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Oberstown staff will be back on strike today

Members of the Fórsa trade union employed at the Oberstown Children Detention Campus in Dublin wi...

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07.45 25 Aug 2026


Oberstown staff will be back on strike today


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07.45 25 Aug 2026


Members of the Fórsa trade union employed at the Oberstown Children Detention Campus in Dublin will engage in a 12-hour strike later today and a 48-hour strike from Monday 31 August.  

The industrial action is the fourth in a series of planned weekly work stoppages, which began earlier this month in a dispute over resourcing and staffing levels. 

Niall Shanahan Media Relations Director for Forsa joined Anton to discuss.  


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