{"id":653735,"date":"2026-10-13T19:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/653735\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T19:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:36:10","slug":"strikes-tomorrow-set-to-impact-schools-healthcare-and-local-authority-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/653735\/","title":{"rendered":"Strikes tomorrow set to impact schools, healthcare, and local authority services\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cork schools, universities, parks, libraries, and heritage sites are set to be closed tomorrow, and healthcare services curtailed, due to\u00a0public sector strikes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0HSE<\/a> South West, which covers Cork and Kerry, said it is expecting \u201csignificant and widespread disruption\u201d to HSE services.<\/p>\n

The strike will lead to the cancellation of all non-urgent healthcare services including routine hospital procedures and outpatient appointments, as well as community-based services, including day services and clinics in primary care services.<\/p>\n

The HSE advised that emergency departments and other critical services will continue, as well as ambulances, although there will be a curtailed service.<\/p>\n

Dentists are set to strike as for the first time in its history, the Irish Dental Association served notice of industrial action on behalf of its members working in the HSE.<\/p>\n

Most schools, colleges and universities will be closed as all four teaching unions are set to strike, with picket lines expected at schools. The ASTI said that there will be around 2,700 members in Cork secondary schools on strike.<\/p>\n

Picket lines<\/p>\n

F\u00f3rsa, said that \u201cwith schools closed members may need to bring their children to the picket line.<\/p>\n

\u201cSafety on the picket line is a key priority for everyone so please ensure their safety at all times. You might like to bring signs for your children to hold,\u201d the union said.<\/p>\n

All heritage sites and parks operated by the Office of Public Works (OPW), including Charles Fort in Kinsale, Doneraile Court and Estate and Fota Arboretum and Gardens, will not open.<\/p>\n

It is understood that several council services will also not be operating, including Cork City Hall, all 10 city libraries, city and county archives and any parks with gates \u2013 such as Tramore Valley and Fitzgerald\u2019s Park. The civic amenity site and Cork Public Museum within these parks will also not operate.<\/p>\n

Paul St car park will be closed, but the council\u2019s other car park on North Main St will remain open, and the Park and Ride service will continue to run.<\/p>\n

The fire brigade will still operate, as will burial and cemetery services, safety-critical roads functions and critical housing services, including homeless services and emergency repairs.<\/p>\n

Delivery of essential services<\/p>\n

A city council spokesperson said that a Business Continuity Plan has been enacted to support the continued delivery of essential services.<\/p>\n

\n \u201cWe anticipate the level of disruption will vary across our services. Some local authority buildings will be closed to the public on and other services may operate at reduced capacity.\u201d\n <\/p>\n

The spokesperson apologised to the public for the disruption, and advised them to check the council\u2019s website for updates.<\/p>\n

All county council buildings will also be closed, it is understood.<\/p>\n

Though garda\u00ed are covered by public sector pay agreements, they are legally prohibited from engaging in industrial action.<\/p>\n

Solidarity with colleagues<\/p>\n

The Garda Representative Association\u2019s general secretary Ronan Slevin said that the union express solidarity with public sector colleagues, and though they may have to cross picket lines because of legal obligations, this does not mean that they oppose the action of the unions.<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cIt is extremely disappointing that the Garda Representative Association has received absolutely no contact from Minister Chambers or his officials regarding attendance at any pay talks.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again we have been sidelined, excluded, and taken for granted. National Executive are meeting tomorrow to discuss the blatant disregard shown to our members.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cork schools, universities, parks, libraries, and heritage sites are set to be closed tomorrow, and healthcare services curtailed,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":653736,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[79,103,397,396,2120,61,12828,60],"class_list":["post-653735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-cork-news","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare","tag-hse","tag-ie","tag-industrial-relations","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=653735"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/653735\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/653736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=653735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=653735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=653735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}