The Work-Life Balance Bill was signed into law by President Michael D. Higgins this week. ICTU unions welcomed the Government delivering on its commitment to a new workers’ right to request remote work.

Applications are now open for the 2023 Fórsa Gaeltacht grant scheme, which will make 80 grants of €150 each available to assist children of Fórsa members attending residential Irish language courses in Gaeltacht areas this summer.

Over 150 delegates from trade unions across the island gathered in Dundalk for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ (ICTU) seminar to mark International Women's Day.

Fórsa is supporting research examining the workplace experiences of people and their partners who have experienced early pregnancy loss and is encouraging members to take part in a survey to assist with this.  

A major new festival celebrating Robert Tressell, the Dublin born author of the renowned socialist novel The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists, will take place in Liberty Hall in Dublin on Saturday, 6th May. The keynote address will be given by Mick Lynch, general secretary of the UK's Rail Marine and Transport Union (RMT).