{
  "id": 17100636,
  "title": "Gardaí to engage in work-to-rule next month",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/gardai-to-engage-in-work-to-rule-next-month",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T18:22:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2026/1029/1597282-gardai-work-to-rule/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gardaí, the Irish police force, are set to participate in a work-to-rule campaign next month, planned to coincide with an EU Presidency meeting in Dublin on November 13th. This decision follows a meeting of the Garda Representative Association (GRA) executive committee, which is considering further action, potentially including the withdrawal of certain services. The GRA released the results of a survey of its members, indicating that over 90% of respondents are willing to take action due to dissatisfaction with working conditions. Of the 4,000 plus members who responded to questions about their preparedness for work-to-rule, 4,182 gardaí stated they would engage in industrial action during the EU Presidency. This represents 93.6% of those who responded. The GRA has criticized Garda Commissioner Justin Kelly and police management for allegedly breaching the Working Time Agreement and the European Working Time Directive.",
  "summary": "It is understood that rank-and-file gardaí will engage in four days of work-to-rule action next month, coinciding with an EU Presidency meeting of leaders from the bloc in Dublin on 13 November.",
  "key_points": [
    "Gardaí to engage in work-to-rule on November 13th",
    "93.6% of responding members plan to participate",
    "Complaints over working conditions and EU Presidency meeting"
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}