Fórsa’s school secretaries and caretakers will begin indefinite strike action on Thursday 28th August 2025, at the start of the new school term. Letters of notice have issued to affected school employers and school management bodies. 

Special Needs Assistant (SNA) Appreciation Day in 2025 will be held on Thursday 25th September. We’re resharing this recap video to set the tone and give an insight as we build towards another phenomenal day celebrating the contributions of Special Needs Assistants in schools.  

Members from Irish trade unions, north and south of the border, came together for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ (ICTU) biennial delegate conference last week in Belfast. 

Members march in Dublin Pride, and union shows solidarity with the fightback against anti-LGBTQIA+ crackdown in Hungary. 

The Galway Rape Crisis Centre offers training to build staff awareness and improve workplace reactions when incidents occur.

Through this public consultation, you have an opportunity to share your personal story, helping to draw lessons that will guide future national responses.