Ordinary worker would need 212 years to earn what CRH CEO did last yearIctu report shows 13 CEOs were paid more than 50 times ordinary salary in 2018Tue Dec 17 2019 - 14:01
IVF, fertility treatment: Up to €1 million funding to be announcedMinister for Health Simon Harris is bringing memo to Cabinet detailing a model of careTue Dec 17 2019 - 11:47
Hospital doctors expected to back strike action in ballot on TuesdayIrish Medical Organisation members dispute centres over pay and recruitment issuesMon Dec 16 2019 - 15:48
Cabinet warned of rising threat to Ireland from foreign spiesEspionage and cyber attacks may hit foreign investment, defence review saysSat Dec 14 2019 - 01:22
Retired CIÉ staff to share €1m boost under new pension proposalsNew plans come after years of talks between unions and management over fund deficitsWed Dec 11 2019 - 21:30
Taoiseach says Government will end lower pay for doctors who treat only public patientsVaradkar says new offer to end two-tier pay system will be made to medical consultantsWed Dec 11 2019 - 19:32
Government introduces new capital project spending rulesDonohoe says new stages of assessment of projects will form part of updated codeWed Dec 11 2019 - 19:05
Solidarity TDs to put forward Bill facilitating political strikesUnder proposed legislation, secret ballot would not be necessary ahead of actionWed Dec 11 2019 - 17:43
RTÉ set to receive extra €10m from GovernmentCabinet to consider plan for commission on future of public service broadcastingTue Dec 10 2019 - 01:00
Virgin Media staff vote for industrial action over planned redundanciesUnite and Siptu claim company has proposed terms inferior to those previously agreedMon Dec 09 2019 - 20:27
School secretaries to stage one-day strike in JanuaryIndustrial action by Fórsa members aimed at ending two-tier pay system set to resumeMon Dec 09 2019 - 18:50
NBRU says nearly 1,000 anti-social incidents on Dublin Bus servicesMost incidents concentrated in about ‘half a dozen hotspots’ around the cityMon Dec 09 2019 - 18:39
Workers to have legal right to tips paid by credit or debit cards, says MinisterRegina Doherty to expand scope of planned legislation governing payment of wagesMon Dec 09 2019 - 16:37
No prospect of free dental care for children under 6 from next year, dentists warnIrish Dental Association says new scheme proposed by Government is ‘unworkable’Sun Dec 08 2019 - 19:04
Denying cannabis link to mental illness is ‘like arguing earth is flat’Leading psychiatrist says legialisation of drug would be ‘a step too far’Sun Dec 08 2019 - 18:36
Primary teachers set deadline for end of two-tier pay systemINTO wants process to deal with issue in place by spring and gap addressed by summerFri Dec 06 2019 - 19:12
TUI faces €280,000 payout to ASTI over ‘poaching’ claimsASTI understood to have sought much larger compensation packageThu Dec 05 2019 - 02:42
Nurses’ deal costs three times Government’s original estimateAgreement that ended strike to cost €48 million this year, Department of Health saysThu Dec 05 2019 - 02:42
Teachers union backs new junior cycle reforms directive in ballotASTI likely to direct members to only attend meetings about reforms during school hoursWed Dec 04 2019 - 21:42
No financial incentives in place encouraging discharge of patients – HSEMinister says wording of promotion at St James’s Hospital was ‘a bit off’Wed Dec 04 2019 - 19:04
Thousands of doctors in public hospitals to begin voting on strike actionIMO says its key demands are an end to a two-tier pay system and for the recruitment of more consultants for public hospitalsMon Dec 02 2019 - 00:09
Investigators scathing about Stewarts Care staff after disabled teen abandonedLitany of errors led to man roaming near motorway after swimming outingSat Nov 30 2019 - 03:00
Care facility staff to be disciplined after disabled teen abandoned on swim tripMan found by gardaí walking along grass verge in middle of a dual carriagewaySat Nov 30 2019 - 03:00
Hospital consultant facing disciplinary action over private practiceAction related to allegedly breaching rules governing off-site practice, says HSE reportSat Nov 30 2019 - 02:38
Record 108,364 people stuck on a hospital trolley so far this yearINMO seeking formal intervention by Health Information and Quality AuthorityFri Nov 29 2019 - 13:08
Calls by RTÉ staff for pay cuts for top earners at odds with official policy – NUJUnion sub branch in RTÉ last week said pay should be capped at €208,000Thu Nov 28 2019 - 18:34
Private sector workers receiving higher pay rises than those working for State-- unionFórsa says no new national public service pay accord in place to succeed current dealThu Nov 28 2019 - 18:13
Military pilots could receive €200,000 under loyalty scheme, says MinisterPay for newly-qualified Defence Force personnel is ‘competitive’ – DepartmentWed Nov 27 2019 - 21:59
Children’s hospital: Construction progress slower than expectedChair of national children’s hospital says only €1m in additional costs have been paidWed Nov 27 2019 - 18:00
Trolley numbers: 654 patients waiting for beds, say nursesUniversity Hospital Limerick worst affected by overcrowding, according to INMOWed Nov 27 2019 - 14:27
Consultants will have to be paid more to stay in public system – Harris‘I want to look at how we can end the two-tier reality,’ says Minister for HealthWed Nov 27 2019 - 10:12
Nurses say 660 patients waiting for beds in hospitalsUniversity Hospital Limerick worst affected by overcrowding, according to INMOTue Nov 26 2019 - 11:14
New legislation to provide for mandatory open disclosureHospitals to face penalties if staff fail to notify patients of serious incidentsMon Nov 25 2019 - 01:26
Garda will not introduce dedicated unit for transport servicesAnti-social behaviour drives unions’ demand for special security units on buses and trainsMon Nov 25 2019 - 01:00
Speed camera operator dispute talks end without resolutionGoSafe staff have held a series of strikes recently in dispute over working conditionsFri Nov 22 2019 - 19:32
RTÉ journalists want €208,000 cap on pay of top presenters and managementMembers of National Union of Journalists say plan to cut top pay by 15% insufficientFri Nov 22 2019 - 13:09
HSE pays thousands to agencies to hire staff, says SiptuUnion urges Oireachtas group to run rule over finder fees paid to employment agenciesWed Nov 20 2019 - 19:26
Government to seek Dáil approval for extra €634m spendHealth service set to receive almost €340m in additional funding under fresh estimatesWed Nov 20 2019 - 17:50
Mental health services have 2,600 fewer staff than recommended, Oireachtas toldSystem for filling vacancies in health service is designed to frustrate, says SiptuWed Nov 20 2019 - 02:42
Teachers who are members of TUI to stage one-day strike in FebruaryStoppage marks major escalation of campaign over two-tier pay systemMon Nov 18 2019 - 13:54
Strike at Dundalk Institute of Technology called offManagement to pursue status of Technological UniversityFri Nov 15 2019 - 18:02
HSE to launch winter plan as nurses say recruitment restrictions crippling serviceNew €26m plan to focus on homecare packages and moves to ease overcrowdingThu Nov 14 2019 - 06:00
Current recruitment pause in the HSE is crippling the health service – INMOGeneral secretary of INMO says people are now afraid to go to public hospitalsWed Nov 13 2019 - 13:55
Proposals on removing private patients from public hospitals criticisedConsultants say Minister’s suggestion that move would free up 2000 beds was ‘misleading’Tue Nov 12 2019 - 11:13
Staff at Dundalk Institute of Technology to go on strike next weekUnion says dispute centres on management failure to consult on strategic futureMon Nov 11 2019 - 20:51
Number of people on hospital trolleys ‘already exceeds’ 100,000 for yearFórsa union warns HSE over plan to reduce number of health service managersMon Nov 11 2019 - 18:04
Nursing services in Galway ‘face closure’ due to staff shortagesUnion says public health service could close this Friday unless the HSE fills vacant postsMon Nov 11 2019 - 13:05
Unions to meet RTÉ management over proposed job cutsStrike action not ruled out as management to be asked specifics of ‘work-practice changes’Mon Nov 11 2019 - 02:22
Government and unions discuss possibility of local bargainingMove would depart from ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach of previous public service pay dealsMon Nov 11 2019 - 02:00
Medical negligence payments cost over €265m in first nine months of yearDoctors call for reforms of existing system of resolving negligence claimsMon Nov 11 2019 - 00:58
