Childcare reform: What do the new subsidies mean for parents and service providers?Overall, some €1.1bn of public money will go into the sector this year but not everyone is happyThu Aug 29 2024 - 18:24
Increased childcare subsidies worth average of €33 extra a week due to come into effect MondayCosts down by around 50 per cent for average parent through various programmes now introduced, Minister saysThu Aug 29 2024 - 16:04
More than 300 jobs to be lost as Cardinal Health facility in Tullamore set to closeCo Offaly plant to close on a phased basis between now and 2026Thu Aug 29 2024 - 14:52
GP sets up organisation to help doctors from India work in IrelandDr George Leslie Thomas Prekattil says many doctors are deterred by registration delays and exam schedulingMon Aug 26 2024 - 00:01
Siptu members at FAI to launch public campaign over pay dispute ahead of Ireland-England gameAssociation refusing to negotiate with staff on pay and conditions, says unionMon Aug 26 2024 - 00:01
Garda pensions: Why is the force finding it hard to hire a deputy chief - and how the tax issue worksJob comes with salary of €200,000 a year, but added wages could push pension pot to point where it is hit with tax liabilitySat Aug 24 2024 - 10:00
Government departments criticised over failure to engage with Labour Court in WRC staff pay rowDepartment of Enterprise and Employment and Department of Public Expenditure and Reform urged to re-engage in dispute over adjudicating officersSat Aug 24 2024 - 06:00
Intel prepares for surge in applications for lucrative exit packages at Irish operationDeadline for redundancy applications is todayFri Aug 23 2024 - 06:00
Which counties have the highest and lowest numbers of GPs? World Health Organisation deems 100 GPs for 100,000 people adequate but this level is only met in Galway and Waterford, the Irish College of GPs findsFri Aug 23 2024 - 06:00
Call for more support for rural GPs to meet needs of ageing clients amid doctor shortage New GPs tend to work in larger towns and cities, Irish College for GPs saysFri Aug 23 2024 - 06:00
Childcare crisis should be addressed through publicly run system, says women’s councilNational Women’s Council calls on Government to establish a pilot scheme in the budget with a view to taking direct control of provision over the longer termThu Aug 22 2024 - 06:00
Nearly 20% of craft apprentices say they are earning below minimum ratesSurvey by trade union Connect highlights challenges faced by many of the 22,000 apprentices currently in trainingThu Aug 22 2024 - 06:00
Hundreds of parents could face rise in creche fees if chains pull out of core funding Some parents have been told their fees will now increase by almost a third at the start of next monthWed Aug 21 2024 - 06:00
‘Find a substitute? You must be joking’: Teacher shortage forces schools to scramble to fill gapsPrincipals point to range of factors affecting teacher availability, including housing costs, lack of permanent posts and length of time it takes to qualifyWed Aug 21 2024 - 06:00
Q&A: Creches and core funding - why are childcare providers pulling out?Some operators have been questioning aspects of the system and claim the effects of fee freezing and staffing and regulation compliance pose challengesWed Aug 21 2024 - 06:00
Childcare sector needs ring-fenced funding to boost pay and draw staff, Siptu saysPre-budget submission by union calls for €100m-plus to facilitate better minimum pay rates and enhanced premiums for qualified childcare workersTue Aug 20 2024 - 05:00
Senior public-health nurse managers in west signal intention to take industrial actionAction being taken because HSE has failed to implement recommendations intended to address issues involved, Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation saysMon Aug 19 2024 - 22:15
Parents face creche fees hike as Little Rainbows chain pulls out of funding schemeAbout 600 children attend the group’s five facilities in DublinMon Aug 19 2024 - 21:29
Planned industrial action at building sites condemned by employers’ group United the Union seeking restoration of travel allowance for plumbers and fittersMon Aug 19 2024 - 13:29
Childcare: ‘I never knew how tough it was to be a working mother in this country’Long waiting lists and rising creche fees are just some of the challenges facing parents with young childrenSat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
Independent TD Violet-Anne Wynne ordered to pay former employee €11,500 by WRCFiona Smyth took legal case after being dismissed with one week’s pay in lieu of notice in March 2023Sat Aug 17 2024 - 06:00
Intel begins consultation with Irish staff on job cutsChip giant confirms departure terms alongside details of other cuts to work benefits for those who staySat Aug 17 2024 - 05:00
Stabbed military chaplain Fr Paul F Murphy ‘very much a hands-on padre’Role in annual military pilgrimages to Lourdes means Fr Murphy is well-known among European armiesFri Aug 16 2024 - 20:18
Rise in national minimum wage from €12.70 to €13.50 an hour to be considered by CabinetLow Pay Commission understood to have recommended 80 cent increase per hour to the current rateThu Aug 15 2024 - 21:28
Almost 40% of doctors working in Ireland last year had qualified overseas, says medical councilNot enough training opportunities for foreign-educated doctors may lead to them ‘returning home’Thu Aug 15 2024 - 00:01
Ticket exchange website Toutless grows again after attack by professional scammers‘People want to pass on tickets they’re not able to use without anyone being ripped off’: Website heads into busiest period with music fans on the hunt for sold out Electric Picnic ticketsWed Aug 14 2024 - 16:00
Moves to address teacher shortages have failed ‘to make dent’ in problem, says ASTIMost schools had vacancies last year, only one in five of those that advertised received applications - union surveyWed Aug 14 2024 - 13:49
Dublin gorse fire: Power restored to 4,000 homes after outage caused by blazeFour thousand homes had been left without electricity for a time as Dublin Fire Brigade fought blaze that damaged power linesSun Aug 11 2024 - 16:16
Additional places on some healthcare university courses to be made available from next monthMove to include expanded intakes for speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, podiatric medicine and physiotherapy programmesFri Aug 09 2024 - 17:57
Irish Rail services on Cork, Dublin, Galway and Waterford routes to be improved this month New timetable features additional inter-city and local services as well as changes to Dart and other commuter servicesFri Aug 09 2024 - 13:32
Twelve cases of accommodation fraud reported to gardaí in JulyForce issues warning to people not to hand over cash or to make transfers via Revolut or in cryptocurrencyFri Aug 09 2024 - 06:21
Union warns statutory redundancy system needs updating after deal with street-lighting contractorDispute highlighted inadequacy of current statutory redundancy ceiling, says trade union ConnectWed Aug 07 2024 - 06:00
‘There’s every single art form you can think of’: Culture Night aims to break records with 2024 offeringThe one-night festival around the country in September is ‘everywhere, for everyone’, organiser saysTue Aug 06 2024 - 19:58
‘I believe there is hope as long as people march’: Hundreds attend Dublin vigil to mark 300th day of Gaza warEvent in capital, one of 30 organised across the State, hears calls for ceasefire and sanctions against IsraelFri Aug 02 2024 - 21:24
Psychiatric nurses defer action again as sides agree return to talksThe dispute centres on staffing levels across the country’s hospital and mental health servicesFri Aug 02 2024 - 15:46
Talks on pay for voluntary sector to resume on FridayThousands of staff at voluntary organisations contracted by Government to be affected by negotiations which have repeatedly stalledThu Aug 01 2024 - 22:10
Staff at disability advocacy service to ballot on proposals to resolve long-running pay disputeSiptu and management at National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities have reached agreement on a number of issuesTue Jul 30 2024 - 16:12
Psychiatric nurses set for industrial action after ‘failed’ WRC talksPsychiatric Nurses Association will inform HSE it intends to start action on August 8th over recruitment issuesTue Jul 30 2024 - 09:52
New grants of up to €25,000 to support people with disabilities in workplaceHeather Humphreys to launch Work and Access programme which will provide financial supports to help people with disabilities get into or continue in workTue Jul 30 2024 - 06:00
Aircoach drivers to vote on 4.8% pay offer over nine months and new rostering arrangementsPay offer follows talks with Siptu and follows drivers working ‘under protest’ over rostering changes introduced in JulyMon Jul 29 2024 - 16:30
Man accused of setting fire to Luas tram during Dublin riots remanded in custodyThomas Connors (33) of Markievicz House, Townsend Street appeared at the Central Criminal Court on FridayFri Jul 26 2024 - 14:13
Psychiatric nurses’ union to consider industrial action after talks at WRC failConcerns about staffing levels not addressed by HSE, says associationFri Jul 26 2024 - 00:01
Generic drugmaker Viatris to cut over 200 jobs with Cork plant closure Company cites declining demand for decision to shut active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing plantThu Jul 25 2024 - 18:29
Childcare price hikes threaten to wipe out increased State subsidies for parents Department of Children to allow service providers to raise prices if charging below average ratesSun Jul 07 2024 - 07:00
RTÉ chief takes gentle swipe at politicians’ scrutiny as broadcaster gets latest €20 million bailoutBakhurst says he had no preference on future funding model so long as it protects RTÉ's independence, provides the required level of support and is multiannualTue Jul 02 2024 - 20:48
Number of work permits issued up by almost a third in first half of year Scale of increase partly explained by post Covid delays in system experienced by workers arriving into Ireland two years agoTue Jul 02 2024 - 19:41
Proposals for major changes to Northern Ireland employment law flagged by Conor MurphyEconomy Minister launches consultation on range of issues, many of them already the subject of EU prompted legislation in IrelandMon Jul 01 2024 - 15:57
Delays to new sentencing guidelines criticised in wake of Cathal Crotty caseJudicial Council’s recommendations still not published almost five years after establishment, says Róisín ShortallSun Jun 30 2024 - 15:15
Private sector workers keen to stay on until 66 likely to be affected by legislative delay Budget and related legislation set to take much of Dáil’s time after summer recess and Bill likely to fallSun Jun 30 2024 - 06:00
