### [2026-10-14](/feed/2026/10/14/index.md)

##### 2026 Irish public sector strikes
# Over 300,000 public sector workers in Ireland, including teachers, health workers, and other civil servants, start a general strike, the first in the country since 2009, to protest against a deadlock in pay negotiations. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/irish-public-sector-workers-strike-first-time-since-2009-over-pay-deadlock-2026-10-14/)

### Changes:

1. Over 300,000 public sector workers in Ireland, including teachers, health workers, and and other civil servants, start a general strike, the first in the country since 2009, to protest against a deadlock in pay negotiations.  _2026-10-15 02:14:33 (First version)_
1. Over 300,000 public sector workers in Ireland, including teachers, health workers, and other civil servants, start a general strike, the first in the country since 2009, to protest against a deadlock in pay negotiations.  _(Current version)_

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