Stamp duty cut a non-runner but home-heating oil and childcare a budget focus, says HarrisMinister for Finance appeared to contradict the Taoiseach when asked about supports for first-time home buyersSat Sept 19 2026 - 16:24
Pay rise of 6% agreed for childcare workers but up to €10m in public funding to be lostPublic funding of €10m will be unclaimed due to length of time it took Siptu and employers to agree a dealThu Sept 17 2026 - 15:41
Eir pensioners win right to run candidate for trustee positionsAssociation of retired staff campaigning against a claimed break in the link between their pensions and current staff payThu Sept 17 2026 - 06:00
Most firms set to expand or maintain staff numbers, says Ibec Among minority believing jobs will be cut, more than half cite AI as factorThu Sept 17 2026 - 06:00
‘There isn’t another job that will give you €42,000 a year with no degree or specific skills’Defence Forces ups efforts at recruitment as students consider careers at Higher OptionsThu Sept 17 2026 - 06:00
‘World’s largest’ betting website closed to Irish customersOther operators have closed betting activities in Ireland, as regulator reported to be investigating more than 100 Mon Sept 14 2026 - 06:18
Disruption to schools and health services likely with unions to stage one-day strikeA further strike if necessary ‘is also planned’, Irish Congress of Trade Unions says, as it puts pressure on Government over new pay dealFri Sept 11 2026 - 19:14
Damage to homes ‘likely’ as status-orange rain warning issued for three countiesMet Éireann warns of ‘very heavy and persistent rain’ with possible thunderstorms for Donegal, Galway and MayoFri Sept 11 2026 - 19:07
Hospitals face disruption as three trade unions set to start campaign of industrial actionFórsa, Siptu and INMO have all said they will take action on September 30thThu Sept 10 2026 - 17:59
Special education body ordered to pay €33,000 to employee in case taken over Covid-era obligationsMaire Aherne argued she should not have had to organise in-person school visits during pandemic Thu Sept 10 2026 - 06:00
INMO members overwhelmingly vote for industrial action over absence of new public pay dealNursing union says members dissatisfied with Government’s ‘lack of urgency’ over cost-of-living pressures they are facingWed Sept 09 2026 - 19:36
Engagement with AI at work growing, survey findsAlmost half of those using it say they do so every dayMon Sept 07 2026 - 19:33
Rise in employers opposed to pay transparency reforms More than half say they do not disclose salaries when posting recruitment ads, research findsMon Sept 07 2026 - 14:15
Ireland’s largest craft union to begin industrial action over public payConnect union leader says action involving tradespeople to begin in three weeks’ time after Government ‘refused to engage’ over pay mechanismMon Sept 07 2026 - 10:01
‘I thought I was going to die’: Blind entrepreneur Jason Romero on running across the USTen years after completing the feat in just 60 days, Romero tells his story at Dublin conference on disability and workFri Sept 04 2026 - 17:32
Ibec asks Minister for Enterprise to reject proposed 79 cent increase to minimum wageRise has been recommended by the Low Pay CommissionThu Sept 03 2026 - 18:14
Number of entry-level jobs being lost to AI overstated, says new CIPD chief executive However, impact on hiring young workers is posing challenges Thu Sept 03 2026 - 15:10
More than 29,000 Irish workers opt out of pension auto-enrolment during two-month windowFigure amounts to less than 4% of the 800,000 workers enrolled in scheme since it became active on January 1stThu Sept 03 2026 - 14:40
‘I think only one of my friends has a job’: Youth unemployment report paints bleak pictureReport suggests teenagers are disproportionately affected by failure of jobs market to fully bounce backTue Sept 01 2026 - 19:43
Public service industrial action could be under way by month’s end, says Fórsa trade union Any action would have ‘serious effects right across the public sector’, according to union chief Kevin Callinan Tue Sept 01 2026 - 16:57
State paying childcare sector wages would be key step in meeting €200 per month pledgeUp to 46,241 children aged under three were on waiting lists for places in services late last year, with number expected to rise furtherTue Sept 01 2026 - 14:40
Youth unemployment still well above pre-crash levelsNew report underlines problems facing young people seeking workTue Sept 01 2026 - 06:00
Public sector faces widespread strikes if new pay deal not agreedSiptu members overwhelmingly back industrial action, while 100,000-member Fórsa will announce the outcome of its ballot on TuesdayMon Aug 31 2026 - 17:38
Deaths of Irish woman and husband in hot tub in Spain may have been accidentalBodies of Thomasina Tobin and her husband Patrick were found by their children in a rented villa in Cullera near ValenciaSat Aug 29 2026 - 06:00
Derry Girls stars Siobhán McSweeney and Nicola Coughlan back campaign to curb AI voice-cloningArtificial versions of people’s voices increasingly used online and in advertising, harming artists’ livelihoodsFri Aug 28 2026 - 18:19
Irish woman named as Spanish police await postmortems on couple found dead in hot tub Investigators have not ruled out accident as cause of deaths in villa near ValenciaFri Aug 28 2026 - 14:23
Emergency advice booklets to be distributed to householdsThe booklet provides tips on being prepared for extreme weather, prolonged power outage and other emergenciesFri Aug 28 2026 - 12:59
Irish pro-Palestine group reports Central Bank governor to International Criminal CourtThey allege bank’s role in regulating sale of Israeli bonds in EU contributed to ‘genocide in Gaza’Fri Aug 28 2026 - 06:00
Uber-style fixed fares will remain part of Irish taxi market, says NTATransport authority will not ban fixed-fare model, which is says is allowed for under the regulatory systemThu Aug 27 2026 - 16:06
Doctors at sexual assault units to get additional €10,000 each to address on-call ‘anomaly’Irish Medical Organisation had informed HSE that on-call rates for weekends were lower than during the weekThu Aug 27 2026 - 15:18
Oberstown management warns escalation in strike threatens safety of children and staff Next week’s stoppage set to last 48 hours if no progress is achieved in resolving dispute, says union Mon Aug 24 2026 - 21:37
‘I was right all along’: Woman diagnosed after years of severe and wide-ranging symptomsSurvey finds half of women who experience menopause say it impacts attendanceMon Aug 24 2026 - 11:00
Brazilian au pair awarded €10,000 after 18 ‘harrowing’ weeks working for familyPlaintiff tells WRC that soon after starting, she was asked to sign a contract for 70 hours, but for the same money, which she refused to do Mon Aug 24 2026 - 06:00
Councils entitled to enforce firefighter retirement ages – Labour Court Court overturns decision of Workplace Relations Commission to award Paul Curran €15,000 for age discriminationSun Aug 23 2026 - 10:00
Dublin care workers’ strike ends after Labour Court recommends letting pay review proceedIrish Workers Union says action could resume if progress not made Thu Aug 20 2026 - 15:17
Oberstown ‘running on fumes for years’, says care worker striking over staffing Expanding capacity for detainees would undermine safety, caution workers Tue Aug 18 2026 - 16:10
Oberstown staff ‘face increased risks to personal safety’, says union Management at facility challenges claims on staffing and safety, noting independent review on wayTue Aug 18 2026 - 06:00
Childcare workers in Siptu reject pay offers on new minimum ratesSome 98% of voters reject offers that weighted increases heavily in favour of higher gradesMon Aug 17 2026 - 20:34
Ireland’s childcare black spots: ‘I have knocked at every creche door. I don’t want to quit my job’Rachana Nagaraja was told she ‘might have a chance next September’ – ‘and I think that’s because I cried’Tue Aug 11 2026 - 06:00
Dublin Bus has hired almost 100 drivers from South AfricaNew recruits being brought to Republic at the rate of six every week Mon Aug 10 2026 - 06:00
‘A bus went by with Join Dublin Bus on it. It was like a eureka moment’Company identifies potential to add to the tally of 8% women driversMon Aug 10 2026 - 06:00
Ictu boss Owen Reidy: My mum was relieved the Provisional IRA took us hostage in the 1970s, not loyalistsIctu general secretary Owen Reidy on his long trade union family pedigree, the time his family fell victim to an IRA bank raid and the problems organised labour faces in IrelandSun Aug 09 2026 - 06:00
National Standards Authority of Ireland plans up to 20 redundancies Talks expected to take place next week after confirmation of withdrawal from medical device testing Sat Aug 08 2026 - 06:00
Michael Fingleton ‘had lived many men’s lives and lived them well’, funeral hears ‘Many titans of industry past and present owe our father some gratitude for making or saving their businesses when times were tough,’ son says Fri Aug 07 2026 - 13:28
Fire service brings large blaze at Dublin car dismantlers under controlResidents near site of blaze at Wimbletown had been warned to close windowsFri Aug 07 2026 - 10:08
Legislation to oblige dentists to engage in ongoing training New powers on way for Dental Council to act against members of profession falling short of requirementsFri Aug 07 2026 - 06:00
Poor productivity in Ireland’s domestic business threatens to hold economy backTrade unions and business organisations broadly agree on the problem and even share some common ground on solutionsTue Aug 04 2026 - 05:00
Staff at NSAI to take industrial action over one worker redundancyAction at medical device standards watchdog ‘not about numbers but the principle’, union saysThu Jul 30 2026 - 17:51
Portland Row pitch saved from development following Kellie Harrington-backed campaign Jim Sheridan, Troy Parrott and Olivia O’Toole also called for the preservation of recreational area in Dublin city centreThu Jul 30 2026 - 16:53
WRC staff take legal case against State for failing to implement pay awardPay increase would be due to be backdated to July 2023, which would require significant lump sums to be paidWed Jul 29 2026 - 08:00
