We've written to @MichealMartinTD urging him to help ensure safe passage of the Global Sumud Flotilla sailing to Gaza with humanitarian aid. https://t.co/cE53uryk7r

Great to be speaking on behalf of @ifut @IFUT_TCD at the Trinity College induction day. Join your union!

The @forsa_union_ie school secretaries + caretakers campaign for pension equity has been incredibly positive + has huge public support This indefinite strike will see pickets from Monday could possibly lead to schools closing. Time for the Labour Court to intervene @irishcongress

No second-class staff! Equal pension rights for school secretaries & caretakers. IFUT backs @forsa_union_ie strike action. Solidarity across the union movement. 📢 https://t.co/0jLCxYpqNP @apike1

Solidarity to the School Secretaries and Caretakers who start Strike action tomorrow. Make sure you drop along to your local school to show you support!

🚨 National Week of Action | Sept 1–7 🚨 Precarious work. No right to union recognition. No right to bargain. It’s not just unfair — it’s un-European. 🇪🇺 Join us in demanding real rights for workers. 📢 Sign the petition: https://t.co/2UK2t6jKQO @irishcongress @forsa_union_ie

Why does the hospitality sector need an €800m handout from taxpayers when the evidence says the sector is doing fine?

📣 IFUT General Secretary Frank Jones Leads Key Meeting on Higher Education Issues Frank Jones, General Secretary of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT), took part in a meeting yesterday with Deputy Erin McGreehan, Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on

At #ICTUBDC2025, IFUT President Dr Michael Hinds @notaprofessor moved a crucial motion calling for urgent public investment in higher education and protection of educators’ wellbeing. The message was clear: defend staff, defend democracy, act now. #HigherEd #AcademicFreedom

We need our young men to be inspired by the courage and the bravery of women like Nikita Hand, and not by thugs and gurriers like Conor McGregor, says @owenreidy. #BDC25

It’s very important that workers and their families turn up at this protest. The state has failed the next generation on housing. House prices have risen 3 to 4 times higher than wages in the last decade. We need “a radical reset” in housing policy now

Our General Secretary @FrankJonesDGS attending the @EISUnion 179th AGM in Aviemore. Great to stand with our Scottish colleagues as they celebrate a year of progress and set priorities for the year ahead. ✊📚 #EISAGM #UnionSolidarity #EducationUnions

IFUT and AMLÉ Sign Historic MoU to Advance Staff-Student Solidarity in Higher Education The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has today signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn (AMLÉ), the national student union, in a

📅 June 4th – UN International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression. The ongoing conflict in Gaza has had a devastating impact on children, with many killed, injured, or displaced. The @irishcongress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has invited workers, unions, and employers

📢 Did you know @ifut is the only union in Ireland exclusively organising workers in Higher Education? Whether you're a lecturer, tutor, researcher, librarian or TA—IFUT is here to protect your rights. 💪 Join us: https://t.co/tzquurxPiO Because together, we are stronger.

Prof Michael Hinds, incoming @ifut President for the next two years, addresses ADC today with a strong message of solidarity and renewal. We look forward to his leadership. #IFUTADC #UnionLeadership #Solidarity

Miriam Hamilton- IFUT is delivering—case by case, campus by campus, and now, system-wide. Key wins: ✅ CIDs, promotions, back pay, and salaried conversions across multiple HEIs ✅ Sectoral pension dispute for hourly-paid staff now at WRC ✅ Landmark BIMM victory showed

📣 @FrankJonesDGS , IFUT General Secretary @ #IFUTADC2025 “It’s been a busy and exciting year—and our union is stronger for it.” 💪 🔹 Membership up 50% over the last decade 🔹 Ambition to repeat this growth in the next 5 years 🔹 Launch of a new IFUT website soon—built for and

The @IFUT General Secretary @FrankJonesDGS welcomes delegates to ADC: “Our collective voice delivered results – and the work continues.” #TradeUnionWins #StrongerTogether

Mary Immaculate College lecturers are to seek University status https://t.co/SxIG3UPuGR @ifut_MIC @MICLimerick