Irish Congress of Trade Unions

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (often abbreviated to just Congress or ICTU), formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trades Union Congress (founded in 1894) and the Congress of Irish Unions (founded in 1945), is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organisation to which trade unions in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland affiliate.

Congress
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Comhdháil na gCeardchumann
Founded1959
HeadquartersDublin, Ireland
Location
  • Ireland (Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland)
Members
  • 602,000 (ROI)
  • 230,000 (NI)
Key people
Justin McCamphill, president
Owen Reidy, general secretary
AffiliationsITUC, ETUC, TUAC
WebsiteRepublic Northern Ireland
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