Subscriptions from members grew by about €3.5 million between 2023 and 2024, taking them to about €73 million combined, while the total reserves/assets of the five unions are put at €230 million in their respects financial reports. Total expenditure increased from €15.82 million to €17.95 million, with salary costs up from €6.36 million to €7.81 million. Not all of the members listed by the five unions in their annual reports are public-sector employees, although the vast majority are. Almost all of the unions record high levels of churn in the annual reports, with the FSU, for instance, recruiting 1,108 members during 2024 but losing 1,237. In the public sector it is much higher than that and the INTO’s membership numbers correspond closely to the number of primary schoolteachers in the country.

Source: The Irish Times January 04, 2026 18:36 UTC