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Public sector unions plan 24-hour strike for 12 November

The planned strike will coincide with the first of two meetings of European leaders due to take place as part of Ireland's EU Presidency.

Covered by 4 sources from Ireland. First reported by RTÉ News ·

How 4 newspapers cover this story

  1. RTÉ NewsIrelandFirst report

    Public sector unions plan 24-hour strike for 12 November

    The planned strike will coincide with the first of two meetings of European leaders due to take place as part of Ireland's EU Presidency.

  2. Irish ExaminerIreland

    Public sector strike planned for November 12 to coincide with major EU presidency event

    'This will cause significant disruption to critical services that the public rely on while this industrial relations process remains ongoing,' says Jack Chambers

    · Public sector pay strike set to disrupt Dublin EU summit

  3. The Irish TimesIreland

    Public sector unions threaten second 24-hour national strike on November 12th

    Unions say Government still has to make ‘credible offer’ on new pay deal, with ongoing work-to-rule set to ramp up

  4. TheJournal.ieIreland

    Jack Chambers says public sector unions plan for strike day on 12 November 'extremely regrettable'

    Public expenditure minister Jack Chambers has described the decision as ‘extremely regrettable’.

Coverage details

4 outlets from Ireland are covering this story: RTÉ News, Irish Examiner, The Irish Times and TheJournal.ie. RTÉ News published it first, on November 2, 2026; the last outlet to join was TheJournal.ie, 18 hours later.

Key names in the coverage: Jack Chambers, Government, Dublin EU, European Union and Ireland.

In total 5 articles have been published, because some outlets updated the story several times.

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