HSE asks WRC to intervene in bid to avert healthcare industrial actionMove follows accusation by unions that HSE was failing to take proposed work to rule seriouslyMon Mar 24 2025 - 12:41
Interpreters for Workplace Relations Commission hearings cry foul over pay changesFear over loss of translators at WRC as ‘rates for cancelled cases are cut and travel expenses scrapped’Sun Mar 23 2025 - 14:35
HSE proposes talks with union chiefs in bid to avert healthcare work-to-ruleHealth Service Executive boss Bernard Gloster prepared to meet directly with general secretaries Fri Mar 21 2025 - 06:00
Bin collections set to be hit by strike action at Bord na MónaSiptu concerned staff terms and conditions may be eroded if sale of last publicly-owned waste disposal operation goes throughTue Mar 18 2025 - 06:00
Living in deprivation: ‘I felt so ashamed that I couldn’t provide properly for my children’Latest CSO figures show almost half of lone parents with children aged under 18 struggle to make ends meetMon Mar 17 2025 - 06:00
Italia ’90 Ireland squad’s heroics remembered at Áras an Uachtaráin reunionMichael D Higgins say the team gave us ‘a memory that informed the spiritual confidence of a nation like no other’Sat Mar 15 2025 - 20:33
Many firms lack domestic abuse policy despite legal entitlement, survey findsLegislative changes which came into effect in November 2023 and provided for victims of domestic abuseThu Mar 13 2025 - 16:48
Top Ryanair executive calls union recognition a ‘reverse divorce’Chief people officer Darrell Hughes describes years of acrimony before union dealThu Mar 13 2025 - 15:30
Annual bill of €140m for deal intended to resolve long-running health workers’ dispute Disappointment among union members that agreement fails to match public sector pact on low payTue Mar 11 2025 - 18:35
Third of households with single adult and children went into debt to meet ordinary living costs last yearCSO says 54 per cent found basic cost of housing to be a ‘heavy burden’Tue Mar 11 2025 - 13:55
Psychiatric medical services set to be disrupted by nurses’ industrial actionUnion representing majority of nurses in sector say they will start work to rule this month over staffing levelsTue Mar 11 2025 - 10:56
Pay deal worth 9.25% over two years agreed for voluntary health workers after long-running disputeSection 39 issues took centre stage in general election campaign due to Simon Harris encounter with disability worker Charlotte FallonMon Mar 10 2025 - 22:19
Hospital disruption expected with health unions to begin industrial action over staffing on March 31stHSE chief Bernard Gloster says action ‘regrettable’ and would breach terms of public sector pay dealMon Mar 10 2025 - 17:11
‘Getting a space for a baby is so difficult’: Looming Ranelagh creche closure leaves families scrambling for childcareNest Creche and Montessori in Ranelagh, attended by 50 children and with 200 on its waiting list, to be redeveloped for residential useSat Mar 08 2025 - 14:11
Women’s rise in professions: ‘When I started in the 1980s, women in my position felt delighted to be there’A retired Supreme Court judge, a barrister and a GP say things have improved for professional women, yet they face ongoing challengesFri Mar 07 2025 - 12:19
Unions to serve notice of industrial action on HSE next week More than 80,000 employees set to embark on work-to-rule at end of MarchThu Mar 06 2025 - 21:32
Work-to-rule by Dublin Bus maintenance workers suspendedManagement and unions agree to enter ‘intensive’ talks aimed at ending long-running dispute next weekThu Mar 06 2025 - 17:04
Most believe social factors should be considered in public procurement processes, research suggestsSurvey finds public in favour of awarding contracts on basis of pay, environmental impact and recognition of unionsTue Mar 04 2025 - 16:51
WRC talks aimed at resolving S39 dispute adjourned until FridayUnions say progress made on a number of issues but some obstacles to deal remainTue Mar 04 2025 - 07:43
Executive education bursaries give Ukrainians in Ireland new tools to progressProgramme run by Trinity Business School is to be extended to other groups including those working in the areas of homelessness and mental healthTue Mar 04 2025 - 06:00
Disruption to Dublin Bus services expected to escalate in coming daysImpact of work to rule by overnight maintenance staff likely to impact on availability of vehiclesMon Mar 03 2025 - 21:49
PSNI seizes €7.9m worth of suspected drugs concealed in food packagingMan (28) was arrested at scene on suspicion of being involved in supply of controlled drugsMon Mar 03 2025 - 20:36
Woman (50s) dies due to injuries from Valentine’s Day collision in SligoThe two-car collision happened on the N17 at Ballinacarrow, Co SligoMon Mar 03 2025 - 19:15
Disruption possible as Dublin Bus maintenance workers start work to rule on SundaySome cancellations may occur from Tuesday as buses fail to come back into service overnightSat Mar 01 2025 - 10:05
Pay rises of over €1,000 for civil and public servants to kick in from SaturdayIncreases are part of public sector pay deal hammered out between government and unions last yearFri Feb 28 2025 - 19:54
Former Sinn Féin senator takes up campaign role with trade union groupPaul Gavan is to take on responsibility for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions’ campaigns on issues such as housing and trade union rightsThu Feb 27 2025 - 20:21
Thousands of healthcare workers vote for industrial action in long-running disputeThousands of workers at more than 20 organisations vote to take next step over pay and conditionsThu Feb 27 2025 - 13:11
WRC award against restaurant in liquidation set to be paid by StateWoman was awarded €143,268 for a long list labour law breaches at Bombay House restaurant in Skerries, Co DublinWed Feb 26 2025 - 09:15
Work was biggest factor in people’s risk-taking during Covid-19 pandemic, ESRI report finds People aged over 60 were most socially activeTue Feb 25 2025 - 20:34
Racism seen as permeating all aspects of Roma and Traveller lives in Ireland, European report findsCommissioner says he was ‘struck by consensus’ that ‘structural’ racism hinders access to basic rights Tue Feb 25 2025 - 09:03
Why childcare students are walking away from childcare jobs‘It’s tough to do a four-year professional degree and then face the prospect of earning the minimum wage'Mon Feb 24 2025 - 06:00
Dispute at BIMM ends as lecturers vote to accept dealMusic college attended by members of Fontaines DC and The Murder Capital had proposed redundancies and changes to pay and conditionsFri Feb 21 2025 - 18:10
Schools told to prepare for AI in class as detection methods ‘will not work’Many places of learning attempting to regulate use at local level without adequate guidance, notes reportFri Feb 21 2025 - 17:23
Greater debate needed on AI impact on workplace and energy needs, Government advisor group warns AI Advisory Group seeks setting up of ‘observatory’ to inform debate on artificial intelligence issuesFri Feb 21 2025 - 15:41
Tens of thousands of health staff appointed since 2008 can have rosters changed, says HSE chief HSE articleWed Feb 19 2025 - 21:37
Number of full-time jobs at firms supported by State agencies exceeds 500,000 for first time The figure increased by 1.4% or 6,800 on 2023, according to latest Government statisticsTue Feb 18 2025 - 06:00
Majority support free access to childcare, research findsPoll finds support for funding early-years educationMon Feb 17 2025 - 19:41
Lack of affordable accommodation hampering construction of new housing, survey suggestsShortages are driving increases in pay while employers are also having to offer other benefits to attract staffMon Feb 17 2025 - 12:53
South Dublin soccer club blaming council policy shift for sidelining 20-year clubhouse campaign Sallynoggin Pearse says they are victims of a change in council policy away from granting clubs long-term leases Wed Feb 05 2025 - 06:00
Glen Dimplex workers in Dunleer told 70 manufacturing jobs to goIrish company to concentrate manufacturing at Newry plantThu Jan 30 2025 - 14:07
No applicants for teaching jobs at 75% of schools with recent vacancies, survey finds Maths, Irish and French teachers the hardest to recruit, with 20% of schools dropping subjects due to lack of qualified staffThu Jan 30 2025 - 00:01
Firefighters seek meeting with Minister on pension reviewMembers of Dublin Fire Brigade say retirement arrangements leave them facing prospect of surviving on a fraction of their full-time income Tue Jan 28 2025 - 17:41
Tolerance for Ireland’s neutrality may go down as Finland and Sweden joined Nato, Minister toldWarning contained in departmental briefing prepared for incoming Minister for Defence Simon HarrisTue Jan 28 2025 - 11:43
Working through Storm Éowyn: Safety ‘has to prevail’ for business managers and staffNo legal obligation for businesses that stay open to pay staff who feel they cannot attend, but owners should be mindful that loyalty may ‘pay off’, says business groupThu Jan 23 2025 - 12:03
Online payments firm Stripe to cut 300 roles internationallyDublin operation set to see small number of job cutsTue Jan 21 2025 - 17:59
Labour Court rejects appeal by former TUD lecturer in age discrimination caseIssue had arisen because university was bound by HEA regulations, court findsTue Jan 21 2025 - 17:42
Prison service director paid €32,000 less than older colleague loses age discrimination claimClaim was rejected by Labour CourtTue Jan 21 2025 - 17:42
Application of EU work directive to Defence Forces welcomed as ‘watershed moment’Protections around breaks, work hours and annual leave already applicable to most workers in StateTue Jan 21 2025 - 12:28
About 10% of people moving to Ireland in year to April 2024 were seeking international protection, research findsTotal number of 149,200 represents 5 per cent increase on previous year but includes those who would subsequently have moved onTue Jan 21 2025 - 06:00
Number of employers planning to offer remote or hybrid working to attract new staff halves - surveyEmployers’ attitude could prove counterproductive amid shortage of skilled workersTue Jan 21 2025 - 05:00
