"Ireland's trade unions are largely gathered under a single confederation – The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), comprising 43 unions representing over 700 000 workers island-wide. SIPTU, a general union, accounts for nearly one-third of this membership. Union density peaked at 62 percent in the 1980s but is now around 26 percent, with collective-bargaining coverage at 35 percent. Public administration, education, health, energy and water workers tend to be the most unionised, while hospitality, IT and low-skill manufacturing remain least organised..."

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