Health service pressures due to older population a daily issue rather than future problem, Minister says
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill tells IMO conference she does not want to build another hospital in Ireland ‘when I know it would only work five days a week’
Does Ireland need another public holiday?
State has fewer than European average of 12 but more than near neighbours, who only have eight
Middle-class drug users are part of ‘structure of the trade’, medical conference told
Irish Medical Organisation event also hears of problems with prescription drugs and over-the-counter painkillers
Children blackmailed online into carrying out random crimes, conference hears
Head of Irish Internet Hotline says minors now ‘radicalised’ by AI chatbots in bedrooms
Ireland needs 5,000 additional hospital beds to cope with ageing population, conference told
Prof Matthew Sadlier says Irish health services has traditionally had different demographic breakdown others in Europe
Global wave of militarism a ‘species failure’, Higgins tells INTO conference
Former president says teachers play key role in fostering respect for other cultures
‘My ability to work was taken from me’: Teacher still reeling from classroom incident
Episode led Sophie Cole to develop Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and become reliant on invalidity benefit aged just 30
Catholic school patrons open to change – but choice is theirs, Minister says
Government-commissioned survey found parental support for changing ethos in schools
Large number of parents seek shift to multidenominational ethos in schools
Almost three-quarters of parents with children in single-sex schools said they would like to see those schools transition to coeducational
Primary school teachers set to be balloted on industrial action
Move likely if no progress resolving issue of money due under pay agreement
‘Fuel is a particular issue’: Union to seek supports for workers in meeting with Ministers
Impact of increased price of fuel and food as well as inflation generally to be discussed, says Ictu president
Mandate union suspends five activists in dispute over confidential settlements
Three of the five were candidates for the NEC at the forthcoming conference
Frustration over delay to pay transparency that could level playing field for job applicants
Ibec claims EU directive to provide salary information to job applicants and workers has wide support from business
Teacher union conferences expected to focus on pay as inflation increases
Conferences also scheduled to consider workplace stress, school inspections, assaults on staff and impact of recruitment and retention crisis