The workers are demanding higher wages as part of a broader disagreement regarding the terms of ongoing pay talks. The walkout is creating broad disruptions to services nationwide, effectively stalling day-to-day operations of the state in several sectors.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Hundreds of Thousands of Irish Workers Launch First Widespread Strike Since 2009
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Public sector employees across the Republic of Ireland walked off their jobs on Tuesday in a dispute over pay negotiations with the government. Hundreds of thousands of workers took part in the industrial action, which ground much of the country's public sector to a halt and marked the first widespread strike of its kind since the height of the 2009 financial crisis.
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