Coronavirus: One death and 402 cases reported in StateUp to 240,000 Covid-19 vaccines could be issued next week, says Paul ReidSun May 02 2021 - 16:43
Hospital consultants on public-only contract to be offered up to €227,000Sláintecare talks between Government and medical representatives to start next weekSat May 01 2021 - 00:07
Homecare providers to be subject to new licensing frameworkFunding model for sector remains under examination, says Department of HealthFri Apr 30 2021 - 17:46
ESB technicians hold second 24-hour strike over outsourcing workCompany seeking damages from union and warns strikers of ‘financial implications’Thu Apr 29 2021 - 19:15
CIÉ faces pension scheme wind up threat over €550m deficitProvision for managers and white-collar grades ‘non-compliant’ with legislationThu Apr 29 2021 - 15:38
ESB Networks says it has issued High Court proceedings against unionFirm seeking damages over industrial action by network technicians ahead of new stoppageWed Apr 28 2021 - 19:36
Vaccine plan redrawn to accelerate rollout as summer reopening plans finalisedStephen Donnelly declares ‘full steam ahead’ on Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccinesWed Apr 28 2021 - 00:05
Maternity hospital will not be impacted by religious ethos, Donnelly saysMinister insists Government and HSE will determine services at St Vincent’s siteTue Apr 27 2021 - 21:40
Mater hospital and CUH designated State’s major trauma centresSt Vincent’s and Tallaght hospitals will also deal with trauma care for less complex casesTue Apr 27 2021 - 19:02
Major reform of trauma services to be announcedMater and Cork University hospitals likely to be designated as main trauma centresTue Apr 27 2021 - 00:07
Labour Court to hold inquiry into plans for childcare sector pay ratesMinister has proposed the establishment of a joint labour committee for the sectorTue Apr 27 2021 - 00:01
Work-to-rule may have affected 1,000 Dublin customers, ESB saysCompany says duration of Santry power cut may have been longer due to industrial actionMon Apr 26 2021 - 20:23
Combative style key to choice of Robert Watt as top health mandarinSalary rise of €80,000 to €292,000 a year indicative of desire to pursue ‘reform’ agendaSat Apr 24 2021 - 06:00
‘Business as usual’ despite strike by technicians – ESB NetworksDispute is over lack of consultation on outsourcing, not over money, union saysFri Apr 23 2021 - 10:56
ESB Networks intends to take legal action over dispute involving techniciansMembers of IWU begin 24-hour strike over ‘outsourcing of members’ work to outside third parties’Fri Apr 23 2021 - 09:09
CIÉ group warns it is ‘balance sheet insolvent’ due to Covid-19State-owned transport body could report €50m in commercial losses for 2020Fri Apr 23 2021 - 04:50
Concern grows over CIÉ’s €1bn pension deficit ahead of vote on reformRejection of Labour Court proposals could lead to financial and industrial uncertaintyThu Apr 22 2021 - 13:16
Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine usage expected to begin next weekNiac to consider extending time between doses of Pfizer jab to vaccinate more peopleThu Apr 22 2021 - 01:00
Review finds no evidence of secret dossiers on children with autismRTÉ investigation claimed Department of Health kept dossiers on children suing StateThu Apr 22 2021 - 01:00
New secretary general of Department of Health waives €81,000 pay rise for nowRobert Watt says it’s not appropriate to take increase in difficult economic conditionsTue Apr 20 2021 - 21:01
CIÉ faces pension deficit of nearly €1bn, Oireachtas committee toldTwo pension schemes must be ‘de-risked urgently’, says group’s chairwomanTue Apr 20 2021 - 16:33
Pfizer expressed concern to Taoiseach about EU restrictions on vaccine exportsPharmaceutical company told Martin it would be vaccinating its own essential staffTue Apr 20 2021 - 14:20
Covid-19: Tracking who has been vaccinated can require ‘four phone calls’Absence of unique patient electronic ID record highlighted at IMO conference toldSat Apr 17 2021 - 20:08
Covid-19: Four further deaths and 420 new cases confirmed in the StateHSE encourages healthcare workers who had first dose of AstraZeneca to take second oneSat Apr 17 2021 - 19:49
Government in bid to resolve pensions dispute in community employment sectorTDs and senators told Minsters have reached agreement on new proposalsSat Apr 17 2021 - 19:37
Public-only hospital consultant contract will be introduced this year, says DonnellySláintecare move is significant opportunity to deal with unfilled posts, according to MinisterSat Apr 17 2021 - 14:45
New public health deal will deliver more than 80 consultant jobs‘Landmark agreement’ would support reform of public health model, says DonnellyThu Apr 15 2021 - 21:40
Workplace Relations Commission to be subject to emergency legislationFuture hearings to be held generally in public following Supreme Court rulingThu Apr 15 2021 - 20:15
Health service management to pursue greater staff flexibilityDraft plans on change also involve co-operation with elements of Sláintecare programmeThu Apr 15 2021 - 19:43
Government asks Low Pay Commission to design ‘living wage’ in Irish contextStudy will examine whether special rate should be introduced for DublinThu Apr 15 2021 - 00:01
HSE asked to clarify status of health staff who received first dose of AstraZeneca vaccinePsychiatric nurses to discuss impact of vaccination rollout changes for staff and patientsTue Apr 13 2021 - 21:13
Meat processing sector disputes it is highly profitable, based on low payWage rates on par or ahead of those in North or Britain, industry representatives sayTue Apr 13 2021 - 14:03
Committee told meat industry will continue to need workers from abroadMigrant Rights Centre urges parity between those on general work permits and those with critical skillsMon Apr 12 2021 - 16:40
New pay, pensions deal for school workers by next academic year – FórsaRevised contract for secretaries and caretakers being put together, union conference toldFri Apr 09 2021 - 21:51
Changes to vaccine priority list not a reflection on any profession, Minister saysFórsa union claims Government led school staff ‘up the garden path’ prior to reopeningFri Apr 09 2021 - 15:36
Teacher who got Covid-19 last year ‘could not breathe’ during walkDelegates tell ASTI conference of health concerns around return to schoolThu Apr 08 2021 - 08:06
Taoiseach signals Government will not change vaccine priority for teachersAll three unions back motion to hold ballots on industrial action as Foley defends changesWed Apr 07 2021 - 18:17
RTÉ staff overwhelmingly reject pay cut planBroadcaster says it will have to look at other options for savingsWed Apr 07 2021 - 17:40
ASTI to seek access for teachers to more generous pension schemeTeachers’ conference told recent entrants are disadvantaged by pay and pension termsWed Apr 07 2021 - 16:27
ASTI warns there can be no cutbacks after CovidTeachers' union says funding provided for pandemic must be baseline for the futureWed Apr 07 2021 - 15:05
Older teachers in high-risk group should work from home until vaccinated – ASTIUnion president says change of vaccinationplan kick in teeth to teachersTue Apr 06 2021 - 19:05
Student teachers on teaching placement should be paid for work – ASTITeachers’ conference told training period in schools represents ‘free labour’Tue Apr 06 2021 - 18:40
No change to vaccine priority despite opposition from teachers’ unionsNorma Foley says decision is not ‘value judgment’ of profession, is based on scienceTue Apr 06 2021 - 17:42
Syllabus guidelines are ‘recipe for disaster’, ASTI conference hearsSecond-level teachers express concern at level of guidance given for some subjectsTue Apr 06 2021 - 16:31
Community employment supervisors warn of strike ballot over access to pension schemeSiptu sets mid-April deadline for Government to table proposals to resolve issueTue Apr 06 2021 - 09:23
Teachers’ push to be moved up Covid-19 vaccine queue faces resistanceAnger over ‘downgrading’ of profession as rollout shifts to age-based modelTue Apr 06 2021 - 03:13
Teachers believe remote learning has led some students to disengageExtra supports will be needed next year to assist vulnerable students, survey findsTue Apr 06 2021 - 01:00
Union says prospect of mental health service provider’s collapse ‘devastating’Siptu says Government must review funding model for the sectorMon Apr 05 2021 - 21:53
Teacher unions to debate industrial action over members' place on vaccine rollout timetableMove will not affect the planned reopening of schools on April 12th, according to unionsMon Apr 05 2021 - 14:53
Home quarantine among compromises to be discussed by MinistersUse of vaccinations to shorten isolation times also mooted as part of solution to Cabinet riftMon Apr 05 2021 - 02:05
