More than 200,000 people have dropped out of health insurance market in recent yearsMinister promises new initiativesThu Nov 14 2013 - 13:41
Reviews found 6,300 ineligible for discretionary medical cardsHealth chiefs say no change in policy in relation to awarding processThu Nov 14 2013 - 13:31
ASTI members to receive increments backdated to July if pay deal acceptedASTI executive to consider new ballotThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:01
Insurers may be allowed ‘load’ premiums of older entrantsReilly considering new reformsThu Nov 14 2013 - 01:00
Talks resume in Aer Lingus disputeCabin crew in favour of industrial action up to and including strike last weekTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
Can doctors afford the Government’s free GP scheme?Serious questions remain about the timing and cost of putting in place universal GP entitlementTue Nov 12 2013 - 01:00
Department of Education and ASTI to meet tomorrow over teachers’ disputeMinister says any deal cannot interfere with Haddington Road agreement itselfMon Nov 11 2013 - 18:48
Row over shorter week for health staff to be referred to oversight bodyUnions claims HSE in breach of Haddington Road agreementMon Nov 11 2013 - 18:40
Aer Lingus talks over strike action adjournedTalks over plans by airline to close cabin crew base at Shannon set to resumeMon Nov 11 2013 - 01:00
Talks between Aer Lingus and union to reconveneDiscussions between airline and Impact over plans to close Shannon cabin crew baseSat Nov 09 2013 - 08:57
No follow-through on consultant deal, claims IMODoctors’ union urges increase in resources for general practiceSat Nov 09 2013 - 08:47
Noonan says 1.1 million hit by reduction in tax relief on health insurance premiumsReilly pleased relief not removed entirelyFri Nov 08 2013 - 01:01
Dublin bus drivers vote against strike action over cutsCost-saving plan to be introduced from Sunday November 17thWed Nov 06 2013 - 18:28
HSE to scrap scheme allowing shorter week at lower payNew voluntary redundancies to be introduced in health service from JanuaryWed Nov 06 2013 - 13:37
LRC intervenes in Aer Lingus disputeImpact votes for strike action over airline’s plans to shut cabin crew base at ShannonTue Nov 05 2013 - 15:00
Cabin crew at Aer Lingus back industrial actionRow centres on rostering arrangements and plans to close base at Shannon airportTue Nov 05 2013 - 00:38
New initiative to assist AIB customers with distressed mortgagesAdvocacy group to act as mediator in cases where customers in arrears have not engaged with bankSun Nov 03 2013 - 22:55
Health budget may be revisited, Lynch saysHealth facing cuts of up to €1 billionSat Nov 02 2013 - 01:00
Government seeking to save €50 million from new reductions in drug costsAnalysis: reductions in cost of branded drug products also come into effectSat Nov 02 2013 - 01:00
Siptu chiefs willing to sanction fresh Dublin Bus strikeGovernment to stand by company in event of industrial action over savings planThu Oct 31 2013 - 17:46
Labour Relations Commission to intervene in Aer Lingus Shannon rowAirline plans to close cabin crew base at Clare airport where some 90 staff are employedThu Oct 31 2013 - 14:55
Ministers say ‘no basis’ for more talks on Dublin Bus rowSiptu to ballot members on industrial action next week over cost-saving measuresWed Oct 30 2013 - 19:15
Dublin Bus to announce start date for controversial savings planMove tomorrow could trigger more confrontation with drivers represented by SiptuTue Oct 29 2013 - 18:46
Department of Health proposes blueprint for new “money follows the patient” systemNew pricing and commissioning bodies urged as part of reform plansTue Oct 29 2013 - 01:00
Dublin Bus to bring in savings plan despite Siptu rejectionTransport Ministers express ‘deep concern’ at outcome of union ballotFri Oct 25 2013 - 19:42
Dublin Bus drivers vote on final proposals to resolve row over cost-saving planMinisters warn of “stark” outcome for company if plan rejectedFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:01
End-of-year target for VHI authorisation set to be missedHealth insurer has not submitted application to Central Bank following European Court of Justice rulingFri Oct 25 2013 - 01:00
Aer Lingus to close Shannon cabin crew baseUnion says it will fight closure of facility, which employs nearly 90 staffThu Oct 24 2013 - 12:26
Top-end health plans to rise by €800 after move to cut tax reliefFurther price increases expected in the months aheadWed Oct 23 2013 - 06:53
No plans to cancel training for junior cycle reforms despite ASTI industrial actionUnion instructs members not to attend new training coursesWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:11
No decision on supplementary health fundingNurses say millions could be saved if tasks carried out by doctors transferred to themWed Oct 23 2013 - 01:00
No provision to pay ASTI for extra dutiesRow over allowances could prove to be main flashpoint in current industrial disputeMon Oct 21 2013 - 06:28
Deloitte to consider Dublin Bus strike costsAccounting firm retained by Department of Transport to look at financial implications of any further industrial action at State-owned companyMon Oct 21 2013 - 01:00
Health chiefs warn €1 billion in cuts neededAdditional cuts required if maternity reforms and other initiatives to be fundedSat Oct 19 2013 - 06:12
Aer Lingus rules out topping up pension scheme beyond €140mAirline responds to pension fund trustees’ proposals for dealing with €780m deficitSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:02
Budget to affect 53% of health policiesMany only ‘affected marginally’ by health insurance tax relief cap, says departmentSat Oct 19 2013 - 01:00
Way opens for talks on secondary teachers’ disputeHaddington Road terms not for negotiation but union welcomes minister’s commentsFri Oct 18 2013 - 21:00
Private hospitals claim health insurance changes will cost jobsSector concerned at reduction in tax relief announced in budgetFri Oct 18 2013 - 15:47
Quinn opens door to talks with secondary teachersMinister will discuss education matters but rules out talks on pay and conditionsFri Oct 18 2013 - 13:59
Up to 30,000 jobs ‘at risk’ due to budget cutsNevin Institute says 8,000 jobs hit for every €1bn taken out of economyThu Oct 17 2013 - 01:00
IMO to recommend deal to resolve doctors' disputePlan drawn up during LRC talks on row over non-consultant hospital doctorsWed Oct 16 2013 - 22:29
Varadkar says outlook for Dublin Bus ‘stark’ without dealMinister for Transport asks drivers to agree to final proposalsWed Oct 16 2013 - 21:10
Report warns against more strikes by Dublin Bus staffStrike in August did not resolve issues between unions and managementWed Oct 16 2013 - 01:00
Teachers, health staff and gardaí to be recruited next yearHowlin says initiative is a ‘reform dividend’Tue Oct 15 2013 - 23:25
Thousands of over-70s to lose full GP cardsPrescription charges for medical card holders to increase from €1.50 to €2.50 per itemTue Oct 15 2013 - 06:21
Some Dart restrictions tonight with normal service tomorrowSiptu hopes Irish Rail talks could resolve dispute on drivers carrying out train checksMon Oct 14 2013 - 16:59
Government’s plan for free GP care criticised as ’political stunt’ by IMOUnion says plan not covered by agreements currently in placeMon Oct 14 2013 - 15:31
Civil Service ratings need reform, says HowlinMinister says too many civil servants getting high evaluation grades to qualify for pay riseMon Oct 14 2013 - 01:08
Burton under Fine Gael pressure over ‘welfare traps’School book rental scheme proposed to soften blow of budget cutsSat Oct 12 2013 - 06:37
Pension scheme top-up not needed, says Aer LingusAirline set out a summary of the proposals put forward by the trusteesFri Oct 11 2013 - 01:39
