State to ‘regularise’ pay and conditions of school secretaries and caretakersUnion Fórsa says it has secured deal with Departments of Education and Public Expenditure at Workplace Relations CommissionTue Oct 27 2020 - 21:13
Unions warn of move away from negotiations if no pay deal by ChristmasThere will be no public service ‘peace clause’ if current deal not replaced, says FórsaTue Oct 27 2020 - 01:45
Taoiseach urged to help settle long-running Debenhams disputeMandate trade union marks 200 days on picket line by calling on Martin to interveneMon Oct 26 2020 - 18:48
No voluntary redundancy programme for the HSE at this time, health chief tells staffReid announces plan to streamline HSE management structuresFri Oct 23 2020 - 21:32
Public service union leaders warn time is running short to negotiate new pay dealUnions say new accord must be sufficiently roboust to last until Covid crisis passesFri Oct 23 2020 - 19:55
Garda checkpoints turn motorists back, traffic volumes dropCongestion reported in some areas, with very long delays on the M1 close to the BorderFri Oct 23 2020 - 01:59
Bus drivers faced ‘mayhem’ as passengers tried to travel, says unionNBRU says drivers faced difficulties trying to accommodate passengers under Level 5Thu Oct 22 2020 - 21:08
Latest Covid-19 restrictions to cost State €1bn, Oireachtas hearsDepartment of Public Expenditure warns of six-week cost and significant revenue lossesThu Oct 22 2020 - 17:20
No basis for talks on a new public service pay deal, says union chiefFórsa leader warns of very difficult IR climate if no new agreement reachedThu Oct 22 2020 - 14:56
New children’s hospital will not be able to open all beds due to staff shortages, nurses sayFifty nurses contracting Covid-19 per week, Oireachtas committee is toldWed Oct 21 2020 - 15:56
Coronavirus: GPs voice concern over contact tracing ‘confusion’HSE is asking up to 2,500 people to follow up with their own close contacts to clear backlogWed Oct 21 2020 - 13:24
An Post letter business collapsing under Covid-19 - CWUUnion calls for new service model to account for changing pattern of useWed Oct 21 2020 - 09:00
Student nurses and midwives are being exploited says unionINMO says students on placement working for no pay in Covid environmentFri Oct 16 2020 - 19:37
HSE proposes taking over 40% of activity in private hospitalsAny new agreement to tackle Covid-19 surge could run for two yearsFri Oct 16 2020 - 18:19
Major €20 million expansion of cancer services to be unveiledGovernment also set to announce €12 million boost to maternity servicesWed Oct 14 2020 - 07:30
Budget 2021 pledges hundreds of hospital beds, thousands of health staffGovernment signals major investment in cancer, maternity and trauma servicesTue Oct 13 2020 - 17:37
Largest health budget ever is first step to delivering SláintecareNearly €150 million designated for range of care including cancer, maternity and traumaTue Oct 13 2020 - 17:15
Number on pandemic unemployment payment increases by 23,265Extension of Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions last week saw total recipients grow to 228,858Mon Oct 12 2020 - 14:03
Senior nurses seek higher pay to restore differential with junior gradesSiptu says following deal that ended strike last year differential has reduced by €1,500Mon Oct 12 2020 - 01:42
Budget to include Covid and Brexit fund of up to €5bnBusiness aid, hospitality VAT of 9% and PUP changes among measures expectedMon Oct 12 2020 - 01:07
Covid-19 testing could be affected by lab workers’ pay disputeUnion says mood for industrial action is growing among medical scientistsMon Oct 12 2020 - 00:18
Covid-19: 814 new cases and two further deaths reported as Taoiseach warns of ‘challenging weeks ahead’Taoiseach says Level 3 restrictions can curb the spread of the virus if people work togetherSun Oct 11 2020 - 18:12
Reid urges doctors to not undermine public confidence in health serviceBeacon Hospital executive says his board not inclined to sign new agreement with HSESat Oct 10 2020 - 15:37
Nearly 90% of women have not responded to cervical screening invitationsConference told that people are afraid to attend health settings due to Covid-19Sat Oct 10 2020 - 15:28
Donnelly vows to permanently increase the number of critical care bedsSinn Féin proposes 1,000-bed hospital for elective patients in GalwaySat Oct 10 2020 - 15:24
Budget 2021: Government to spend extra €6 billion in largest budget in history of the StateDeficit for 2020 expected to be €21bn, considerably less than had been fearedSat Oct 10 2020 - 01:39
Nurses demand repeal of policy allowing staff to work before finishing self-isolating periodINMO conference seeks major boost to personnel numbersFri Oct 09 2020 - 14:21
Role of school secretaries as important as teachers, SNAs, school principals - TánaisteVaradkar tells Dáil Government wants to regularise their situationThu Oct 08 2020 - 17:59
Government will seek to prioritise Covid, Brexit and existing services – McGrath‘We will ensure the increase in capital investment set out in the NDP is implemented to support recovery in the economy’Thu Oct 08 2020 - 00:30
Unions say campaign of industrial action planned in State-funded health agenciesFórsa sanctions ballot for strike action in about dozen Section 39 organisationsWed Oct 07 2020 - 19:16
School secretaries set for strike action in dispute over payThree one-day stoppages to be followed by indefinite strike from November 16thWed Oct 07 2020 - 16:06
Age profile of the Civil Service ‘a significant business risk’, report findsSpending review says 28 per cent of Government workers are aged over 54Wed Oct 07 2020 - 03:08
Cost of providing State residential care for children rises by €40mSpending review says bulk of cost rise linked to use of privare providers by TuslaWed Oct 07 2020 - 01:26
New organisation to represent medical and dental consultantsAssociation stems from unhappiness among medics over State takeover of private hospitalsTue Oct 06 2020 - 18:06
Pay hike for 120,000 workers as minimum wage to rise by 10 cent per hourNew hourly rate set at €10.20 will begin in January after decision by the CabinetTue Oct 06 2020 - 14:20
Dublin Port not yet ready for Brexit, Cabinet toldMinisters approve Climate Action Bill which will set annual carbon emissions targetsTue Oct 06 2020 - 12:43
Numbers receiving Covid-19 unemployment payment fall by nearly 12,000Additional 2,000 people claim payment in Donegal following new restrictionsMon Oct 05 2020 - 21:36
Teaching unions raise questions about schools staying openCalls for safety review and clarity on what protection is available to membersMon Oct 05 2020 - 19:30
HSE chief flags ‘serious concern’ about financial position of voluntary agenciesSt John of God chief says organisation’s financial deficit has reached €37.7mFri Oct 02 2020 - 01:00
State liability from personal injury and negligence cases put at €3.6bnComptroller says €2m paid on bonuses to staff at NTMA, €479,000 to staff at NamaThu Oct 01 2020 - 01:28
Post office network faces collapse without support, report warnsIrish Postmasters’ Union calls for €17m in annual State funding be put in placeWed Sept 30 2020 - 11:05
Legislation paves way for pay deal for consultants, public health doctorsMove by Cabinet is aimed at getting around legal ban on public service pay increasesWed Sept 30 2020 - 08:32
Bus Éireann to suspend Dublin to Belfast service in NovemberMinister says no town will be left behind as a result of closure of inter-city bus servicesWed Sept 30 2020 - 02:19
Towns will not be ‘left behind’ following Bus Éireann routes cut, Ryan saysTransport Minister says NTA will make sure any gaps in services will be closedTue Sept 29 2020 - 09:34
Prepare for six to nine months of Covid-19 restraints, warn health officialsNo return to ‘normal’ after surge in cases handled, says acting chief medical officerTue Sept 29 2020 - 01:00
Over 10,000 more people on pandemic unemployment payment in past weekIncrease partly due to introduction of Level 3 Covid-19 restrictions in DublinMon Sept 28 2020 - 22:13
Bus Éireann to shut many inter-city routes due to financial pressuresServices between Dublin and Cork, Belfast, Limerick and Galway will come to an endMon Sept 28 2020 - 17:37
Covid-19: Possible extra restrictions for four counties to be decided by weekendHealth workers who used holidays to look after children set to be given leave backMon Sept 28 2020 - 01:31
Public transport needs €460m to keep running, Eamon Ryan warnedCovid-19 impact on passenger numbers costly with uncertainty over ‘mega-projects’Mon Sept 28 2020 - 01:07
Health reforms could generate major savings, says pharmacist unionMore than €300m incurred in needless spending, says IPUMon Sept 28 2020 - 00:00
