Historic Events

Bohemian Football Club, in collaboration with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, has announced the release of its third-choice kit for 2024. The kit, which was worn for the first time at a recent match against Dundalk FC, is in support of ICTU’s Better in a Trade Union campaign, which promotes the...

Thirty years since the introduction of the May Day Bank Holiday, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has today (14.02.24) announced Ireland’s first Trade Union Week, which will take place between 29th April and 6th May 2024. ICTU said the week of coordinated events in workplaces and local...

Congress notes the recent International Court of Justice ruling that Israel has a prima facia case to be answered and the order on the request for provisional measures in the South Africa v. Israel case. We welcome the Court’s ruling and orders and urge the Government to do all that it can to ensure...

At today’s Executive Council meeting of the ICTU unanimous support was voiced for all our Northern Ireland affiliate unions engaging in industrial across Northern Ireland tomorrow. Speaking after the meeting Owen Reidy General Secretary of Congress stated, “All our affiliate unions in the Republic...

The Joint Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement discusses workers rights and constitutional change In attendance were Owen Reidy, General Secretary and Mr. Justin McCamphill, President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) John Boyle, General Secretary Irish National...

At a meeting today of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Executive Council, the matter of the announced referendum on gender equality, care and the family was considered. Congress calls on the Government to publish the wording for the referendum in line with the recommendations of the Citizens’...

The final programme of talks and events for the ‘Visions of Labour and Class in Ireland and Europe’ Conference is now available online here: ILHS-Programme-of-Events-2023.pdf The conference is taking place in various venues across Dublin from Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th September 2023. Online...

The legislation ending the marriage bar in the Irish civil service became law 50 years ago today, on 31 July 1973. The marriage bar required single women civil servants to resign from their job when they married and banned married women from joining the permanent civil service. To mark the 50th...