The Irish Federation of University Teachers has announced that it will ballot members for industrial action, up to and including strike action, following the Government’s failure to establish a credible basis for negotiations on a new public service pay agreement.

The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has convened an exceptional meeting of its Executive Committee on Friday, 10 July, to consider the union's response to the continuing absence of progress towards a successor public service pay agreement.

IFUT General Secretary Frank Jones attended the inaugural meeting of the Education International (EI) AI and Technology Network in Madrid on 29–30 Ju