ANNUAL CONGRESS 2024
Tuesday, 2nd – Thursday, 4th April 2024
Annual Congress 2024 will take place in the INEC, Killarney, Co. Kerry
A small sample of key issues to debated and addressed in keynote speeches will include:
- The teacher recruitment and retention crisis;
- Rise in bureaucratic workload;
- Chronic underfunding of education – how it impacts on student experience;
- AI – maximising opportunities and limiting risks;
- Ensuring no regional variations across Technological University sector;
- Unacceptable delay in providing Adult Education Tutors with appropriate terms of employment.
If you aren't a delegate, you'll still be able to stream keynote speeches live from the following link. Full details of the speeches that will be accessible will be placed on this page in the week ahead of the event. There will also be regular updates throughout the event on this website and on the Union's social media profiles.
Full details have issued to branches through the usual communcations channels.
Click here for a list of important dates in advance of the event.
Click here for a link to book a creche place (must be received by 3pm on 1st March)
Videos of key Annual Congress 2023 addresses and responses
General Secretary Michael Gillespie's address to Annual Congress:
Address of Minister Simon Harris to Annual Congress 2023:
Response by TUI President Liz Farrell to address by Minister Simon Harris:
Address by Minister Norma Foley to TUI Annual Congress 2023:
Response by TUI President Liz Farrell to address by Minister Norma Foley: