Shay Cody was General Secretary of Fórsa, Ireland's second largest Trade Union. He served on the Executive Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Union's Executive and also on its General Purposes Committee. As Chair of the ICTU Public Services Committee he was the lead negotiator in several rounds of public service talks. He has served as a member of the National Economic and Social Council and the National Competitiveness Council and was also a member of the Board of the Workplace Relations Commission. He is currently a member of the Central Bank Commission.