æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪtiːn, ðə sˈiːsˈuː mˈɜːdʒd wɪððɪ ˈaɪɹɪʃ mjuːnˈɪsɪpəl, pˈʌblɪk ænd sˈɪvəl tɹˈeɪd jˈuːniən ænd ðə pˈʌblɪk sˈɜːvɪs ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv jˈuːniən tə fˈɔːɹm fɔːɹsˈæ.
At the start of 2018, the CPSU merged with the Irish Municipal, Public and Civil Trade Union and the Public Service Executive Union to form Fórsa.