Archbishop 'unaware' of challenge to Mater choiceThe Archbishop of Dublin, Dr Diarmuid Martin, who is chairman of the board of Our Lady's Children's Hospital in Crumlin, says…Mon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00
Christmas deadline for deal with consultantsMinister for Health Mary Harney has reaffirmed that negotiations on a new contract for hospital consultants, which have been …Mon Dec 10 2007 - 00:00
Block on EU agency worker law criticisedThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions has accused the Government of pandering to business interests in joining with Britain to block…Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
Part-time drivers of school buses call off strikeA threatened strike today by part-time Bus Éireann school bus drivers has been called off on foot of a deal brokered by the Labour…Fri Dec 07 2007 - 00:00
LRC move to avert strike by school bus driversThe Labour Relations Commission (LRC) is expected to contact management at Bus Éireann and trade unions at the company today …Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Impact members warned to expect no benchmark riseThe largest public sector trade union has warned members that most groups could receive no pay increases under a forthcoming …Thu Dec 06 2007 - 00:00
Consultants' talks resume tomorrowTalks between health service management and medical organisations on a new contract for hospital consultants were adjourned yesterday…Wed Dec 05 2007 - 00:00
Private practice concession offered to consultantsHundreds of public hospital consultants with rights to treat fee-paying patients in "off-site" private hospitals will be allowed…Tue Dec 04 2007 - 00:00
HSE cutbacks triggered by €350m shortfallThe HSE privately told the Department of Finance earlier this year that its financial difficulties, which led to cutbacks in …Mon Dec 03 2007 - 00:00
Argos faces picket over pay disputePickets seem set to be placed at more than 30 Argos outlets around the country on Saturday after talks aimed at averting a dispute…Thu Nov 29 2007 - 00:00
Talks aimed at averting school bus strike continueTalks at the Labour Relations Commission aimed at averting a threatened one-day strike by Bus Éireann school-bus drivers were…Thu Nov 29 2007 - 00:00
Harney to review age ban on doctors over 70Minister for Health Mary Harney has signalled that a controversial age ban on doctors over 70 holding contracts to work in the…Tue Nov 27 2007 - 00:00
Two more women confirmed with breast cancerThe Opposition has demanded that the Government establish a full and independent inquiry into cancer care at the Midland Regional…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
Few top staff to move if ESB is split upThe Department of Energy and Natural Resources has said only a small number of staff in management positions would be moved from…Thu Nov 22 2007 - 00:00
HSE's special fund attracts little interestOnly 13 individuals or families who received compensation arising from the illegal nursing home charges controversy have made…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
Siptu concerned at growth of agency labourThe president of the country's largest union, Siptu, has said that the growing use of labour agencies by employers as a substitute…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
Unions suspend planned strike at Aer LingusThe planned strike at Aer Lingus that had threatened to cause major disruption for tens of thousands of passengers this week …Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
Reform social partnership process - KennyFine Gael leader Enda Kenny has said that if social partnership is to retain its legitimacy, increasing concerns about the growing…Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
Consultants angry over new dealIrish hospital consultants have claimed that health service management is not interested in negotiating a new contract for doctors…Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
Bus drivers approve Labour Court proposals to end disputeDublin Bus services are expected to return to normal today after drivers voted to accept a new Labour Court recommendation aimed…Mon Nov 19 2007 - 00:00
Special Labour Court talks in bus disputeManagement and unions at Dublin Bus will today attend a special session of the Labour Court aimed at resolving the dispute which…Sat Nov 17 2007 - 00:00
Siptu asks Ictu to back all-out picket of Aer LingusSiptu has applied to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) for an all-out picket at Aer Lingus.Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Fourth day of bus strike loomsTens of thousands of Dublin Bus passengers face a fourth day without services as the strike by drivers at the Harristown garage…Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Progress in HSE 'light bulb dispute'The dispute between electricians, fitters and plumbers and hospital management over the changing of light bulbs and other issues…Thu Nov 15 2007 - 00:00
Aer Lingus to suspend staff who take part in stoppagesAer Lingus has said that it will suspend ground operation and cabin crew staff who are members of Siptu from the payroll from…Wed Nov 14 2007 - 00:00
Labour Court intervenes as bus row drags onThe chairman of the Labour Court, Kevin Duffy, has intervened in the dispute at Dublin Bus which has left around 60,000 passengers…Wed Nov 14 2007 - 00:00
Dublin Bus fears dispute may spread to other depotsDublin Bus has expressed concern that the dispute at its Harristown garage in north Dublin could escalate and affect other depots…Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00
Bus drivers 'sorry' for passengersJust inside the gates of the Harristown bus depot, a dozen or so double-decker buses stood, immobile in the morning sun.Tue Nov 13 2007 - 00:00
Union chief warns of low pay rises for public sectorThe general secretary of the largest public sector trade union has has said that many members could wind up getting nothing at…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
60,000 face disruption as Dublin Bus services hitDublin Bus has said that up to 60,000 passengers could face disruption today as a result of industrial action by drivers at the…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
Howlin says HSE needs skilled managementThe former Labour Party minister for health Brendan Howlin has said the Health Service Executive (HSE) was not functioning well…Mon Nov 12 2007 - 00:00
McCarthy warns of need for public service innovationThe public service is "under-managed" despite criticism of the levels of administration that currently exist, according to the…Sat Nov 10 2007 - 00:00
Ictu calls for budget to improve the working family's lotThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has called for the Government to give priority to working families in next month's …Fri Nov 09 2007 - 00:00
Unions say calls for pay control are not credibleTrade union leaders and the Opposition yesterday criticised Government calls for workers to exercise wage restraint just weeks…Fri Nov 09 2007 - 00:00
Minister was warned in 2005 of Portlaoise 'shambles'The Minister for Health Mary Harney was warned by a senior doctor in a letter over two years ago that radiological services at…Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
Workplace influences pregnancy decisionsWorkplace policy and culture significantly influence the decisions made by women facing a crisis pregnancy, a conference in Dublin…Thu Nov 08 2007 - 00:00
Unite outlines agenda ahead of new talksThe country's second-largest trade union has said that five conditions, including a new method for determining pay increases, …Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
HSE escalating electricians' dispute - unionThe Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) has said that the Health Service Executive (HSE) has significantly escalated…Wed Nov 07 2007 - 00:00
Up to 2,000 HSE staff covering for maternityThe Department of Health has estimated that up to 2,000 staff are employed in the health service on a temporary basis to provide…Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00
HSE set to recruit consultants on interim basisA deal appears to be close between medical organisations and health service management which would allow the HSE to begin recruiting…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
LRC talks continue over MoneypointTalks were continuing last night at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) in a bid to avert industrial action at the country'…Thu Oct 25 2007 - 01:00
Union may picket Moneypoint stationA trade union has said it will place pickets at the ESB generating station at Moneypoint in Co Clare from tomorrow morning if…Wed Oct 24 2007 - 01:00
Siptu says no talks with Aer Lingus until pay freeze liftedSiptu has said it will not enter into discussions on a controversial €20 million cost-saving plan at Aer Lingus until a pay freeze…Wed Oct 17 2007 - 01:00
Aer Lingus pilots expected to endorse deal brokered by LRCPilots at Aer Lingus were last night expected to endorse a new agreement reached in the early hours of yesterday morning between…Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
Aer Lingus deal: what it meansThe new deal between Aer Lingus management and the trade union Impact and the Irish Airline Pilots' Association means that the…Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
Trains to run as normal as strike called offTrains will run as normal today as a threatened one-day strike was called off late last night.Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
US pilots offer Aer Lingus colleagues $1m in aidAs talks at the Labour Relations Commission between Aer Lingus management and pilots' representatives aimed at averting a threatened…Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
Pensions, Belfast dominate pilots talksTalks continued at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) last night between management of Aer Lingus and pilots' representatives…Mon Oct 15 2007 - 01:00
One-day strike to hit major rail routesThousands of rail passengers face disruption on Monday as a result of a planned 24-hour stoppage by line inspection and maintenance…Sat Oct 13 2007 - 01:00
Talks to agree consultant contracts get under wayTalks get under way today between health service management and medical organisations in the latest attempt to agree a new contract…Thu Oct 11 2007 - 01:00
