Solicitors consider approaching barristers to join strike in escalation of fees fight with Minister
Impact of dispute set to escalate as courts resume after summer recess
Former National Transport Authority chief was underpaid by €50,000 in total over several years
Accounts reveal ‘multiannual discrepancy’ accumulating to more than €55,000, identified and rectified
CUH consultants seek independent staffing assessment over patient safety fears
Minister warned of threat to patient safety following ‘years of underfunding’
€530m already spent on MetroLink project but no final budget in place, Minister confirms
Public Accounts Committee chair questioned Darragh O’Brien on the wisdom of ‘spending now and determining the budget later’
Planning in place for 80,000 Dublin homes, but work has started on less than half
33,623 housing units were being built in second quarter of year, new report will say
Health and social care firms to be allowed recruit more than half of staff from outside EU
Change to apply to health and social care sector, but Coalition under pressure to extend remit for heavy goods vehicle drivers
New €30m Dublin nursing home lies empty as owners await law change
Healthcare and haulage sectors say they cannot find staff at home while curb on hiring non-EU workers poses challenges to their businesses
Almost 6,000 fewer healthcare staff than officially permitted, HSE says
Gap will close as trainee staff move into regular employment on graduation, officials say, but nurses and doctors express concern
Beaumont Hospital chief executive steps down after two years
Anne Coyle to stay on until November to facilitate new leadership transition at north Dublin hospital
The HSE was broken up into six regions two years ago to deliver better care. Is it working?
Restructuring Ireland’s health service was meant to integrate services locally, but concerns have been highlighted by regional managers and the HSE board
State paid more than €500k to private firm for air traffic control at Dublin Air Corps base
Flying operations had been restricted at Casement Aerodrome for period last year due to shortage of qualified military personnel
Ireland’s first long-range military radar systems to be in place next year
France was selected months ago as Ireland’s preferred partner to deliver the programme
MetroLink: The decades-long journey towards Ireland’s first underground rail service
Previous efforts for the infrastructure project have stalled, including after the financial crisis
Hospitals say insufficient funding is affecting patient services
Irish Voluntary Healthcare Association says its members are worried about financial sustainability
HSE under pressure over health agency staff as Opposition claims spending is rising
Health service spent more than €900 million on personnel recruited through external agencies last year