HSE recruitment ban to end soon, Bernard Gloster tells conferenceHSE chief executive says he expects movement on issue ‘shortly’Mon Jun 17 2024 - 17:02
President condemns far right hiding behind ‘mask of protester’Higgins’s comments about ‘vigilantes’ at public libraries come as gardaí raise concern about protests outside Taoiseach’s homeMon Jun 17 2024 - 06:00
Protecting libraries from far-right attacks not just a job for gardaí, says President Michael D Higgins tells Bloomsday gathering those who intimidate library staff and tear up books ‘must be called out’Sun Jun 16 2024 - 16:00
Security guards to receive pay increase after Minister approves new orderBasic rate for those working in the sector will increase from €12.90 to €14.50 per hourFri Jun 14 2024 - 12:20
Pilots at Aer Lingus begin fresh vote on industrial actionMove comes after company’s solicitors raise issues over original vote which returned near unanimous backing for possible strikeFri Jun 14 2024 - 11:23
Labour legislation and collective bargaining: ‘For smaller, less well-resourced employers, it can all be very difficult to manage’A report suggested the various measures would add about 19 per cent to costs in the hospitality sector by 2026 and about 15 per cent in retailFri Jun 14 2024 - 06:00
Aer Lingus and pilots union talks break up without agreement, amid threat of summer strike actionTalks break up on Thursday night without agreementThu Jun 13 2024 - 20:49
Government and business should embrace EU’s pro-worker agenda, conference toldFailure to improve lives of workers fuelling far right, German MEP saysThu Jun 13 2024 - 19:03
Pilots at Aer Lingus vote for industrial action as airline describes pay claim as ‘exorbitant’Union says 98% of pilots back possible strike actionWed Jun 12 2024 - 19:26
Strike at National Advocacy Service suspended after talks on pay scheduledTalks at NAS on implementation of Labour Court pay and conditions recommendation to take place in two weeksWed Jun 12 2024 - 19:26
Study to assess abolishing sub-minimum wage rules for teenage workers Low Pay Commission says below-minimum wage rates for some workers should be removedTue Jun 11 2024 - 19:38
Aer Lingus and pilots union set for fresh talks as strike ballot result nearsResults of vote will be known on Wednesday, but sources on both sides expect members to back industrial actionTue Jun 11 2024 - 19:21
National Advocacy Service in talks to secure funding for pay rises to avoid strike by staff this weekService says industrial action, planned for Wednesday, is likely to have an immediate impact on clients with disabilitiesTue Jun 11 2024 - 18:33
Indeed staff who will be impacted by redundancies expect to be told this weekRepresentatives have sought better terms and delay to departures with some staff members said to be considering approach to WRCSun Jun 09 2024 - 15:13
‘Ashamed to call myself Irish’, says Tom Hand, after Government recognition of PalestineHand, whose daughter Emily was held hostage by Hamas for 50 days last year, says move was a ‘reward’ for militant group’s violenceFri Jun 07 2024 - 16:39
Teaching staff at ETB vote to strike in September if enforced transfer of member not revokedTUI says transfer is in breach of national agreement with Department of Education because of distance involvedFri Jun 07 2024 - 06:35
Indeed moves to make more of planned redundancies voluntaryCompany, which was established in Ireland in 2012, seeks to let 70 employees go in restructuringWed Jun 05 2024 - 14:23
Almost 1,100 excess deaths during pandemic years in IrelandResearch shows just over 1,000 more people died in 2021 than expected when compared with the three-year period immediately before Covid-19Tue Jun 04 2024 - 00:01
Almost 50% of pupils in 17 Deis schools experienced major personal traumaThe survey of principals was carried out at 17 primary schools in west Tallaght, Ballymun and DarndaleMon Jun 03 2024 - 19:00
Interim general secretary at Mandate departs with no permanent boss in sightRetail workers' union reportedly has interviewed several candidates for the roleMon Jun 03 2024 - 06:00
Rate of increase in M50 traffic falls behind Dublin population growth – reportTraffic on national roads network returned to pre-pandemic levels in 2023, says Transport Infrastructure IrelandSun Jun 02 2024 - 17:30
Wicklow County Council refers itself to data watchdog after dashcams recorded firefighters for yearsExplanation of dashcams that captured conversations for more than three years ‘raises pretty serious questions’, according to TDSat Jun 01 2024 - 06:00
Apprentices for home building ‘dropping out to work in fast-food sector’ due to low payPay rates starting at €7.17 per hour are hindering expansion of key skills apprenticeship programmes, says unionThu May 30 2024 - 20:34
The science behind taking the ‘perfect penalty’ tackled by students at Trinity’s ScifestThe students at the Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities displayed projects at the eventThu May 30 2024 - 19:23
‘Charter’ to help reduce youth unemployment ‘step in right direction’Some 50,000 long-term unemployed to receive ‘personalised’ supportsTue May 28 2024 - 17:38
‘Life changing’ income scheme for artists means more spend time on work and fewer suffer from depressionGreen Party wants to extend three-year pilot Basic Income for the Arts scheme which provides €1,400 per month to artistsMon May 27 2024 - 12:44
Dart and Enterprise rail services in Dublin resume but delays expected for a number of hoursIrish Rail says crews working to resolve problem caused by damage to overhead lines in Clontarf areaMon May 27 2024 - 11:08
Call for extension of miscarriage leave backed by public service unionAssociation of Higher Civil and Public Servants conference backs motions seeking more leave for domestic abuse survivors, improved menopause policies and time off for staff with fertility-related issuesFri May 24 2024 - 20:54
Civil Service union condemns narrative that leaving work on time is ‘quietly quitting’Almost a third of the membership generally said the demands involved were unsustainable with 40 per cent saying issues were arising because of understaffingFri May 24 2024 - 00:01
Tony O’Reilly a man of great ambition and loyalty who cherished loved ones, funeral hearsService for rugby player turned businessman attended by former U2 manager as well as sporting and political figures including TánaisteThu May 23 2024 - 17:05
Recording of conversations in cabs sees Wicklow firefighters consider data protection complaintFirefighters ‘shocked’ to learn dashcams had audio-recording capabilityThu May 23 2024 - 06:00
Cross-Border educational agreement focuses on advanced manufacturing More accessible training expected to help the ‘most marginalised’ young people towards better jobsWed May 22 2024 - 16:04
Race or sexual orientation discrimination complaints up sharply last year - WRCDiscrimination overall remains most common grounds for bringing case to Workplace Relations CommissionMon May 20 2024 - 19:00
Finance union chief calls for ‘pause’ on bank branch closures for five yearsCall at Financial Services Union conference in Belfast is to give time to consider future of branch bankingSun May 19 2024 - 15:29
Public and private sector employers urged to ‘work with the strengths’ of people with disabilitiesFórsa trade union conference hears of experiences of woman with hearing loss and man with autism and ADHD identificationsFri May 17 2024 - 15:10
‘It’s not our job to be censors’: Library staff facing alarming levels of aggressionHarassment and intimidation from far-right protesters having a ‘distressing effect’ on staff members, Fórsa conference hearsThu May 16 2024 - 19:37
‘Gaslighting’ of health workers by Robert Watt unacceptable, says union chiefFórsa’s Kevin Callinan highly critical of comments by Department of Health secretary generalThu May 16 2024 - 14:57
Delays in prosecution of suspect in death of Pte Seán Rooney to be pursued by Tánaiste during Lebanon visitDonegal man (24) was killed in an attack on a convoy of Irish peacekeepers in December 2022Wed May 15 2024 - 20:27
Irish soldiers cross Border to access medical treatment under €1.50-a-week scheme‘It took a couple of weeks to get it all sorted,’ says Defence Forces member who travelled to Belfast for procedure amid long waiting lists in RepublicTue May 14 2024 - 20:04
Ban on Defence Forces members attending protests breaches their constitutional rights, High Court rulesRepresentative body PDForra welcomes decision, saying is it ‘happy that it vindicates what we believe to be the rights of members of the Defence Forces to peaceful assembly’Tue May 14 2024 - 19:13
Amazon Labor Union organiser tells Liberty Hall forum of need to connect with youthChris Smalls notes absence of young people in auditorium as symptom of union movement’s ‘wider struggle to connect with young workers’Sun May 12 2024 - 16:49
Sinn Féin in government would not be certainty for delivering more for workers, says Mick LynchUK Labour and SF both have good policies ‘on paper’ but would still be subject to pressures when in power, union leader tells Dublin eventSat May 11 2024 - 17:03
'I'm living with the consequences of a 'meaningful Christmas'': The healthcare workers with long Covid‘If I leave my son to school in the morning I come home and need to rest for an hour-and-a-half. It’s a 10-minute drive’Fri May 10 2024 - 18:20
Asylum-seeker encampments: More barriers erected along Dublin’s Grand Canal in bid to deter tentsSimon Harris said long-term encampments would not be allowed to form again after transfers out of Mount Street and canalFri May 10 2024 - 17:39
Healthcare recruitment freeze impacting on patient care, Stephen Donnelly admitsMinister for Health denied the timing of the announcement on Thursday of a new assessment of emergency department services in the midwest was an election stuntFri May 10 2024 - 15:40
INMO members reject proposal on postnatal assessments amid stark divisions on issue Motion defeated following lengthy debate marked by stark divisions of opinion at INMO conference at Croke ParkThu May 09 2024 - 18:00
Irish healthcare workers will help rebuild Gaza’s medical services, INMO conference toldPalestinian ambassador to Ireland describes impact of Israel’s ‘vicious war’ on region’s healthcare systemThu May 09 2024 - 15:41
Budgets being put ahead of patient safety by Government, claims INMONurses’ union’s annual conference at Croke Park in Dublin hears HSE recruitment embargo affecting safe staffing levelsWed May 08 2024 - 18:32
More than a fifth of nurses and midwives have seen doctor for work-related stress - INMOIrish Nurses and Midwives Organisation survey finds more than half experience pressure to work additional hours because of staffing levelsWed May 08 2024 - 13:14
More than 2,500 workers excluded from healthcare pay deal ‘a breach of trust’ National Community Care Network says failure to grant the workers 8% pay award would mean staff doing the same work for the same organisations were receiving different rates of payTue May 07 2024 - 05:00
