This morning, representatives of Aontas na Mac Léinn in Éirinn (AMLÉ), the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT), the Irish Research Staff Association (IRSA) and the Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation (PWO) appeared before the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Further and Higher Education, R

IFUT has marked an important new chapter in its history with its first Executive Committee meeting at its new premises in the ICTU Head Office on Parnell Square. The move represents a significant transition for the union, which was previously based on Merrion Square.

A meeting of the Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD Working Group on Education and Skills took place at the OECD Conference Centre in Paris on 18 December.