The Autumn/Winter 2026 issue of Civil Service Quarterly (CSQ) is out now and available for download here.

As this is the first edition of CSQ since Jean Taylor became chairperson of the civil service division, Jean takes the opportunity to ask members for their help in achieving her ambition of building a stronger, more active division and union.

For members interested in the direction of the division pieces on the civil service divisional conference and divisional strategy outline the framework for the next two years.

There are updates on the revamped civil service probation policy, and the upcoming new conciliation and arbitration scheme, as well as an As Gaeilge piece on Fórsa’s address to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Irish language.

For members interested in Fórsa’s charity work and community participation, there are articles on our funding of important initiatives in Dublin’s North East Inner City, where the union's headquarters is based, and our return to the Ploughing Championships and the LGBTQIA+ Network’s first summer of Pride marches.

Additionally, there are important policy analysis pieces examining worrying moves towards deregulation from the EU Commission President, and guest writer, Dr. Tom McDonnell of the Nevin Economic Research Institute, lays out a comprehensive economic model of development for Ireland, based on resilience and the promotion of better, more secure employment for people living in Ireland.

Download your copy of CSQ Winter/Autumn 2026 here.

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