# Ireland’s first major public-sector strike in nearly two decades set to proceed

https://mins.news/en/item/96915

- Reuters, 2026-10-12 18:30 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/first-major-irish-public-sector-strike-almost-two-decades-set-go-ahead-2026-10-12/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6acd274476e0550001f0c5ab

> Much of Ireland’s public sector is poised for its first strike since the height of the country’s financial crisis in 2009, after unions turned down the government’s last-minute attempt to prevent the walkout.

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