Social Policy

Following a constructive engagement with Minister Roderic O’Gorman, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Executive Council agreed to support a YES YES vote in the upcoming referenda. On the vote to extend protections for the family to a wider definition beyond marital families, to those in other...

Giant banners created from a mosaic of photos, shared by hundreds of people across Ireland, have been unfurled on Parnell Square at ICTU and Mandate’s buildings in Dublin. The purpose is to send 'a powerful message of love and care to the communities in and around Parnell Square after recent...

In the wake of the attacks in Parnell Square a fortnight ago and the riots that followed there have been as you know many important conversations and efforts across the community sector and trade union movement to reclaim the narrative, reject polarising responses that pitch communities against each...

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...

Responding to Cabinet approval for a new pay-related unemployment payment, Irish Congress of Trade Unions general secretary Owen Reidy said: “Congress strongly supports moving from flat-rate to pay-related social welfare benefits for PAYE workers. “For too long full-time workers have been left to...

ICTU General Secretary Owen Reidy acknowledged a number of positive measures in Budget 2024 but warned that the Budget contains some major pitfalls that will make it even harder to address the challenges facing the country. Mr Reidy said: ‘ICTU acknowledges and welcomes a number of positive measures...