Lung cancer: Under half of patients seen on time in major hospitalJust 46% ‘offered an appointment to attend’ clinic in July within the 10-day target timeWed Sept 18 2019 - 01:05
Higgins warns against ‘race-to-bottom’ work practicesPresident says emerging employment trends ‘reduce employees’ hard-won labour rights’Tue Sept 17 2019 - 11:14
One-third of Irish farms at risk in no-deal Brexit, says studyWarning comes as Northern Secretary holds talks aimed at restarting Stormont assemblyTue Sept 17 2019 - 01:30
Defence Forces pay review body needs ‘urgent consideration’Fianna Fáil TD criticises ‘policy of inertia’ on issue and believes link to Ictu should be exploredMon Sept 16 2019 - 21:58
Harris targets free GP care for children under eight by mid-2020Doctors’ representative cautions that outcome of negotiations ‘should not be assumed’Mon Sept 16 2019 - 19:08
Sale of tobacco products from vending machines to be bannedMinister for Health says he is concerned at the number of children who are starting to vapeMon Sept 16 2019 - 13:34
Ictu link to Army representative body ‘has security implications’Military leaders fear strikes as Congress set to consider application by PDforraSat Sept 14 2019 - 03:15
Threat to night services at Busáras recedes as Bus Éireann boosts securitySecurity presence and CCTV at central bus station to be increased after assaults on staffFri Sept 13 2019 - 19:24
Higgins view on Defence Forces’ pay reflects ‘Government concern’Tánaiste indicates no ‘huge concerns’ about President’s backing for improved moneyThu Sept 12 2019 - 20:22
Council curbs out-of-hours work on Children's Hospital siteResidents complain construction at St James’s campus in breach of permissionTue Sept 10 2019 - 02:02
School secretaries industrial action premature, unwarranted – DepartmentStaff represented by Fórsa will commence their campaign on September 20thMon Sept 09 2019 - 14:46
Children’s hospital construction delays may distort ‘critical timelines’Mitigation steps being developed to respond to work falling behind schedule, says HSEMon Sept 09 2019 - 04:00
School secretaries to take industrial action over pay, conditionsMost secretaries employed by schools are on irregular short-term contracts, says FórsaMon Sept 09 2019 - 00:01
Bus Éireann stoppage looms due to attacks on driversUnion chief signals September 16th action and cites ‘outrageous thuggery’ on systemSat Sept 07 2019 - 02:40
Speed camera operators vote to go on strikeSiptu says members employed by GoSafe overwhelmingly back industrial actionFri Sept 06 2019 - 17:01
Military representative body seeks to link up with ICTULeadership of Irish Congress of Trade Unions to consider issue later in SeptemberMon Sept 02 2019 - 22:07
Acute hospital system is at breaking point, say consultantsIHCA says treatment waiting lists growing by 7,000 per monthMon Sept 02 2019 - 15:18
Doctors issued with new ethical guidelines on providing abortionMedical Council guide sets out obligations for doctors with conscientious objectionsFri Aug 30 2019 - 15:26
GP out-of-hours service received more than €4m from HSE last yearRepresentative bodies claim HSE figures on GP and dentist earnings are ‘misleading’Thu Aug 29 2019 - 21:02
Paschal Donohoe gave Department of Health cost-cutting ultimatumRelations with Simon Harris strained by effort to control healthcare spendingWed Aug 28 2019 - 03:32
Unions seek new taxes on wealth and capitalIctu pre-budget call for ditching of tax cut proposals, and health and house spendingTue Aug 27 2019 - 21:40
Consultants need major pay rise to see only public patients, Harris saysMinster says he wants to see only public patients treated in public hospitalsTue Aug 27 2019 - 13:59
De Buitléir hopeful proposals on health will be implementedAuthor unveils report on public-patient-only system – but no Minister present at launchTue Aug 27 2019 - 01:46
Removing private practice from public hospitals will be costly, says DonohoeImplementing recommendations from expert group report will pose ‘difficult choices’Mon Aug 26 2019 - 13:25
Fair Deal: How is it funded and how does it work?Admission delays as nursing home scheme struggles to function within €985m budgetMon Aug 26 2019 - 01:00
Donohoe tells Harris he must table clear cost-control plan for HSEHSE warns Government ‘difficult decisions’ needed if spending overrun to be controlledMon Aug 26 2019 - 01:00
Pay caps for doctors in specialist roles should be ended, report urgesReview group calls for once-off payment to induce consultants to see public patients onlyMon Aug 26 2019 - 01:00
Army rangers to begin deployment to Mali in coming daysMost dangerous UN mission will involve 14 Irish special forces personnelSun Aug 25 2019 - 20:53
The old country: Get ready for an ageing IrelandIreland is ageing fast, and our economy, health service – and families themselves – need to adaptSat Aug 24 2019 - 06:00
Government may have to provide €17m deal for Fair DealHSE says delays for entry to the scheme have risen to an average of six or seven weeksSat Aug 24 2019 - 01:25
‘Epidemic’ of violence against staff could see bus and rail services curtailedUnion says antisocial behaviour and thuggery on public transport is on the riseFri Aug 23 2019 - 20:40
Union will oppose new Dublin Bus routes unless sanitation facilitates providedNBRU warns row brewing over lack of sanitation facilities for bus driversFri Aug 23 2019 - 13:52
Union warns bus, rail passengers face potential disruption in coming weeksNBRU to warn of industrial action over route outsourcing and anti-social behaviourFri Aug 23 2019 - 00:00
Consultants in Irish hospital earn ‘28% more’ than UK counterpartsPay for medical specialists catching up with Australian rates, spending review saysThu Aug 15 2019 - 19:09
Hospital staff in Co Louth to take industrial action from later this monthFórsa says dispute centres on job losses and staffing levelsWed Aug 14 2019 - 20:30
Ryanair Spanish cabin crew unions threaten 10 days of strikesTalks aimed at averting Irish strike beginWed Aug 14 2019 - 18:25
New HSE spending restrictions to affect elderly and disabledAcute hospitals also face restrictions as figures show HSE deficit nearing €170 millionTue Aug 06 2019 - 02:05
Q&A: What’s the issue with hospital consultants’ pay?Strike plans have been signalled over two-tier pay structure and staffing issuesSat Aug 03 2019 - 01:21
Government says it will close ‘unfair’ pay gap for hospital consultantsTwo-tier system to be rectified as health authorities struggle to recruit medical specialistsSat Aug 03 2019 - 01:12
Consultants threaten to ballot for strike action over two-tier payIMO says Government must take action on pay and recruitment issues by SeptemberFri Aug 02 2019 - 14:00
Hospitals saw record levels of overcrowding in July, say nursesINMO reports 9,439 people had to wait on trolleys or chairs for a bedWed Jul 31 2019 - 13:39
Opening hours of children’s urgent care centre restricted furtherConnolly Hospital facility to open from 10am to 5pm, Monday to Friday onlyMon Jul 29 2019 - 21:11
Largest public service union exerts pressure on creaky pay dealFórsa keen to lead 80,000 membership in any pay process, not be seen to follow othersMon Jul 29 2019 - 01:00
Government could face major challenge from unions on public payFórsa issues warning amid calls for review of pay agreement due to rising inflationMon Jul 29 2019 - 01:00
Air Corps pilots to train with Royal Australian Air ForceProposed initiative is aimed at improving capacity for training pilots in the Air CorpsFri Jul 26 2019 - 10:28
New children’s facility ‘unsafe’, say top doctorsUrgent-care centre represents first element of new national children’s hospitalFri Jul 26 2019 - 01:00
Psychiatric nurses suspend overtime ban in row with HSEAction would have led to significant disruption to mental health servicesWed Jul 24 2019 - 18:42
Majority of community mental health services likely to be cancelledPsychiatric nurses’ overtime ban will have significant impact on patients , HSE warnsTue Jul 23 2019 - 16:00
Hiqa says it cannot adopt softer line on standards for facilities under fiscal strainHSE plan to cap deficit at €100m linked to watchdog having ‘due regard’ to resourcesTue Jul 23 2019 - 01:00
Health providers fear curtailing staff will lead to clash with HiqaHSE has 1,030 more staff on payroll than officially permittedTue Jul 23 2019 - 01:00
