Dún Laoghaire: Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (FG) TD tops poll in key constituency for Fine GaelSat Nov 30 2024 - 17:07
Craft workers’ union Connect the latest to back industrial action in HSEResult of ballot run over recent weeks endorsed by Connect’s executive on ThursdayFri Nov 29 2024 - 19:00
Gemma Hussey remembered as a ‘trailblazer’ politician in humanist funeral ceremony Ms Hussey’s daughter Rachel said it was fitting that the service was taking place on the day of an election and in a room next door to where votes would be countedFri Nov 29 2024 - 17:28
Crunch time looms for CIÉ pensioners as they voice fears for the future Retired personnel say their living standards are being eroded, with some facing poverty as their pensions have been frozen for 15 yearsFri Nov 29 2024 - 05:00
CIÉ Group warns its pension bill set to increase to unsustainable levelsCompany concerned High Court ruling means solvency requirement more onerous for it and employees while pensioners press for end to 15-year pension freezeFri Nov 29 2024 - 05:00
Far-right candidate accused of assaulting relative of political rival in BrayPhilip Dwyer is alleged to have assaulted the 66-year-old father of People Before Profit candidate Kellie McConnellWed Nov 27 2024 - 19:27
More than 80,000 HSE workers including nurses vote for industrial actionVotes raise the prospect of serious disruption to services early in the new yearWed Nov 27 2024 - 16:30
Man arrested after fatal hit-and-run in LimerickPedestrian in his 50s was killed by driver who failed to stop at scene but was subsequently detainedTue Nov 26 2024 - 22:26
Talks on S39 pay issue highlighted by canvassing encounter end without progressIssues in long-running dispute brought to national attention by encounter between Charlotte Fallon and TaoiseachTue Nov 26 2024 - 20:01
Former Government minister Gemma Hussey dies after short illness aged 86Fine Gael ‘trailblazer' served in three different ministerial portfolios during long career in politicsTue Nov 26 2024 - 19:04
Labour historian and trade union activist Jack McGinley dies Former Trinity College librarian ran Uniskin Press and was prominent member of the Irish Labour History SocietyMon Nov 25 2024 - 21:29
Simon Harris hoping to meet with disability worker Charlotte Fallon in Cork in coming weeksGreen Party leader Roderic O’Gorman describes encounter between the pair as a ‘defining moment’ of the election campaignMon Nov 25 2024 - 06:00
New law required to protect transport workers, says NBRUUnion wants to see new legislation to tackle antisocial behaviour on buses and trainsMon Nov 25 2024 - 06:00
What were the issues disability worker Charlotte Fallon was trying to raise with Simon Harris?Differences in the terms on which various workers are employed developed as cuts imposed after the financial crash were not reversed for section 39, section 56 and section 10 workersSat Nov 23 2024 - 17:21
What Fine Gael, Fianna Fáil and the Greens promised in 2020 - and how much they deliveredSpending promises were kept and even exceeded in areas such as health - but on housing, the numbers still lagThu Nov 21 2024 - 00:00
Sinn Féin’s proposed PRSI rebate for employers ‘unacceptable misuse of workers’ money’, union saysIctu criticses proposals by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and Sinn Féin to provide PRSI rebates worth more than €640m to businessesTue Nov 19 2024 - 19:28
Bid to make worker rights a doorstep issue launched by union group‘I don’t think I’ve ever heard any government say now is a great time to look after workers,’ says campaignerTue Nov 19 2024 - 19:04
Dublin Airport whistleblower concerned about such actions in futureMatthew Butterly had raised issues in protected disclosure over procedures at the airportMon Nov 18 2024 - 06:00
‘You can see the difference. Definitely’: How the Finnish approach to preschool childcare is paying dividends in CorkMinna Murphy is happy to see early education becoming a ‘political hot potato’ in the run-up to the election with just about everybody promising more money.Sat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00
Childcare providers warn scale of electoral commitments causing uncertainty in the sectorAll main political parties have committed to capping fees charged to parents, with most saying €200 per child would be the most any family would have to payFri Nov 15 2024 - 16:09
Government in breach of obligations on transposition of EU directive, Ictu saysUnion body calls failure to legislate ‘disgraceful’ but Department says legal advice is that new laws are requiredFri Nov 15 2024 - 13:53
Management at BD pull out of talks on redundancy termsCompany cites ongoing industrial action which Siptu trade union denies, describing company’s position as ‘bizarre’Fri Nov 15 2024 - 10:57
Hybrid working gains made during pandemic must be protected, Fórsa election document saysPay increases that go above rate of inflation among other key issues next government must address, says unionThu Nov 14 2024 - 14:58
General election: Housing battle sharpens as parties clash on rent freezesGeneral election: Taoiseach to announce abolition of means test for carersThu Nov 14 2024 - 06:00
‘I am very worried for my son’: Mother calls for release of Belfast man detained in DubaiCraig Ballentine (33) held under ‘slander’ law over negative Google review of dog grooming centre where he had workedTue Nov 12 2024 - 18:05
‘Would you employ a teacher to run the Central Bank?’: Readers deeply divided on Michael O’Leary’s remarksSome Irish Times readers say that public representatives should be representative of wider society while others believe that Fine Gael’s response fell shortMon Nov 11 2024 - 19:49
‘Most drug users are functioning people. They go to work, go to college’‘There’s an awful lot of people who are habitually using drugs ... and a survey would fail to capture that’Mon Nov 11 2024 - 02:00
Young people urged to ensure name is on register of electorsAbout 600,000 people below age 30 eligible to vote, potentially one-fifth of electorate, says National Youth Council of IrelandMon Nov 11 2024 - 00:00
Minister defends Fine Gael’s oversight of spending and toilet upgrade costs of over €825,000Peter Burke says money generally well spent but Michael Fitzmaurice says wasted public money in Ireland would ‘run a smaller country’Sun Nov 10 2024 - 18:20
Childcare fees set to increase at 600 Government-funded servicesDepartment of Children has received applications for fee increases from more than 800 childcare providersSun Nov 10 2024 - 06:00
An Post worker who claimed she was penalised over ‘whacked’ chair complaint has case rejectedLabour Court upholds €1,000 award, however, for age-related harassment after comment about ‘her vintage’ of musicFri Nov 08 2024 - 12:32
New pay deal for almost 50,000 construction workers set to be approvedSectoral Employment Order expected to be discussed by Oireachtas and Dáil committee on Wednesday before being signed by Minister on ThursdayWed Nov 06 2024 - 06:00
New measures implemented after baby’s death: ‘It had been a long labour, the ward was empty and I remember feeling very much alone’Baby Ollie Buckley died at the Rotunda Hospital in September 2022 and his death was recorded as sudden unexplained postnatal collapseSun Nov 03 2024 - 18:00
General election: Cap of €200 on childcare fees and 30,000 extra places promised by LabourExtra staff and improved pay sector proposed at party’s policy launchThu Oct 31 2024 - 15:34
Almost 50% of Dublin companies believe working from home makes no difference to productivityBusinesses flag traffic congestion and housing as key issues, with focus on Greater Dublin areaThu Oct 31 2024 - 06:00
Former CIÉ employees ‘having to watch what they eat’ Transport group’s pensioners protest against their benefits being frozen at 2008 levelsWed Oct 30 2024 - 17:20
Award of €40,000 to prison officer almost a decade ago quashed over lack of evidence of disability Long-running case involving prison officer Robert Cunningham was the subject of a High Court action before being referred back to the Labour CourtWed Oct 30 2024 - 06:00
Ireland could agree new deal with Kenya allowing for recruitment of more nurses and midwivesStephen Donnelly says the deal will be ethical and in line with WHO and OECD guidelinesMon Oct 28 2024 - 20:13
Man and woman arrested after body of Stephen Ring discovered in WexfordBody remains at scene in Shelmalier Commons while technical examination being carried outSun Oct 27 2024 - 18:00
Profits up on lower revenues at Intel’s Shannon-based R&D operationCompany paid 2023 corporation tax of $4.3m with annual profit of $48.2m, an almost 20% increase on 2022Fri Oct 25 2024 - 14:56
HSE funding of €1 billion not covered by ‘appropriate’ contracts, documents show15% of funding to organisations in voluntary and community sector provided without appropriate contract agreement, PAC toldThu Oct 24 2024 - 20:53
Government must hold centre ground on workers’ rights to ‘counter growth of far right’, says Ictu Unions shift collective bargaining focus from transposition of EU directive due next month to action plan required in late 2025Thu Oct 24 2024 - 19:25
New EU minimum wage law will not substantially alter trade union engagement, conference hearsIbec executive director Maeve McElwee tells Leadership Summit any transformation of collective bargaining would be ‘huge ask’Wed Oct 23 2024 - 15:56
Recruitment for non-remote jobs still a challenge for companies - Ibec survey Almost one third of firms, mainly in the services sector, require employees attend the office at least three days a week with 26% now fully onsite and 14% remoteWed Oct 23 2024 - 12:49
Politicians not seen to be representing young people’s interests, survey findsNational Youth Council of Ireland research highlights the continuing massive impact of the housing shortage and cost of living crisisTue Oct 22 2024 - 06:00
When should your boss call the Garda? The labour law questions raised by Sinn Féin controversiesInternal investigations and the provision of references are fraught territory for employers, say workplace expertsSat Oct 19 2024 - 06:00
PTSB says services restored after technical problems left customers unable to make paymentsCustomers had been unable to withdraw cash or access accounts for a timeFri Oct 18 2024 - 21:05
Former Cork teacher (90) hailed a hero after being killed while pushing woman out of the way of carGarda forensic collision investigators at scene of fatal incident in Co CorkFri Oct 18 2024 - 20:16
Driver in west Dublin held up at knifepoint by hijackerGardaí have arrested a man in his 30 in relation to the early morning incident in ClondalkinFri Oct 18 2024 - 14:46
Bias seen as barrier to career progression by African professionals in Ireland 82% of survey respondents believe employers consider hiring someone who requires a visa to be a ‘hassle’Thu Oct 17 2024 - 17:33
