by | Jul 1, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Services
SIPTU representatives have criticised the reinstatement of the 9% VAT rate for employers in the hospitality sector, warning that the measure represents a costly subsidy to business with no guaranteed benefit for workers or consumers. SIPTU Sector Organiser, Áine...
by | May 22, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Services
SIPTU will host a seminar to launch an essential discussion paper, ‘Broadcasting the Future’, which warns that Ireland is currently ‘sleepwalking into the destruction’ of its public media institutions. The document seeks to initiate a debate involving workers,...
by | Mar 17, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases, Services
Irish Equity, which represents performers and creative workers across Ireland, hailed Jessie Buckley’s historic Oscar win, which will act as an inspiration to a new generation of Irish performers. Irish Equity President, Gerry O’Brien, said: “Jessie’s...
by | Mar 9, 2026 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases, Services
SIPTU representatives say the Government’s new Grassroots Venue Support Scheme (GVSS), the latest support package for the night-time economy, falls drastically short of the investment required to stabilise the sector and protect its workers’ livelihoods. SIPTU...
by | Mar 3, 2026 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Press Releases, Services
SIPTU members in RTÉ will host an urgent political briefing regarding the escalating crisis in public service broadcasting. The meeting follows a resounding 89% vote of no confidence by SIPTU members in the ‘New Direction’ strategy currently being implemented by RTÉ...
by | Aug 25, 2025 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Services
SIPTU has today (25th August) called on Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, to urgently intervene to ensure that decisions made by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) do not undermine the health of the game at grassroots level. The...
