireland
    31
    Aug 2026

    Unions call on Government to block Central Bank renewal of Israel bonds prospectus

    News
    The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called on the Government to direct the Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) not to renew or approve the 2026 Israel...
  • Gss_speaker
    21
    Aug 2026

    ICTU hosts Global Solidarity Summer School In Wexford with warning on rise of racist violence and attacks on workers' rights worldwide

    News
    The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has opened its Global Solidarity Summer School in Wexford, warning of the rise of racist violence and attacks on...
  • lecture
    14
    Aug 2026

    Higher and Further Education unions raise concerns over refusals of Gazan student visas

    News
    The Irish Congress of Trade Unions Higher and Further Education Group of Unions has expressed serious concern over reports that Palestinian students...
  • Government buildings
    14
    Jul 2026

    End costly gimmicks and deliver a workers' budget, urges Irish Congress of Trade Unions

    News
    The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has said that the Government must end “gimmicks and giveaways” and deliver a workers' budget, as part of its pre...
  • Gaza Protest
    08
    Jul 2026

    Government must press for release of imprisoned Gaza doctor - Trade unions

    News
    Trade unions in Ireland have urged the Irish Government to use all available diplomatic channels to secure the release of Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, a...

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