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
Covid-19: Fears grow over increased restrictions for cities and local areasIreland faces ‘critical two weeks’ in fight against virus, Minister saysSat Sept 26 2020 - 01:08
Private hospitals expand services to deal with post-State takeover surgeBlackrock and others use weekend and extra shifts to cut scan and procedure backlogSat Sept 26 2020 - 01:00
Workers in State-funded health agencies to ballot for industrial action over payUnions suggest focus of any action may be on Cork to put pressure on TaoiseachThu Sept 24 2020 - 18:26
Doctors say additional beds provided in new winter plan are ‘insufficient’Medical and nursing bodies argue staffing will be criticial to implement new measuresThu Sept 24 2020 - 18:15
Further payments for high-earning public service staff to cost €42mGovernment scheduled to reverse cuts for those earning up to €150,000Thu Sept 24 2020 - 10:02
About 4.5m extra home-support hours, 1,500 hospital beds in HSE planHospital outpatient clinics to be relocated to the community under €600m blueprintThu Sept 24 2020 - 02:03
HSE to provide extra 1,500 hospital beds as part of €600m winter planOfficials warn Covid infections across country ‘a week or two’ behind DublinThu Sept 24 2020 - 01:15
Low Pay Commission formally recommends 10c rise in national minimum wageLetter sent to Government after unions withdrew from the commissionWed Sept 23 2020 - 15:26
Government to consider reversing cuts to Covid-19 paymentPandemic unemployment payment may be restored to full rate in next month’s budgetWed Sept 23 2020 - 02:47
Unions quit Low Pay Commission over proposed minimum wage increaseIctu not prepared to sign up to a proposed increase of 10 cent per hour in rateTue Sept 22 2020 - 21:53
Unions warn of potential industrial action at Section 39 agenciesHealth service accused of dragging its feet over pay restoration for workersTue Sept 22 2020 - 18:00
About 3,600 fewer people receiving pandemic unemployment paymentMinister warns impact of new restrictions in Dublin not yet reflected in figuresMon Sept 21 2020 - 19:30
Extra 2,000 hospital beds are needed almost immediately, consultants sayDoctors warn there could soon be one million people on hospital waiting listsMon Sept 21 2020 - 12:47
ASTI to ballot for industrial action over Covid-19 safety concernsUnion says ‘the safety of students and their teachers must be the priority’Sat Sept 19 2020 - 19:48
Fórsa says shorter working hours should be part of new pay talksLargest public service union says talks will signal whether new accord is possibleFri Sept 18 2020 - 17:30
Mechanical construction employers agree 2.7% pay rise after strike threatIndustrial action notice served by workers in heating, ventilation and air conditioning servicesFri Sept 18 2020 - 17:07
Public health doctors threaten strike action over pay rowDispute centres over affording public health specialists consultant statusFri Sept 18 2020 - 13:22
Launch of new €600m winter plan for health service delayedGovernment sources suggest expanded flu vaccination could cost up to €64 millionWed Sept 16 2020 - 22:00
HSE staff in high-risk areas required to receive flu vaccine this yearUnions signal they will not co-operate with new proposalsWed Sept 16 2020 - 19:58
