GSG 16-25 13th Biennial Conference 2026

07/November/2025

Description

The 13^th Biennial Delegate Conference 2026 will be held at The Clayton Hotel, Sligo, on Wednesday 13^th & Thursday 14^th May 2026 for which the National Executive Council has decided the following will apply.

Motions:

Motions for the Agenda must be received in writing by the General Secretary, at the address below, not later than 12 Noon on Friday 6^th March 2026.

Rule Change:

Amendments to Rules for the Agenda of the 13^th Biennial Conference must be received in writing by the General Secretary, at the address below, not later than 12 Noon on Friday 6^th March 2026.

Amendments to Motions:

Motions received from Branches will be circulated to Branches on or before Tuesday 10th March 2026.

AMENDED MOTIONS must be received in writing by the General Secretary at the address below not later than 4:00pm on Monday 16^th March 2026.

Standing Orders Committee:

The members of the Standing Orders Committee 2026 are: Pat Delaney Chairperson, Paul Darcy, Tom Prendergast, Andrew Keehan, Joel Potts and Lee Cassells.

Guidelines on Motions and Amendments, issued by the Standing Orders Committee, are included herewith.

Delegates to Conference:

The name(s) (including first name for identification badge), staff numbers and addresses of Delegates to Conference must be submitted in writing to the General Secretary on the attached form not later than 12 Noon on Friday 6^th March 2026.

Substitute Delegates:

Under Rule 4.1.3, Branches are entitled to elect Substitute Delegates. Branches should note that the name(s) (including first name for identification badge) and addresses of Substitute Delegates to Conference must be submitted in writing to the General Secretary not later than 12 Noon on Friday 6^th March 2026. Branches should note that the names of Substitute Delegates submitted after this date will not be accepted.

NOTE:

Appeals from Branches to the NEC to accept late notification of Delegates/Substitute Delegates will only be accepted in very exceptional circumstances. Appeals for late notification of Delegates will not be considered by the NEC within one month of the 13^th Biennial Conference.

Nominees for National Executive Council:

In accordance with Rule 5, such nominations must be received on the attached form by the General Secretary not later than 12 NOON on Friday 6th March 2026.

Nominees for Standing Orders Committee 2028:

Nominations must be received in writing by the General Secretary on the attached form not later than 12 Noon on Friday 6^th March 2026.

Please send documentation to Communications Workers’ Union, William Norton House, 575 North Circular Road, Dublin 1.

National Executive Report:

The National Executive Report to the 13^th Biennial Conference will be circulated to Branches on or before Thursday 23^RD April 2026.

Biennial Delegate Conference Timetable

The opening session of Conference will commence at 9.30 am on Wednesday 13^th May 2026 and conclude at 5.30 pm on Thursday 14^th May 2026.

BRANCHES MUST ADHERE TO THE DATES OUTLINED ABOVE AS MOTIONS ETC., RECEIVED LATE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Download Standing Orders Guidelines on Motions & Amendments

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Publication Type: Circular