Who are the biggest losers in Budget 2027?Apart from low earners who might have expected being better off than those enjoying the hike in the higher income tax threshold, few groups were expressing displeasureTue Oct 06 2026 - 20:49
‘I was shocked by it because of the spin beforehand’: How a healthcare worker, engineer and student view Budget 2027Student says budget lacks any ‘meaningful’ action to resolve accommodation crisis and fails to protect students from fare increasesTue Oct 06 2026 - 19:12
Almost all schools to close for second day in coming weeks as unions turn the screwLeaders of country’s four largest public service unions met on Monday to consider escalation of their dispute over a new pay dealMon Oct 05 2026 - 20:47
Public service work-to-rule to affect pupils from Monday Insurance companies have advised schools that, where no alternative cover can be arranged, access to schools should only be provided during core hoursMon Oct 05 2026 - 06:00
The budget I want: A home owner, house hunter, parent, pensioner and business ownerParents, homeowners, professionals, farmers, healthcare workers and people with disabilities discuss their prioritiesMon Oct 05 2026 - 06:00
Man dies in overnight apartment fire in Mount Merrion, DublinFire quickly brought under control but man pronounced dead at the sceneSun Oct 04 2026 - 17:12
‘There is certainly pressure on people to stay relevant in this economy’Hireovate founder Declan Fitzgerald on how AI is changing the game for recruitmentFri Oct 02 2026 - 06:00
Public sector unions reject Jack Chambers’ call to enter talks as disagreement remainsWork-to-rule among large portions of civil and public service began on WednesdayThu Oct 01 2026 - 20:27
Tusla in breach of High Court special care direction again over capacity issuesRetention remains a problem in units where 10 staff members per child can be requiredThu Oct 01 2026 - 19:56
Just €109,000 of €3.9m overpaid to car dealers for EV scheme has been recoveredScheme to encourage sales of electric vehicles relied on self-declaration to avoid breaches of state-aid rulesThu Oct 01 2026 - 08:00
OPW paid large Revenue settlement over renting properties to staff at below market ratesC&AG report also shows ‘loss of value’ from Defence Forces’ purchase of armoured vehicle fleetThu Oct 01 2026 - 06:00
OPW rented properties to staff at average of €169 a monthOf 34 properties, rent was being paid on just 13, ranging from €56 to €367 a monthWed Sept 30 2026 - 19:00
Public sector workers refusing to enter talks on pay deal, Chambers saysMore than 100,000 civil and public servants commenced a work-to rule on WednesdayWed Sept 30 2026 - 14:56
New data centres designed for AI ‘require power in excess of that used by 100,000 homes’Oireachtas committee hears projections suggest installations to account for about 35% of electricity demand by 2035 Tue Sept 29 2026 - 18:14
More than 100,000 public sector workers to begin industrial action on WednesdayMove comes as unions exert pressure on Coalition to start talks on new pay agreementTue Sept 29 2026 - 17:47
Almost 50,000 more digital specialists needed by 2030, agency saysExpert group calls for more education and training and greater collaboration with businessTue Sept 29 2026 - 06:00
AI agents are hacking government agencies. It’s ‘really scary’ for cybersecurityExistential risk remains a ‘huge leap’, experts say, but concerns are growing over AI capabilityTue Sept 29 2026 - 06:00
Strike action to resume at Oberstown after deadline passesA number of stoppages were staged during the summer before an agreement was brokered at the Workplace Relations CommissionMon Sept 28 2026 - 21:46
Medical scientists to join proposed public service industrial action over absence of pay dealAssociation represents about 2,000 laboratory scientists, who carry out diagnostic testing in public hospitalsMon Sept 28 2026 - 14:52
School closures loom on separate days next month as teacher pay dispute escalatesMembers of ASTI to begin work-to-rule on October 5th and will strike nine days later if ‘meaningful’ pay talks are not under wayFri Sept 25 2026 - 17:54
Hybrid working in Ireland expected to become less flexible over next two years, research suggestsEmployers cite productivity as the biggest factor driving their hybrid policiesWed Sept 23 2026 - 06:00
Doctors and university lecturers latest to vote in favour of industrial actionIndustrial action by over 160,000 public sector workers due to begin later this month Tue Sept 22 2026 - 15:22
Working beyond retirement age: ‘I’ve seen some people who just kind of go downhill’Number of men over 65 still working has more than tripled since 2001 to 89,000 this yearMon Sept 21 2026 - 07:00
Two-thirds of those on low pay are women, workplace report findsRetail and hospitality workers often unable to secure enough weekly hours to get decent living standardMon Sept 21 2026 - 06:00
EU cannot fall behind US again in latest tech revolution, commissioner warnsFinance Minister Simon Harris talked up possibility of increased educational link-ups between Ireland and CanadaSat Sept 19 2026 - 17:22
Stamp duty cut a non-runner but home-heating oil and childcare a budget focus, says HarrisMinister for Finance appeared to contradict the Taoiseach when asked about supports for first-time home buyersSat Sept 19 2026 - 16:24
Pay rise of 6% agreed for childcare workers but up to €10m in public funding to be lostPublic funding of €10m will be unclaimed due to length of time it took Siptu and employers to agree a dealThu Sept 17 2026 - 15:41
Most firms set to expand or maintain staff numbers, says Ibec Among minority believing jobs will be cut, more than half cite AI as factorThu Sept 17 2026 - 06:00
Eir pensioners win right to run candidate for trustee positionsAssociation of retired staff campaigning against a claimed break in the link between their pensions and current staff payThu Sept 17 2026 - 06:00
‘There isn’t another job that will give you €42,000 a year with no degree or specific skills’Defence Forces ups efforts at recruitment as students consider careers at Higher OptionsThu Sept 17 2026 - 06:00
‘World’s largest’ betting website closed to Irish customersOther operators have closed betting activities in Ireland, as regulator reported to be investigating more than 100 Mon Sept 14 2026 - 06:18
Disruption to schools and health services likely with unions to stage one-day strikeA further strike if necessary ‘is also planned’, Irish Congress of Trade Unions says, as it puts pressure on Government over new pay dealFri Sept 11 2026 - 19:14
Damage to homes ‘likely’ as status-orange rain warning issued for three countiesMet Éireann warns of ‘very heavy and persistent rain’ with possible thunderstorms for Donegal, Galway and MayoFri Sept 11 2026 - 19:07
Hospitals face disruption as three trade unions set to start campaign of industrial actionFórsa, Siptu and INMO have all said they will take action on September 30thThu Sept 10 2026 - 17:59
Special education body ordered to pay €33,000 to employee in case taken over Covid-era obligationsMaire Aherne argued she should not have had to organise in-person school visits during pandemic Thu Sept 10 2026 - 06:00
INMO members overwhelmingly vote for industrial action over absence of new public pay dealNursing union says members dissatisfied with Government’s ‘lack of urgency’ over cost-of-living pressures they are facingWed Sept 09 2026 - 19:36
Engagement with AI at work growing, survey findsAlmost half of those using it say they do so every dayMon Sept 07 2026 - 19:33
Rise in employers opposed to pay transparency reforms More than half say they do not disclose salaries when posting recruitment ads, research findsMon Sept 07 2026 - 14:15
Ireland’s largest craft union to begin industrial action over public payConnect union leader says action involving tradespeople to begin in three weeks’ time after Government ‘refused to engage’ over pay mechanismMon Sept 07 2026 - 10:01
‘I thought I was going to die’: Blind entrepreneur Jason Romero on running across the USTen years after completing the feat in just 60 days, Romero tells his story at Dublin conference on disability and workFri Sept 04 2026 - 17:32
Ibec asks Minister for Enterprise to reject proposed 79 cent increase to minimum wageRise has been recommended by the Low Pay CommissionThu Sept 03 2026 - 18:14
Number of entry-level jobs being lost to AI overstated, says new CIPD chief executive However, impact on hiring young workers is posing challenges Thu Sept 03 2026 - 15:10
More than 29,000 Irish workers opt out of pension auto-enrolment during two-month windowFigure amounts to less than 4% of the 800,000 workers enrolled in scheme since it became active on January 1stThu Sept 03 2026 - 14:40
‘I think only one of my friends has a job’: Youth unemployment report paints bleak pictureReport suggests teenagers are disproportionately affected by failure of jobs market to fully bounce backTue Sept 01 2026 - 19:43
Public service industrial action could be under way by month’s end, says Fórsa trade union Any action would have ‘serious effects right across the public sector’, according to union chief Kevin Callinan Tue Sept 01 2026 - 16:57
State paying childcare sector wages would be key step in meeting €200 per month pledgeUp to 46,241 children aged under three were on waiting lists for places in services late last year, with number expected to rise furtherTue Sept 01 2026 - 14:40
Youth unemployment still well above pre-crash levelsNew report underlines problems facing young people seeking workTue Sept 01 2026 - 06:00
Public sector faces widespread strikes if new pay deal not agreedSiptu members overwhelmingly back industrial action, while 100,000-member Fórsa will announce the outcome of its ballot on TuesdayMon Aug 31 2026 - 17:38
Deaths of Irish woman and husband in hot tub in Spain may have been accidentalBodies of Thomasina Tobin and her husband Patrick were found by their children in a rented villa in Cullera near ValenciaSat Aug 29 2026 - 06:00
Derry Girls stars Siobhán McSweeney and Nicola Coughlan back campaign to curb AI voice-cloningArtificial versions of people’s voices increasingly used online and in advertising, harming artists’ livelihoodsFri Aug 28 2026 - 18:19
