ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɪst ɪŋkɑːɹnˈeɪʃən ʌv wʌt wʌz tə bɪkˌʌm nˈɪpsə wʌzðə bˈɛlfæst ænd dˈɪstɹɪkt pˈʌblɪk ˈɑːfɪsɚz ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən bˌiːdˈiːpˈoʊə, bˌʌt ɪt wʌz ʃˈɔːɹtlˈɪvd, dˌaʊn tʊ ɪts ˈoʊn səksˈɛs, wˌɛn ɪɾ ˈoʊpənd ɐ dˈɛɹi bɹˈæntʃ ænd bɪkˌeɪm ðɪ ˈʌlstɚ pˈʌblɪk ˈɑːfɪsɚz ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən.
The earliest incarnation of what was to become NIPSA was the Belfast and District Public Officers’ Association (BDPOA), but it was short-lived, down to its own success, when it opened a Derry branch and became the Ulster Public Officers’ Association.