Legislation on right to request remote working is failing workers, committee hears Recent moves by AIB and BoI to bring people back to the office more, ‘biggest issue’ since 1992 strike Wed Apr 29 2026 - 18:29
RTÉ needs renewed focus on public service broadcasting, union-backed paper states‘Decline of public media has allowed space for the spread of disinformation’, document saysWed Apr 29 2026 - 09:00
New EU rules on harmonisation of laptop chargers come into effectNew regulations have applied to many smaller devices like mobile phones, cameras and tablets since 2024Tue Apr 28 2026 - 20:05
‘Sixty-three people went to work last year and didn’t come back’: Lives lost in the workplace rememberedAnnual Workers’ Memorial Day event highlights need for concrete action from employers, the Government and the European Union to prioritise workplace safetyTue Apr 28 2026 - 14:34
Meta contractor Covalen plans to make 700 workers redundant at Dublin operationAnnouncement by company follows recent round of more than 300 redundancies at firm Tue Apr 28 2026 - 07:59
AI in the workplace: ‘AI is probably an easy scapegoat, almost a victimless crime’Employers need to engage more with their staff when deploying AI, says the chair of the UK’s Institute for the Future of Work Mon Apr 27 2026 - 06:00
Unions hoping meeting on Long Covid will produce resolution for frontline health workers Nurses and other hospital staff currently on half-pay after expiry of special payment schemeSun Apr 26 2026 - 21:45
Large increase in number of complaints over disability discrimination at workComplaints made to WRC in 2025 saw 52% increase on previous year’s tally of 622Sun Apr 26 2026 - 19:15
Enoch Burke’s appeal against dismissal ends after he repeatedly interrupted proceedingsBurke disrupted panel after he took issue with Wilson’s Hospital School having legal representationFri Apr 24 2026 - 18:49
Could Ireland face a period of worker discontent after the fuel protests? Package for sectors hit by high diesel costs noted by some who believe militant response is needed in relation to rising cost of livingFri Apr 24 2026 - 06:00
Perceived racism may hit Ireland’s ability to attract international workers, conference hearsIbec employment law event hears of ongoing delays in renewing Irish Residence PermitsThu Apr 23 2026 - 19:26
Siptu asks Oireachtas committee to invite childcare employers in to explain stall on pay deal negotiations Union warns millions allocated by Government could again be returned unspent if the process does not start soonWed Apr 22 2026 - 17:13
Retired RTÉ staff welcome rejection of broadcaster’s bid to transfer pension scheme costsPatrick O’Donovan’s decision a ‘good day for occupational pensioners’, says retired-staff associationTue Apr 21 2026 - 12:34
Energy supports and income-tax cuts possible in Budget 2027, Simon Harris confirmsTaoiseach Micheál Martin defended Coalition’s response to the fuel crisis and underlined the importance of renewablesMon Apr 20 2026 - 15:59
Taoiseach says department’s failure to report US military overflights is ‘not normal’Official figure of American flights through Irish airspace was 248 shortMon Apr 20 2026 - 14:27
Twitter’s payout to unfairly dismissed manager is slashedGary Rooney, who had worked for the social media firm since 2013, was originally awarded €550,131 by the Workplace Relations CommissionFri Apr 17 2026 - 06:00
Siptu to ballot RTÉ members to safeguard against potential outsourcingIntention to signal to management that further unconsulted outsourcing could lead to industrial actionWed Apr 15 2026 - 21:23
‘I will, yeah’: How a very Irish phrase presented a challenge for an immigrant doctorDelegates at IMO conference speak of largely positive experiences of coming to work in Ireland, but say challenges remainMon Apr 13 2026 - 09:00
Health service pressures due to older population a daily issue rather than future problem, Minister saysJennifer 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’Sat Apr 11 2026 - 19:29
Does Ireland need another public holiday?State has fewer than European average of 12 but more than near neighbours, who only have eightSat Apr 11 2026 - 06:00
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 painkillersFri Apr 10 2026 - 20:12
Children blackmailed online into carrying out random crimes, conference hearsHead of Irish Internet Hotline says minors now ‘radicalised’ by AI chatbots in bedrooms Fri Apr 10 2026 - 18:55
Ireland needs 5,000 additional hospital beds to cope with ageing population, conference toldProf Matthew Sadlier says Irish health services has traditionally had different demographic breakdown others in EuropeThu Apr 09 2026 - 21:15
Global wave of militarism a ‘species failure’, Higgins tells INTO conferenceFormer president says teachers play key role in fostering respect for other culturesWed Apr 08 2026 - 18:00
‘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 30Tue Apr 07 2026 - 17:29
Catholic school patrons open to change – but choice is theirs, Minister saysGovernment-commissioned survey found parental support for changing ethos in schoolsTue Apr 07 2026 - 15:21
Large number of parents seek shift to multidenominational ethos in schoolsAlmost three-quarters of parents with children in single-sex schools said they would like to see those schools transition to coeducationalTue Apr 07 2026 - 00:01
Primary school teachers set to be balloted on industrial action Move likely if no progress resolving issue of money due under pay agreement Mon Apr 06 2026 - 21:31
‘Fuel is a particular issue’: Union to seek supports for workers in meeting with MinistersImpact of increased price of fuel and food as well as inflation generally to be discussed, says Ictu presidentMon Apr 06 2026 - 16:34
Mandate union suspends five activists in dispute over confidential settlements Three of the five were candidates for the NEC at the forthcoming conference Mon Apr 06 2026 - 16:02
Frustration over delay to pay transparency that could level playing field for job applicantsIbec claims EU directive to provide salary information to job applicants and workers has wide support from business Mon Apr 06 2026 - 13:15
Teacher union conferences expected to focus on pay as inflation increasesConferences also scheduled to consider workplace stress, school inspections, assaults on staff and impact of recruitment and retention crisisMon Apr 06 2026 - 06:00
Is Good Friday a bank holiday? Who works and who does not, according to the lawMany public- and private-sector workers have the day off, but there is no legal entitlementThu Apr 02 2026 - 22:20
‘There will be lay-offs’: the students studying AI in Dublin Concern for employment prospects as AI makes jobs obsolete, but hope remains for those who adaptThu Apr 02 2026 - 06:00
Why is it a big week for unions in Ireland?This is unlikely to be a quiet conference season for unionsWed Apr 01 2026 - 06:00
Iran war may lead to fresh cost-of-living crisis, unions warnIctu advises private sector unions to seek pay rises of up to 6% based on factors including inflationMon Mar 30 2026 - 20:00
More than 200 jobs expected to go as Ladbrokes to close 39 Irish shopsLadbrokes operate just more than 100 betting shops across the countryMon Mar 30 2026 - 18:28
Unite trade union’s public sector workers feeling cost-of-living pinchUnion survey reveals almost all of the more than 800 respondents experiencing growth in household costsMon Mar 30 2026 - 00:01
Labour Court issues AI guidance for preparing cases amid rise in inaccurate evidenceUse of AI ‘not wholesale but is definitely creeping in’, Labour Court sources saySat Mar 28 2026 - 06:00
Prominent employment barrister to take up senior Labour Court roleNiamh McGowan appointed as deputy chair of the Labour CourtFri Mar 27 2026 - 16:33
‘Magic in human form’: Michael Lyster funeral hears of a devoted family manFormer presenter of RTÉ’s The Sunday Game remembered as ‘one of the great broadcasters and one of the great people’Thu Mar 26 2026 - 19:13
RSA to arrange new driving tests for learners turned away over insurance doubtsMore than 1,200 people in last two weeks prevented from doing driving tests because they couldn’t provide proof of insuranceThu Mar 26 2026 - 12:05
Jamie Oliver’s restaurant at Dundrum Town Centre closesThe business had previously survived a substantial rationalisation of the business in the UK in 2019Sat Mar 21 2026 - 16:18
Irish cancer patients missing out on life-saving trials due to funding disparity Oireachtas committee told medical research should be valued rather than viewed as an ‘add-on’ Wed Mar 18 2026 - 20:44
Government support for workforce training represents ‘very poor return’ for employers‘Concentrated focus on the skills of SME workers, managers and owners in indigenous enterprise’ necessary, Oireachtas committee toldWed Mar 18 2026 - 18:12
Remote working legislation ‘a lame duck’, senior Fórsa official tells conferenceIbec says hybrid working remains important to employee relations but employers still trying to strike right balanceMon Mar 16 2026 - 06:00
‘Deterrent capability’ will be ‘in tatters’ if Defence Forces retention not addressed, says Lieut ColGovernment analysis suggests it is years away from achieving even interim target for personnel numbersFri Mar 13 2026 - 06:00
Concrete products firm fined €80,000 after man died in workplace incidentDonatas Jokubauskas became caught in conveyor belt system, court hearsThu Mar 12 2026 - 20:28
Action plan on collective bargaining not a threat to employers rights on union engagementLack of access for union representatives to workplaces into the future would be ‘unacceptable’, says SiptuThu Mar 12 2026 - 15:35
