Nurses say 80 patients waiting for bed at University Hospital LimerickINMO: Highest level of overcrowding recorded since start of Covid-19 pandemicWed Sept 16 2020 - 14:06
Expert group on Covid-19 in nursing homes says mistakes must not be repeatedFour new coronavirus clusters detected in homes over the past weekWed Sept 16 2020 - 13:17
HSE says 2,200 additional hospital beds needed for Covid-19 environmentAdditional beds, more staffing and diagnostic facilities set out in new €600m health service winter planTue Sept 15 2020 - 20:33
Government extends suspension of laid-off workers right to seek redundancyArrangement will now continue until November 30thTue Sept 15 2020 - 13:44
Construction workers vote for industrial action over 2.7% pay increaseUnions say workers worked hard to keep sites open, and pay rise is ‘least they deserve’Tue Sept 15 2020 - 13:01
Thousands of workers across building sector back strikes if employers cut pay, conditionsGovernment set to change legislation to facilitate pay rises for public health doctorsMon Sept 14 2020 - 22:17
Almost 10,000 fewer getting Covid-19 unemployment paymentNumber in receipt of pandemic benefit drops 64% from peak to 209,951 claimantsMon Sept 14 2020 - 20:12
Suspension of workers’ right to redundancy could be extendedTemporary measure put in place by Government as part of Covid-19 emergencyMon Sept 14 2020 - 07:27
Coronavirus: Dublin restrictions on the table as new Covid-19 plan is finalisedLiving with Covid strategy to outline system of restrictions with five levels of severityMon Sept 14 2020 - 03:00
Covid-19: 414 new cases reported over weekend, including 234 in DublinNew coronavirus infections in Dublin account for 57 per cent of all new casesMon Sept 14 2020 - 01:26
Ireland's Covid plan will see five levels, billions spent on health, public pay hikes unlikelyMinisters to announce framework for living with Covid-19 in next six monthsSat Sept 12 2020 - 08:55
Mater Private group says €275 Covid test fee will now be covered by all health insurersHospital group had faced criticism over introducton of charges for patientsThu Sept 10 2020 - 18:42
Calls for immediate reintroduction of Covid-19 testing at meat plants‘Meat industry generates the perfect vectors for transmission of the virus,’ union spokesman saysThu Sept 10 2020 - 13:06
Varadkar snubs bid by construction sector to defer 2.7% pay rise for workersConstruction Industry Federation urged Minister to block pay increases due from OctoberWed Sept 09 2020 - 21:13
Nurses, doctors clash with Government over staffing and contractsINMO says its continued cooperation over winter ‘should not be taken for granted’Wed Sept 09 2020 - 18:09
Government officials and unions to continue talks on potential pay deal for State workersThe existing public service pay accord is set to expire at the end of the yearWed Sept 09 2020 - 02:36
Ryanair threatens to shut Cork and Shannon bases for winterAirline blames Government travel restrictions for damaging its operationsTue Sept 08 2020 - 20:47
KPMG withdraws €1m redundancy offer after Debenhams sit-insSix people arrested during protest at Debenhams’ Henry Street shop in DublinTue Sept 08 2020 - 11:55
Number of people on pandemic payment falls by 5,100Some 219,000 people now receiving PUP, a 63 per cent drop on peak in MayMon Sept 07 2020 - 22:29
Unions to discuss new pay deal for 340,000 State employees with GovernmentMinisters have signalled that a 2 per cent rise due from October 1st will be paidMon Sept 07 2020 - 13:00
More than 120 healthcare workers diagnosed with Covid-19 in past weekIrish Nurses and Midwives Organisation say the rate of infection among healthcare workers could be even higherMon Sept 07 2020 - 01:00
Self-isolation period for people with Covid-19 may be cut to 10 daysNational Public Health Emergency Team to discuss change based on best global evidenceMon Sept 07 2020 - 01:00
Deal negotiated for extra €1m in redundancy payments for Debenhams staffFunds to resolve dispute will be raised from sale of stockFri Sept 04 2020 - 19:09
Leaving Cert students will not have access to ‘highly sensitive’ class ranking dataTeachers’ unions feared details would damage student relationshipsThu Sept 03 2020 - 08:30
Schools face ‘chronic shortage’ of teachers in months ahead, unions warn‘High risk’ teachers anxious about returning to classrooms, Covid-19 committee hearsWed Sept 02 2020 - 13:42
Some school staff told to ‘reuse’ masks due to shortage, union claimsCovid-19 committee to be told some teachers and SNAs being asked to reuse face masksWed Sept 02 2020 - 06:33
Meat sector not prepared to have sick pay scheme on table – SiptuUnion says progress made on some measures to protect workers but not on sick payTue Sept 01 2020 - 20:54
Plumbers, fitters, welders vote for industrial action if pay is cutUnite union seeking implementation of 2.7% pay rise under existing agreementTue Sept 01 2020 - 20:50
Children, health staff and at-risk groups to get free flu vaccines this autumnGPs to receive bonus payments when more than 10 people are vaccinatedTue Sept 01 2020 - 19:00
Pressure on private hospitals to agree to Covid-19 surge plan ‘not a threat’, HSE chief saysPrivate hospitals surprised at HSE’s plan to report to Government refusal to sign upMon Aug 31 2020 - 01:13
Construction union seeks face masks to be made mandatory on building sitesConnect union says masks should become as common as hard hats or a hi-vis vests on sitesThu Aug 13 2020 - 19:52
Overseas meat plant workers ‘cheated out of social security rights’Problems aggravated by ‘unscrupulous practices’ of some agencies, Covid-19 committee toldThu Aug 13 2020 - 13:26
'Hot-bedding' and bogus work practices taking place in meat plants, union claimsState to investigate claims by union of bogus employment practices in meat sectorThu Aug 13 2020 - 02:19
Coronavirus: Unions call for unannounced inspections of meat plantsHSA should shut down meat processing facilities where appropriate, groups sayThu Aug 13 2020 - 02:05
Weekly costs in public nursing homes over 60% higher than private onesComptroller finds residents in private homes more likely to incur charges for additional servicesMon Aug 10 2020 - 18:18
Offaly meat plant suspends operations pending test resultsPoliticians calling for plant closures amid spike in cases ‘not helpful’, says VaradkarMon Aug 10 2020 - 16:09
Nearly 30,000 could lose pandemic payment if they do not confirm eligibilityNumber getting Covid-19 unemployment benefit falls by 12,000 with 240,000 on Live RegisterMon Aug 10 2020 - 14:37
Bus drivers ‘without toilet facilities’ on routes due to Covid-19 restrictionsSiptu says some services being delayed or cancelled as drivers forced to return to depotsMon Aug 10 2020 - 14:30
HSE eyeing private hospitals in the event of new Covid waveSecond takeover of independent hospital sector unlikely in any new coronavirus surgeSat Aug 08 2020 - 01:14
Workers diagnosed with Covid-19 or certified to self-isolate can claim special illness benefitGovernment says all employees and self-employed are entitled to €350 paymentFri Aug 07 2020 - 19:52
Covid and Brexit could pose risk to medicines supply, says pharma sectorIndustry group says it has put proposals to the Government to avert any shortagesThu Aug 06 2020 - 01:00
Review of €15bn high-speed rail line linking Dublin, Belfast, CorkDetails on Dublin-Derry train line sought as part of recent government formation talksWed Aug 05 2020 - 00:54
Cabinet decision on outdoor events driven by concerns about travelGAA president urges patience and says games will continue to be playedTue Aug 04 2020 - 21:52
More than €3bn paid out so far under pandemic unemployment scheme, Minister saysNumber receiving payment falls by 12,300 in past week, down 54 per cent from peakTue Aug 04 2020 - 20:29
Covid-19: Cabinet looks to tighten travel restrictions and decide on pubs reopeningPubs unlikely to reopen amid 46 new cases and talk of pre-departure tests for visitorsTue Aug 04 2020 - 02:09
No floor and wall tiling apprentices registered since 2012‘Wet trades’ critical to construction industry, yet new apprenticeship registrations have plummetedMon Aug 03 2020 - 02:46
Urgent reforms needed for disability service provision, HSE saysRegulation of residential facilities driving cost increases as number with needs on riseMon Aug 03 2020 - 02:04
HSE says provision of disability services by voluntary bodies not sustainableReport warns that many voluntary organisations are struggling financially, and may not be able to carry on indefinitelyMon Aug 03 2020 - 02:04
Medicines pricing agreement extended for six monthsGovernment and pharma companies agree space for discussions on longer-term pricingFri Jul 31 2020 - 16:07
Certainty urgently required on reopening, says third-level unionNot possible to sustain emergency mode approach for full academic year, says IfutWed Jul 29 2020 - 21:07
