New General Secretary of ICTU is Owen Reidy


At today’s Irish Congress of Trade Unions Executive committee meeting, Owen Reidy, the outgoing Assistant General Secretary was ratified as the new General Secretary of the Congress following Patricia King, after she stepped down from the post this month. Mr.Reidy, a father of 2 and a native of...

Pride Webinars

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Series of lunchtime webinars (Monday 20 to Wednesday 22 June) to mark the trade union contribution towards LGBTQ rights Full details on FSU website here
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Executive Council Meeting at the Mansion House


A meeting of our Executive Council was held in the historic setting of the Oak Room in the Mansion House today, the first in-person Executive meeting in over two years. Dublin's Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland hosted the event. Opening the proceedings she said, 'trade unions play a significant role not...
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Dr Laura Bambrick's eulogy to the PUP


The last payment of the PUP will be paid today (March 29 2022) as the emergency support comes to an end, almost two years to the day after it was introduced. The remaining 45,000 recipients will transfer over to the ordinary jobseeker’s benefit. The PUP was one of three income supports introduced in...
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Congress and Ibec team up to support Ukraine humanitarian relief efforts


The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ensuing humanitarian crisis have resonated greatly with the Irish public. In light of this, ICTU, as the representative voice of workers in Ireland, and Ibec, the leading representative employer body have come together to facilitate and encourage workers and...
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ICTU President expresses solidarity with people of Ukraine


Speech by KEVIN CALLINAN, President, Irish Congress of Trade Unions I’m the elected president of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, and the general secretary of Fórsa. It is my deep honour to be standing here among trade unionists and progressives, in solidarity with Ambassador Larysa Gerasko and...
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Unions stand with Ukraine rally


To mark one month since the Russian invasion and in protest at the widespread death and destruction suffered by the people of Ukraine, Congress is organising a solidarity gathering on Thursday next outside the Russian Embassy in Dublin. The Solidarity with Ukraine gathering takes place at the...
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine


General Secretary Patricia King has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which has started a war in Europe that diplomacy has failed to avert. Patricia King said ‘our first thoughts must be with the citizens of Ukraine, the men, women, and children whose lives have been endangered by President...
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