Government publishes action plan on promoting collective bargaining Move had been keenly awaited by Ireland’s employers’ groups and trade unionsWed Nov 05 2025 - 06:54
‘Contradiction’ in Irish housebuilding stymies supply, Oireachtas committee told Housing committee hears planning delays add tens of thousands of euro to eventual purchase price of homesTue Nov 04 2025 - 22:27
HSE managers to get up to €32,000 each in back pay forgone after financial crashLabour Court decision has roots in 2007 report recommending 5% wage riseThu Oct 30 2025 - 18:57
Increases to scheme intended to support employment of people with disabilities lacks logic, say organisationsBusinesses believe move to merge bands cuts scale of increases to many larger employers and undermines participation in Wage Subsidy SchemeThu Oct 30 2025 - 17:05
Revenue promises ‘pragmatic’ approach for Fastway contractors with cashflow issuesSome drivers are owed more that €100,000 by collapsed courier company, road haulage association says Thu Oct 30 2025 - 07:25
Some Fastway hauliers are owed more than €100,000, representatives say Job losses to be felt across country, with up to 1,000 drivers affected as management pulls the plug with no notice Wed Oct 29 2025 - 20:24
Councils get €70m property tax boost as revaluations and new properties add to potDublin changes will bring €16.5m in new revenues to the council after voluntary cut was scrappedMon Oct 27 2025 - 06:00
Theft tourism, romance fraud and the odd kidnapping: On duty with gardaí at Dublin Airport‘It’s a different world’, says the superintendent responsible for policing the country’s biggest airportMon Oct 27 2025 - 06:00
AI bias in recruiting leading to shortage of top candidates, Ibec event told Women the main victims of AI filters including gaps in work historyWed Oct 22 2025 - 17:21
Speed dating for charities: ‘I wouldn’t say no to an accountant’More than 200 would-be board members attend event aimed at channeling experience and skills into organisations trying to help others Wed Oct 22 2025 - 06:00
More employers insist on four and five days in officeGovernment rules on remote working have had little impactWed Oct 22 2025 - 06:00
Chinese chef who worked 73 hours a week but had to ‘repay’ most of wages awarded €155,000He was often left with €60 after paying off debt related to work permit and recruitment, WRC hearsMon Oct 20 2025 - 17:52
Garda recruitment drive sees significant interest from over-30s and ethnic minoritiesEager to grow, An Garda Siochana receives over 11,000 job applications in 2025 Mon Oct 20 2025 - 11:54
Consultants not empowered to manage colleagues effectively, conference toldConsultants can’t ‘manage risks in a meaningful way’ owing to lack of ‘budgetary or financial control’, says CHI clinical directorSun Oct 19 2025 - 15:26
Doctors need support coping with anxiety after making a mistake at work, conference toldMeasures to curb growth in State’s €5bn medical liability to take effect next yearSat Oct 18 2025 - 21:46
Union lodges WRC case over UCD move to bring staff back on site at least three days a weekMembers angry that new policy ignores local requirements and varying workload through the yearFri Oct 17 2025 - 21:43
Health unions trigger review of HSE staffing, citing 6,000 vacancies March deal on pay and conditions allows for early evaluation if unions believe changes not being implementedFri Oct 17 2025 - 18:02
One young woman’s story of loneliness in Dublin Trinity student Alex Griu says there is much more socialising in open-air settings in her native MoldovaThu Oct 16 2025 - 16:21
Young people report higher levels of loneliness than their elders doThose aged 16 to 24 felt ‘lonely most or all of the time over past four weeks’, says OECD reportThu Oct 16 2025 - 15:04
At least 1,000 new GPs required to maintain patient ratios, says representative groupCare of ageing population the greatest challenge facing the health service in next five years, says ICGPWed Oct 15 2025 - 19:36
Refusal of department to allow representation of Defence Forces chaplains ‘outrageous’Tánaiste says he wants to see issue addressed as he attends meeting of officers’ organisation Wed Oct 15 2025 - 06:51
Cadets should enlist as Privates first to boost earnings, says Defence Forces organisationNearly 200 cadets in Defence Forces are paid below minimum wage, says RacoTue Oct 14 2025 - 17:10
Nurses serves notice of industrial action at Mayo University HospitalNurses union says emergency department staffing levels are unsafeFri Oct 10 2025 - 17:37
Services for separated children seeking international protection ‘overstretched’ Unaccompanied minors from countries including Ukraine, Somalia and Afghanistan facing difficulties in run-up to adulthoodFri Oct 10 2025 - 06:00
Release of Gaza hostages expected next week and Trump to attend signing ceremony in EgyptThe Israeli military has begun preparing to implement the agreement, it said on social mediaThu Oct 09 2025 - 19:57
Kodaline announce ‘bittersweet’ decision to split up Band, who began by busking in Dublin, to record fifth and final album Thu Oct 09 2025 - 16:00
Delay to living wage to cost lowest paid workers €600 each next year, says trade unionIncrease in minimum wage was 30 cent lower than it should have been, says IctuWed Oct 08 2025 - 06:00
Labour Court rejects appeal by Brendan Ogle over discrimination claim against UniteTrade union official had alleged he was removed from role due to absence for cancer treatmentTue Oct 07 2025 - 20:16
Irish Rail ordered to repay wages deducted from inspector who owed firm €84,000Employee had engaged in case against company which failedSat Oct 04 2025 - 06:00
Budget 2026: Tax treatment of meals for staff should be updated, says Law SocietyLaw Society contends ‘current tax treatment of the provision of food and drink to employees and directors is not appropriate for modern working practices’Sat Oct 04 2025 - 06:00
Pay increases for childcare workers to take effect this monthPay deal provides 10% increases to thousands of staff in creches and after-school childcare centresFri Oct 03 2025 - 16:55
Career Siptu official John King set to become union’s general secretaryJohn King holds senior role on Ictu public services committee and was key figure in pay deals for sectorMon Sept 29 2025 - 18:00
More than €4m in public childcare funding being lost because of pay deal delayMinister urged to spark a ‘Donogh O’Malley moment’ by transforming access to childcareSat Sept 27 2025 - 18:59
Presidential election: Irish unity a ‘foregone conclusion’, says Catherine Connolly Independent candidate addresses meeting of Sinn Féin members, while Heather Humphreys says Ireland ‘must have a united people’Sat Sept 27 2025 - 17:52
Government advised to reconsider hospitality VAT cut Competitiveness council urges ‘a more focused set of policy actions’ than cutting VAT to 9%Thu Sept 25 2025 - 15:32
Hunt for childcare a desperate gambit for parents, campaign group hears‘It’s like you drive around until you find an empty space to park your child, to shove your child into’Wed Sept 24 2025 - 18:44
Aer Lingus non-pilot staff to ballot on 4% pay riseDeal is worth at least €1,280 to the company’s lowest paid workersFri Sept 19 2025 - 15:08
Change to national minimum wage expected in Budget 2026Budget 2026: Change, if approved by Government, would take rate to €14.15 or €552 per weekFri Sept 19 2025 - 13:01
More than 7,000 An Post pensioners to get 7% hikeDeal follows review of scheme conducted by Mercer covering the three years to the end of 2024Thu Sept 18 2025 - 15:20
Preoccupation with third level costing the economy, says Dublin Bus chiefCompany has to recruit from overseas because of shortage of mechanics hereWed Sept 17 2025 - 06:00
Almost half of people in Ireland fear they won’t be able to pay their bills – survey Research finds a country being pulled in different directions and in need of leadership on key issuesTue Sept 16 2025 - 00:01
Urgent action needed to address staff shortages in early learning, says industry bodyEarly Childhood Ireland calls for ‘significant investment’ in sector via Budget 2026Mon Sept 15 2025 - 06:00
Man dies after getting into difficulty swimming in Dún LaoghaireCoast Guard rescued man but he was later pronounced dead at St Vincent’s HospitalSun Sept 14 2025 - 22:12
Second-tier child benefit payments will not arrive for Budget 2026, says MinisterDara Calleary says scheme has been worked upon but will not be ready for October 7thSun Sept 14 2025 - 19:23
Labour Court deputy chair applies for his own job after department refuses his reappointmentDepartment of Public Expenditure has refused to sanction Alan Haugh’s reappointmentSat Sept 13 2025 - 06:00
Ambulance service staff to be balloted on industrial action in outsourcing disputeManagement accused of seeking to contract out some services without consultationFri Sept 12 2025 - 21:45
How are Ireland’s cash-strapped restaurants luring staff – and keeping them? Fáilte Ireland careers survey looks at the factors behind a changing industry model Fri Sept 12 2025 - 06:00
Ibec joins unions calling for Government to reappoint Labour Court deputy chairFailure to reappoint Alan Haugh will cause delays in dispute reconciliation efforts, unions sayThu Sept 11 2025 - 20:41
Restoration of tearooms in Blackrock, Co Dublin, cost €1.1mThe historic building at the entrance to Blackrock Park, Co Dublin, will open as a coffee shop in the coming monthsThu Sept 11 2025 - 06:00
Move to block official’s reappointment a ‘terrible attack’ on Labour Court’s independence Deputy chair Alan Haugh says he was twice told by different department his contract would be extendedThu Sept 11 2025 - 06:00
