Education

Ten years after the Cassells Report set out the investment needed in higher education, the sector still has no long-term funding model and remains roughly €190 million short of the inflation-adjusted Cassells target, according to a report published today by the ICTU Group of Further and Higher...

Ireland's economic model is unsustainable and leaves the country dangerously exposed to global shocks, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions warned ahead of today’s National Economic Dialogue, as it called on Government to use Budget 2026 to put the economy on a firmer footing. Congress, which...

EPSU joined a delegation from the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Youth Committee in Brussels on 3 and 4 March 2025 to advocate for a strong T raineeship D irective. On 3 March, the delegation visited the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), where they met with General Secretary Esther...

The 2024 ICTU Global Solidarity Summer School commenced today in Limerick with a welcome from Shane Curtin, Limerick Trades Council and TUI, who related little-known tales of Limerick’s progressive tradition in welcoming visitors, including Kenneth Kaunda and Che Guevara. The formal conference was...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions today, 3 July 2024, welcomed the launch of the Clear Air on Site Campaign by the Construction Workers Health Trust (CWHT). The purpose of the campaign is the to further promote safe working conditions on construction sites by reducing dust and contaminated air on...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions Education Group of Unions today welcomed publication of the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report, which revealed that 15 year old students here rank among the top performers in reading across the 81 countries evaluated. The chair of the...