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<p>A Dublin march in support of striking nurses and midwives in 2019, calling on the government to make serious proposals to resolve an industrial dispute. File picture: Tom Honan/PA Wire</p>

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A nationwide public sector strike begins on Wednesday — here's what you need to know

Unions estimate that there will be between 300,000 and 400,000 public servants on strike on Wednesday as part of a row with the government over pay negotiations amid the cost-of-living crisis

<p>A draft schedule of Dáil business for next week, seen by the Irish Examiner, confirms that the only proposed sitting days are Tuesday and Thursday.</p>

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Dáil cancels Wednesday sitting amid expected public sector picket at Leinster House

<p>ASTI general secretary Linda Kelly, second left, addressing teachers at her former secondary school, St Aloysius College in Carrigtwohill, Cork, on Monday. Pictures: Clare Keogh</p>

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Linda Kelly: New ASTI chief warns teachers’ voices cannot be ignored as strike looms

Cairde Fail president's dinner

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Leinster House strike row: Taoiseach faces union backlash over call for staff derogation

Youghal Nurses On Strike

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Strike action: HSE braced for ‘widespread disruption’ and requests non-union staff to cross picket lines

Cairde Fail president's dinner

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Taoiseach says there should be a derogation for Dáil as Leinster House picket looms

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HSE plans cancellation of non-urgent services ahead of October 14 strikes

Urgent cancer treatment is expected to continue, while patients affected by the planned industrial action have been contacted

Fri, 09 Oct, 2026

Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation protest - Dublin

Public sector strikes likely as unions and Government cannot agree on agenda for talks

As public sector strikes look, unions are demanding that pay increases be the first agenda item to open negotiations, but Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the Government will not accept "unilateral preconditions" before discussions.

Thu, 08 Oct, 2026

Teacher's strike

Pickets expected outside schools as 20,000 teachers prepare for second strike

ASTI says Budget 2027 does not provide a credible basis for resolving teachers’ pay dispute amid wider public sector action

Thu, 08 Oct, 2026