Hundreds of thousands of workers on strike across Republic of Ireland

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Mandeville, A. (2026, October 14). Hundreds of thousands of workers on strike across Republic of Ireland. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjn5vxlrgqn4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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More than 300,000 public sector workers in the Republic of Ireland are striking due to a pay dispute with the government. This includes nurses, doctors, teachers, and civil servants, leading to potential closures of schools and cancellations of hospital appointments. The strike is part of ongoing industrial action that began earlier this month when over 100,000 workers moved to work-to-rule measures. The Irish government has criticized the strikes as "deeply disappointing," while union leaders argue that the government's failure to establish formal talks left them with no choice but to take collective action.
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As of October 14, 2026, over 300,000 workers in the Republic of Ireland are on strike, including nurses, doctors, teachers, and civil servants. This action follows a pay dispute between public sector employees and the Irish government. Schools could be closed, hospital appointments canceled, and picket lines established during this 24-hour strike. Earlier in September, more than 100,000 workers had already moved to work-to-rule measures, reducing their workload to protest low wages and working conditions. The Fórsa union, the largest public service union in Ireland with nearly 97% of its members supporting action, has been leading these efforts. Brendan O'Brien from SIPTU, which represents health and administration workers, stated that government failure to establish formal talks left no alternative but collective action for their members.

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🔮 It is expected schools could be closed with hospital appointments cancelled and picket lines formed across the country during the 24-hour strike.
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Fórsa Irish RTÉ Republic the Republic of Ireland

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Irish NORP · 3× RTÉ ORG · 2× Republic GPE · 2× Brendan O'Brien PERSON · 1× Dawn Hutchings-Walsh PERSON · 1× Fórsa ORG · 1× Jack Chambers PERSON · 1× SIPTU ORG · 1× the Republic GPE · 1× the Republic of Ireland GPE · 1×

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Her colleague Sinéad McCarthy said she had to take a career break and move to Dubai for a couple of years to save money for a deposit. "It's just not feasible in Ireland to be able to save for a house considering the circumstances and the money that we are on here in this country," she said.
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🔮 It is expected schools could be closed with hospital appointments cancelled and picket lines formed across the country during the 24-hour strike.
2026-10-14 · BBC News
Hundreds of thousands of workers on strike across Republic of Ireland · assertive framing

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- Published More than 300,000 workers, including nurses, doctors, teachers and civil servants, are on strike across the Republic of Ireland. asserted
workers → publish → Ireland
It comes amid an ongoing pay dispute between public sector workers and the Irish government, with a further strike planned on 21 October. asserted
strike → come → October
It is expected schools could be closed with hospital appointments cancelled and picket lines formed across the country during the 24-hour strike. uncertain
lines → expect → strike
At the end of September, more than 100,000 workers, including nurses, school staff and civil servants, moved to work-to-rule measures. asserted
workers → include → measures
At the start of October, primary and secondary school teachers in the Republic began work-to-rule action. asserted
teachers → begin → action
Previously almost 97% of Fórsa members, who voted in an industrial ballot, did so in favour of action. asserted
who → vote → action
Brendan O'Brien divisional organiser of SIPTU, which represents public sector health and administration workers, previously said the "goodwill" of workers was a large part of what kept public services going. asserted
services → represent → workers
However, he said the Irish government's failure to establish a basis for formal talks "left our members with no alternative but to act collectively". asserted
failure → say → alternative
On Tuesday Jack Chambers, the Republic's minister for expenditure, described the strike action as "deeply disappointing" saying it would cause significant disruption to the economy, with thousands of hospital appointments set to be cancelled and schools closed. asserted
schools → describe → appointments
Dawn Hutchings-Walsh is a teacher at Hartstown Community School in Dublin, and commutes from County Wicklow every day. asserted
Walsh → commute → Wicklow
Speaking to Irish broadcaster RTÉ she said the "pay just isn't stretching the way that it used to". asserted
it → speak → RTÉ
Her colleague Sinéad McCarthy said she had to take a career break and move to Dubai for a couple of years to save money for a deposit. "It's just not feasible in Ireland to be able to save for a house considering the circumstances and the money that we are on here in this country," she said. asserted
she → say → country
Linda Kelly is the general secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) said teachers are "really struggling in terms of their pay". asserted
teachers → say → pay
"They don't feel like the government is taking them seriously, there's a lot of disappointment with the laissez-faire approach from government over the last couple of months. asserted
government → feel → months
"There's been ample time to solve this issue and the government has sat on its hands and this is the result now," Kelly told RTÉ. asserted
Kelly → be → RTÉ
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