Varadkar’s private practice proposals would be major shiftState facing serious difficulties recruiting hospital consultantsSun Oct 04 2015 - 19:56
Patients face worse trolley crisis this winter, consultant warnsConsultants association says Irish acute hospitals are ‘dangerously overcrowded’Sat Oct 03 2015 - 14:38
A&E risks could be cut ‘if HIQA findings implemented’Watchdog describes Portlaoise hospital report as watershed moment in heath systemSat Oct 03 2015 - 14:36
HSE will be abolished over next five years, says VaradkarConsultants to receive €13,000 in pay restoration by 2019, Minister saysSat Oct 03 2015 - 13:27
Obstetricians driven from private practice, says consultants groupIHCA warns of impact of insurance costs as surgical specialties come under pressureSat Oct 03 2015 - 01:01
An Post advises customers not to send mail due to strikeAlex White warns parties involved in dispute of impact it could have on position of An PostFri Oct 02 2015 - 19:00
Strike could affect mail services, union warnsDispute at IO Systems centres on roster and shift changes and loss of earningsFri Oct 02 2015 - 08:05
Pay increase for workers in security, contract cleaning sectorsGed Nash signs order to boost minimum hourly wage for some 50,000 employeesThu Oct 01 2015 - 11:40
New work dispute resolution system launchesLawyers express concern at some elements of the changesThu Oct 01 2015 - 01:00
Tánaiste wants all State workers to receive ‘living wage’Burton favours voluntary introduction for rate campaigners say should be €11.50 hourlyWed Sept 30 2015 - 17:30
Proposal to review finances of Luas firmLuas drivers seek pay rise of 40 per cent in bid to achieve parity with train driversWed Sept 30 2015 - 01:00
Government to spend €3 billion on hospitals and health projectsVaradkar hopes work will begin on four new national hospitals within a yearTue Sept 29 2015 - 20:22
Health insurers owe nearly €300m to publicly-funded hospitalsHospitals waiting up to 163 days in some cases for doctors to sign off on formsTue Sept 29 2015 - 13:41
Varadkar’s time in health could be defined by way he tackles overcrowdingNew €18m ‘winter initiative’ is latest attempt to fixed problemTue Sept 29 2015 - 01:02
Varadkar warns of sacking if trolley crisis continuesMinster tells top officials of dismissal ‘for accountability’ if problem not resolvedTue Sept 29 2015 - 01:00
Labour court to hear Luas drivers’ claim for 40% pay riseFear looms of Luas action at same time as potential strike by Iarnród Éireann driversTue Sept 29 2015 - 01:00
Bruton warns of passport controls at Border if UK leaves EUFormer taoiseach says ‘Brexit’ would weaken European UnionFri Sept 25 2015 - 22:31
Pay dispute suspended at centres for people with intellectual disabilitiesHealth service to seek €4 million to meet unpaid premium paymentsFri Sept 25 2015 - 22:09
State paid out €330m to settle claims against health servicesPublic Accounts Committee told the total includes legal fees of €115 millionFri Sept 25 2015 - 13:29
Coalition considers revised Metro North schemeRail connection to airport is expected to be centrepiece of capital planWed Sept 23 2015 - 12:01
Years, and millions of euro, lost to indecision over Dublin transport€35m already spent on Dart plans and €150m on Metro North - neither will go aheadWed Sept 23 2015 - 09:32
Dart to be extended to Balbriggan by 2022Plan for underground rail including tunnel under Dublin city deferred, Paschal Donohoe saysTue Sept 22 2015 - 17:43
Staff in State-funded bodies ‘should get public service pay’Impact says funding of care service agencies is ‘out of date’Tue Sept 22 2015 - 11:46
GPs seek financial incentives to provide more servicesNAGP says reforms could relieve pressure on hospital emergency unitsThu Sept 17 2015 - 15:41
Teachers could lose €800 if unions fail to back pactThreat to supervision and substitution pay which is due to be restored next yearThu Sept 17 2015 - 01:00
Lansdowne road agreement: Key pointsMay pact began process of reversing pay and pension cuts introduced for staff since 2008Wed Sept 16 2015 - 19:31
Irish Water staff to get annual pay rises of up to 3%LRC proposals a bid to resolve row over the non-payment of bonuses in 2013 and 2014Wed Sept 16 2015 - 15:58
Public service pay increase deal to be formally ratifiedPublic servants to receive €2,000 in three phases under Lansdowne Road agreementWed Sept 16 2015 - 11:17
Rail services face disruption in row over productivity payTrain drivers to ballot for industrial action in dispute over payment for past productivityTue Sept 15 2015 - 15:54
Lower paid civil servants and university teachers back pay dealMembers of Unite union reject Lansdowne Road accord as terms are ‘insufficient’Mon Sept 14 2015 - 18:31
Talks on school secretaries’ terms and conditions to beginImpact union seeking standardised pay and conditions for secretaries and caretakersMon Sept 14 2015 - 01:00
Vets vote to reject new State pay agreementLansdowne Road deal opposed by 92% of members of Veterinary Officers AssociationFri Sept 11 2015 - 20:31
Second union at Iarnród Éireann warns of possible strike actionIarnród Éireann says it still losing €1m per monthWed Sept 09 2015 - 14:05
Analysis: Coalition own goal on health jobs proves costlyIreland struggles to compete in recruiting senior health personnel due to pay ratesTue Sept 08 2015 - 09:40
Government urged to approve muscular dystrophy drugSupport group also calls for improved access to clinical trials for sufferersMon Sept 07 2015 - 01:00
Check-up: Former minister for health James ReillyExit from post in 2014 when health service reeling from budget cuts and staffing levelsMon Sept 07 2015 - 01:00
HSE considering new incentive scheme for GPsInitiative aimed at cost-efficient prescribing that could potentially save €15m on drugs billMon Sept 07 2015 - 01:00
Crash fatality Man dies in Co Mayo road accidentCollision between motorbike and vanMon Sept 07 2015 - 00:33
Leo Varadkar aide said HSE living in ‘parallel universe’Senior aide referring to way HSE dealt with Hiqa report into hospital in PortlaoiseSat Sept 05 2015 - 10:29
HSE wanted to shut key services at Portlaoise hospitalGovernment and health body planned to end full-scale emergency services at the hospitalFri Sept 04 2015 - 07:40
Government introduces reforms to work permit systemSome occupations deemed eligible but others have been removed from the listTue Sept 01 2015 - 22:31
Varadkar says moves to ease overcrowding not yet workingNurses claim 6,518 patients seeking admission to hospitals left on trolleys last monthTue Sept 01 2015 - 15:50
HSE chief seeks an additional €2 billion in funding for 2016Director general Tony O’Brien warns against health service ‘standing still’Mon Aug 31 2015 - 21:27
Hospital group nursing chiefs to get pay rises of €600 a monthPay proposals are part of an agreed industrial relations process across public serviceThu Aug 06 2015 - 01:00
Irish Rail faces bankruptcy if it loses tender, Government warnsEU Commission wants changes that would open up sector to competitorsTue Aug 04 2015 - 01:00
Judges association call for action on two-tier public pay systemNewly appointed judges are the subject of ‘invidious discrimination’, Howlin toldTue Aug 04 2015 - 01:00
Workers to accrue holiday entitlements while on sick leaveGovernment initiative to implement EU directive comes into force from SaturdaySat Aug 01 2015 - 01:00
Pancreas transplant programme to re-start in SeptemberLeo Varadkar held ‘constructive meeting’ with hospitals on Friday eveningFri Jul 31 2015 - 21:47
Unions to oppose ‘flawed’ EU plan to tender rail servicesSiptu says proposal is a ‘clear and naked attack’ on Ireland’s railway workersThu Jul 30 2015 - 15:28
Medical scientists vote to back Lansdowne Road pay dealAgreement on public service pay now certain of being ratified by Ictu in autumnThu Jul 30 2015 - 12:36
