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French cities ‘calm overnight’ after local curfews
Protest organisers decline to condemn violence amid demonstrations and call for ‘act two’ this weekend
Government must ensure meaningful progress for workers in private sector
Rising costs affect all employees
New public sector pay deal could be struck within days, union leader suggests
Two sides met for first time for talks proper at Workplace Relations Commission on Monday
Grocery price inflation hits nearly 5%, latest data shows
Four years of sustained increases have cost average Irish households well over €3,000
What’s behind the violence shaking France, and what comes next?
As demonstrations spread across France, questions remain over who was responsible for the violence and what it means for Emmanuel Macron
The best and worst companies in Ireland for customer experience
While Irish companies overall seem to be doing better than counterparts abroad, there are recidivist offenders and a notable debutant on the naughty list
‘It’s not going to be smooth’: Government and unions start on long road to pay deal
Unions needed ‘day out’ to underline their determination, senior Government figures believe
A public pay deal will be done – and here’s what it will look like
The Government has to make a show of safeguarding public money. Unions have to fight for every last euro. There will be a few late nights - but a deal is inevitable
What will become of Irish towns when all the independent shops are closed?
As a shopkeeper and employer I feel duped by the Government in last week's budget
Jack Chambers ‘hopeful’ of ‘way forward’ to prevent further public sector strike
Stoppage next week ‘absolutely’ still on as things stand, union leader Kevin Callinan says
Union leader warns of ‘long and difficult dispute’ if breakthrough on pay not made
Taoiseach hopes ‘behind the scenes work’ leads to negotiations to avoid further public sector strikes
Ireland is richer and spending more than 30 years ago but is it making us happy?
Optimism of 1996 Ireland has dissipated and outlook to 1956 not very upbeat either, consumer sentiment survey finds
‘My pay hasn’t gone up – and everything else has’: Public sector workers have their say
Teachers, health workers, civil servants working in parks and tourist attractions say enough is enough as they take to pickets
Health service workers claim no choice but to strike
Mater hospital staff cite absence of pay deal, cost of living, inflation and surging property prices as reason for stoppage
Irish borrowers ‘facing tough winter’ with mortgage costs on rise
Average cost of new variable-rate loans is up, meaning higher repayments
PTSB’s support for 88-year-old widow leaves family unimpressed
Is the bank ‘altogether more human’, as its marketing claims?
Public-sector strike by more than 300,000 workers set to go ahead
First stoppage on Wednesday by more than 300,000 workers appears almost inevitable
Aer Lingus flight cancellations leave readers raging
Airline’s policies create web of confusion and frustration
No property tax changes for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown and Fingal homeowners
Green councillor says owners of ‘millionaire mansions’ and private investment funds would reap benefit of vote
‘I find it obscene’: Aer Lingus response upsets family dealing with terminal illness
Couple in their 80s booked flights to Algarve before cancer diagnosis, daughter writes
Budget reversal of policy on tackling climate change was a mistake
While its capital investment plans are welcome, more should have done to mitigate the impact of rising fuel prices for those on low incomes
Who is affected by the public sector strike and can it be averted?
Public sector industrial action presents a big challenge for parents and patients amid escalation of dispute
The remaking of Jack Chambers
Not yet restored as a leadership contender perhaps, but the Minister for Public Expenditure’s stock is higher than it has been for a long time
We have just seen a perfect example of Ireland’s fiscal incontinence
The Irish State has become a monstrously bloated organisation that has lost all sense of value for money
Budget 2027 continues extraordinary rise in State spending
Inside Politics: Hard to know who’ll blink first in standoff between Government and public sector unions
Pepper hikes rates by up to half a point
Increase will add around €30 to the monthly repayments on a €100,000 loan
Are the unions right? Did the Government’s budget abandon workers? If they lost, who won?
For most people the value of tax cuts looks likely to be more than cancelled out by inflation
There is no dignity in not being able to heat your home
Older people deserve the right to live without fear of poverty or loneliness
There’s a good chance Ireland will come to regret this boomtime period as a missed opportunity
Country acts like it’s poor when it’s actually rich and should be thinking more strategically about its wealth
‘Doing the work of two nurses and not getting the pay of one’: Nurses stage midday protest
Protesters demand Government address nurses’ cost-of-living concerns as strike looms
Energy prices drive Irish consumer price inflation to highest level since January 2024
Energy product prices increased by 13.7% in 12 months to September, CSO says
Nurses stage lunchtime protests at number of hospitals nationwide
Protests are planned in advance of work stoppages that will begin in public health service next week
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