International

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 Bonds prospectus, and not to facilitate the transfer of the prospectus to any other EU member state. Congress said that with a decision due today, the...

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 workers’ rights. The Summer School, which brings together delegates from across the trade union movement has been running for several years, alternating...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions Higher and Further Education Group of Unions has expressed serious concern over reports that Palestinian students from Gaza have been refused Irish student visas despite having secured fully funded places at Irish higher education institutions. The Congress group...

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 Palestinian medic who has been held without charge since December 2024. Dr Abu Safiya is a consultant paediatrician and former Director of Kamal Adwan...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has called on the Government to put workers’ rights and the creation of good, secure jobs at the centre of Ireland’s Presidency of the EU Council. Congress made the call following a meeting with Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Group President Iratxe García Pérez and...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has today called on the FAI not to fulfil Ireland's forthcoming football fixtures against Israel. The call came following a discussion of trade unions leaders at the ICTU Executive Council, which agreed to support the Stop the Game campaign, in line with the...

After horrendous far-right violence in the UK and Ireland, the European Trade Union Confederation is convening unions in Dublin to discuss a plan to develop trade union capacity in conflict resolution and peacebuilding. The UK’s Trades Union Congress (TUC) and the Irish Congress of Trade Unions...