In a wide ranging speech to Fórsa's biennial conference, general secretary Kevin Callinan told delegates that “social dialogue is meaningless unless it produces answers to real problems.”

Fórsa has a new team of officers, who were elected by the union’s branches at this year's national conference. They will hold the positions for the next two years.

Disabilities were in the spotlight this year at conference, with a number of motions calling on Fórsa to campaign to make the public service as welcome a place as possible for people with disabilities. 

More Power to You, a coalition of Fórsa, SIPTU, and Connect, launched its local election manifesto this week, calling for stronger local government and local services, and more effective local democracy.