Trade union leader Eddie Dempsey will speak at Féile 2026 next month.

The RMT General Secretary will appear at Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin on Monday, August 10 at 7pm for a discussion on workers, class politics and the role of the trade union movement in fighting racism, division and the rise of the far right.

Dempsey, who took over from Mick Lynch as General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, has been at the centre of campaigns for better pay, improved conditions and public ownership.

Alongside Lynch, he helped lead a union representing over 40,000 rail workers through one of the most significant industrial disputes in recent years, securing improved pay and conditions.

He helped sharpen the public debate around the power of organised workers and the need for services run in the interests of people rather than profit, with the RMT becoming one of the most visible organisations standing up for working people across these islands.