The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT; Gaeilge: Cónaidhm Éireannach na Múinteoirí Ollscoile) is a trade union representing university staff across Ireland.  We represent many grades across our branches including Lecturers, Researchers, Tutors, Librarians and other grades.

IFUT is the only trade union in Ireland which exclusively organises workers in our Universities.  This unique position enables IFUT to not only represent our members on individual issues and through collective bargaining, but also to lobby and campaign for issues of concern to our members including protecting academic freedom, campaigning for greater investment in Higher Education and for respect and recognition for the importance of the work of our members not only to the students and universities themselves, but to our wider and global communities. 

The union originated among a group of teachers at Maynooth College, now Maynooth University.  In 1965, they formed the IFUT, and held its first general meeting in 1966.  Among the founder members was Kader Asmal, who also founded and led the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement.  Currently Dr Anthony Harvey of the Royal Irish Academy serves as President of the Federation.

We are a Federation of branches, each with their own rules who are supported by the IFUT Head Office team, led by General Secretary, Frank Jones.  IFUT now has branches in UCC, UCD, Trinity College, DCU, Maynooth University, NUI Galway, Mary Immaculate College Limerick, the Education Research Centre, and the RCSI.  In addition our members from across other institutions form our Central Branch including members in the Royal Irish Academy, the Marino Institute of Education, and the Dublin Institute of Advance Studies. 

By the time IFUT first registered as a trade union, in 1970, it had fifty members at universities in Ireland.  IFUT has grown steadily in membership since then and continues to do so.  The union is affiliated to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and Education International.