Conferences

T he NIC-ICTU’s Retired Workers’ Committee (RWC) annual Age Seminar was held in in joint session with the RoI RWC in the Gateway Hotel in Dundalk. The tenth such event was chaired by Ann Walsh, ROI RWC committee secretary and Margaret Galloway, NI RWC committee chair. Proceedings were started by...

Congress has officially launched a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) section on its Learning Hub at the NIC ICTU Union Learning Conference, marking a significant step forward in supporting workers through technological change. The new section is designed to help union members understand, engage with...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions will today (2nd September 2025) host a national conference addressing anti-racism in the workplace and beyond. Now in its second year, the conference is run by Stronger Tgether Anti-Racist Workplaces and Trade Unions Project, which supports ICTU's affiliated...

The 2025 ICTU Global Solidarity Summer School was held over two days in the Canal Court Hotel in Newry. Almost 100 delegates and guest speakers discussed and debated a series of international matters of concern to trade union activists everywhere. ICTU Assistant General Secretary Gerry Murphy...

ICTU Global Solidarity Summer School to discuss Palestine and global workers’ rights. Canal Court Hotel, Newry, 14 & 15 August Almost 100 trade unionists from both sides of the border will hear a representative of the Palestinian teachers union, speaking in Newry at the ICTU Global Solidarity Summer...

The NIC-ICTU’s Retired Workers’ Committee (RWC) annual Age Seminar was held in in joint session with the RoI RWC in the Canal Court Hotel in Newry. The first speaker was Evelyn Hoy, CEO at the Commission for Older People, who described its Powers and Duties ​, on respecting residents’ rights in care...