Good to meet @LauraHarmon01 @labour with our delegation — @paul_gavan @irishcongress, @FrankJones @IFUT, EdwardLahiff (UCC) & @JohnWalshDWest (TCD) — to discuss staff voice in university governance. The HEA Act leaves trade union reps out. That needs to change. #IFUT #HEAAct

Good to meet @LauraHarmon01 @labour with our delegation — @paul_gavan @irishcongress, @FrankJones @IFUT, EdwardLahiff (UCC) & @JohnWalshDWest (TCD) — to discuss staff voice in university governance. The HEA Act leaves trade union reps out. That needs to change. #IFUT #HEAAct

"Since October, 2023, all university campuses in Gaza have been subject to intensive bombing, with dozens of buildings completely destroyed and many more irreparably damaged." https://t.co/RvycSM4C3w

“Researchers deserve more than short-term contracts. They deserve security, dignity, and a voice.” Inspiring words from IFUT’s Miriam Hamilton on the urgent need to transform researcher working conditions in Irish HE. 📖 Read more: https://t.co/MOuuvr3KUC #Precarity

IFUT welcomes the budget, which features a reduction in student fees— a positive step for students and families — but calls for urgent, sustained investment to properly fund higher education. 👉 https://t.co/yq2V8cMzDM #HigherEd #EducationFunding #IFUT

📢 IFUT Pre-Budget Submission 2026 is out. Ireland’s higher education system is at breaking point. We’re calling for: ✅ €307m funding uplift ✅ Secure academic jobs ✅ A national sectoral forum ✅ PhD & career pathway reform 🔗 https://t.co/1B6kOqokM5 #Budget2026

Great to see @JohnWalshDWest from the @IFUT_TCD branch presenting at the Trinity College induction day 📚👏 Joining IFUT means standing together for fairness, respect & better conditions in higher education. 👉 Apply here: https://t.co/JWZhAhfG2N #IFUT #UnionStrong #HigherEd

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

🚨 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

📣 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

🏘❗️Housing is a workers’ issue. The #RaiseTheRoof rally demands urgent action on Ireland’s housing & homelessness crisis. 📣 All out for housing! 🗓 Tues, June 17 | ⏰ 6pm 📍 Leinster House, Dublin Secure homes = secure lives. #HousingCrisis #UnionSolidarity

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

IFUT responds -@FrankJonesDGS- A short-term influx of talent is no substitute for long-term stability’: Frank Jones Frank Jones, general secretary of the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) We acknowledge minister Lawless’ ambition to attract additional leading experts

📢 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.

We’re halfway to 1,000 responses in IFUT’s national survey – but we need your help. Tell us what’s changed in Higher Ed work: from job security to fair workloads. 📋 Take the survey: https://t.co/0PHSh7fmB6 Your voice strengthens our fight for better conditions.