Croke Park deal looks set to be ratified

THE Croke Park deal on public sector pay looks set to be ratified next week after the country’s two biggest public sector unions backed the deal.

IMPACT, the country’s largest public sector union, voted overwhelmingly in favour of the agreement by a margin of 77% to 23% in a ballot.

SIPTU, the largest union in the country, also voted by a substantial majority to support the deal with over 65% voting to support the proposals negotiated by public service unions and employers at Croke Park last March.