Pharmacist awarded €20,000 after being excluded from promotion due to working part-timeHSE ordered to review its minimum criteria for applications for the roleThu Jan 01 2026 - 17:07
Cold weather to continue with -3 degrees forecast for weekend Overnight frosts and icy roads on the way, says Met ÉireannThu Jan 01 2026 - 11:40
Students suspected of AI misuse to face in-person interviews under new recommendations‘Oral verification’ encouraged as way to make sure work has been done by students themselvesWed Dec 31 2025 - 06:00
Minimum wage to rise to €14.15 and auto-enrolment pension scheme to begin on January 1stAuto-enrolment scheme automatically applies to those aged 23-60 earning more than €20,000 a yearTue Dec 30 2025 - 11:00
Improved disability and youth mental health services among commitments in HSE’s 2026 planNew community beds, acute beds and surgical hubs expected to be rolled out next yearMon Dec 22 2025 - 19:35
Ictu advises private sector affiliates to pursue pay claims of up to 6% next yearCongress says workers are entitled to seek pay increases to help them keep up with high cost of living Tue Dec 16 2025 - 06:00
Local news in crisis: ‘We spend all of our money all of the time so we’re always short and scrambling’It’s a tough time for the local titles, but they have one ‘superpower’ - the trust of their community Sat Dec 13 2025 - 06:00
Ireland’s biggest law firms are staffed by women but run by men, with one exceptionThe gap remains largest at the top of firms, notably at equity partner level among the Big Six firmsFri Dec 12 2025 - 06:00
More than 8,000 submissions made on right to request remote workingHigh level of interest in public consultation believed to be partially motivated by frustrations with current practiceWed Dec 10 2025 - 08:00
Workers set to strike at Meta contractor Covalen in dispute over pay and union recognitionAbout 60 staff will take part in action on WednesdayTue Dec 09 2025 - 16:15
Rising youth unemployment in Ireland: ‘You apply for 100 jobs and 95 don’t get back to you’A centre in Finglas is helping young people get the training and qualifications needed to get into the workforce Sat Dec 06 2025 - 06:00
Half of Early Learning and Care staff expect to leave job within five years – OECD report Survey found 97% of workers in Irish sector have high qualifications but low level of job satisfaction Tue Dec 02 2025 - 17:46
Further traffic disruption likely as taxi drivers schedule Uber protest for Wednesday Drivers campaigning against company’s new fixed-fare model set to affect evening rush hourTue Dec 02 2025 - 10:55
‘He performed a wonderful public service’: Hugh Wallace, architect and TV presenter, dies aged 68The Dubliner presented RTÉ’s Home of the Year and the Great House RevivalMon Dec 01 2025 - 17:15
Communications union seeks meeting over proposed job losses at Meta contractor CovalenFacebook parent company seeking about 400 redundancies with area of content moderation likely affectedFri Nov 28 2025 - 18:38
Rush hour Dublin traffic disrupted by taxi protest against Uber fixed faresCompany says its fixed-fare system allows for ‘more earning opportunities for drivers’Thu Nov 27 2025 - 20:40
Sixty-seven human trafficking victims identified by gardaí in 2024 Figure is a 25% increase on 2023 and brings to 633 the number of individuals formally identified since 2013Thu Nov 27 2025 - 19:27
What are the new family reunification rules for migrant workers? The Government is tightening rules to bring them in line with other EU countries, but critics say the new policies are too restrictive Wed Nov 26 2025 - 18:26
Fame could cut musicians’ lifespan as much as casual smoking does, study suggestsPopular singers die four years earlier than less famous ones, researchers findTue Nov 25 2025 - 23:30
Strike action at Carroll’s meats suspended for talksMore than 100 production line workers had taken industrial actionFri Nov 21 2025 - 18:05
Overseas workers appeal for changes to income rules so children can join them in IrelandMany on general visas, including meat packers and healthcare assistants, do not meet thresholdThu Nov 20 2025 - 20:14
Siptu members at Carroll’s meats to stage two further work stoppagesDispute is over pay and conditions as well as union recognitionThu Nov 20 2025 - 16:43
Unemployment rate hits four-year high in latest CSO Labour Force Survey Rise primarily driven by significant increases in the rates of joblessness among those aged between 15 and 24 Thu Nov 20 2025 - 13:11
FAI and Siptu hold talks at WRC over ongoing redundancy programmeDiscussions ended without agreement on Wednesday with further meeting planned for FridayWed Nov 19 2025 - 15:50
AI likely to be used to organise and undermine next general election, committee hearsExpert characterises artificial intelligence as the ‘asbestos of social relationships’ Wed Nov 19 2025 - 06:00
AI use creating recruitment ‘doom loop’ for job seekers and employers, hiring platform saysAlmost half of job applicants surveyed in Ireland say they lost trust in the hiring process, research from Greenhouse findsTue Nov 18 2025 - 12:00
Public consultation opened on right to request remote workingGovernment seeks views on whether legislation that came into effect last year is ‘effective and responsive’Tue Nov 18 2025 - 07:08
Siptu’s new leader: ‘Working people view the Government as having abandoned them’Incoming Siptu general secretary John King on the labour movement today and his hopes for a left-led governmentSat Nov 15 2025 - 06:00
Reinstatement or re-engagement in unfair dismissals cases on the rise, conference toldCompensation remains the most common remedy in such instancesFri Nov 14 2025 - 18:08
Almost a third of newly qualified doctors from Irish universities move abroadLess than half of doctors who leave Ireland return within ten years, new census figures indicateFri Nov 14 2025 - 14:56
Cancer services being hit by HSE’s failure to recruit qualified graduates, conference hears Treatment machines under-utilised or closed for cancer services due to Pay and Numbers Strategy, says Siptu Thu Nov 13 2025 - 17:12
‘We are eternally grateful’: Siptu delegates hail Michael D Higgins as returning heroFormer president presented with portrait by union’s general secretary at Galway conferenceThu Nov 13 2025 - 15:30
Hybrid working still a ‘red hot’ issue, say worker representativesUnion reps push back on idea hybrid working is a problemThu Nov 13 2025 - 14:49
Ex-Labour Court deputy chair set to be reappointed after interviews for vacant other postAlan Haugh’s reappointment was vetoed by the Department of Public Expenditure in September as he had already served two terms Thu Nov 13 2025 - 10:00
Intellectual disability services under strain as private firms expand, care assistant says Care assistant tells Siptu conference increasing use of for-profit providers is undermining both personnel and service qualityWed Nov 12 2025 - 14:00
Unions will fight for next round of public sector pay increases, new Siptu leader saysJohn King says unions have had no indication yet whether the Government wishes to negotiate another multi-year dealTue Nov 11 2025 - 18:52
ECJ ruling that EU Adequate Minimum Wage directive is valid welcomed by unions Court found that the EU had exceeded its powers in two specific areas of the directive but upheld the validity of a majority of its provisionsTue Nov 11 2025 - 15:14
Cost of training chefs contributing to skills shortages in restaurant kitchensCork group says it received 200 applications for one apprenticeship but cannot afford to train moreTue Nov 11 2025 - 06:00
Ireland’s Traveller and Roma communities still face high unemployment rates, event hears Greater awareness, combined with supports and accommodations, can boost job prospectsMon Nov 10 2025 - 19:55
Siptu serves strike notice on Carroll’s meatsUnion plans two 12 hour stoppages this monthFri Nov 07 2025 - 18:09
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
