ESB grid transfer prompts debate on strikeESB unions will consider today the possibility of industrial action in protest at Government proposals for reform of the electricity…Tue Jul 31 2007 - 01:00
Drumm expands plans for northeast servicesPlans for the transformation of services in the northeast are to be broadened and accelerated, HSE chief executive Prof Brendan…Tue Jul 31 2007 - 01:00
State to review value of nursing degreeThe Department of Health is to commission a review on whether the programme to make nursing a degree-entry profession has represented…Tue Jul 31 2007 - 01:00
Banker questioned on currency figuresCurrencies: An AlB foreign exchange official has indicated to the Mahon tribunal that money lodged on behalf of Taoiseach Bertie…Sat Jul 28 2007 - 01:00
Council meets Streisand promotersOfficials of Kildare County Council yesterday met concert promoters MCD about events at the controversial Barbra Streisand concert…Fri Jul 27 2007 - 01:00
Nurses seek pay rise of more than €6,000Nursing unions have sought increases of more than €6,000 per year under the benchmarking process to bring the salary of a staff…Tue Jul 24 2007 - 01:00
HSE failed to spend €46m of fundingThe Health Service Executive (HSE) has failed to spend over €46 million in funding allocated by the Government on new developments…Tue Jul 24 2007 - 01:00
Joe O'Reilly's mother claims he did not commit murderRachel O'Reilly's mother Rose Callaly said that she and her family were very happy with the verdict.Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
Family of Rachel O'Reilly welcomes sentenceJoe O'Reilly yesterday started the first day of a life sentence for the murder of his wife, Rachel, at their home in north Dublin…Mon Jul 23 2007 - 01:00
Prison security dispute settledA row between prison officers and prison service management over safety and security concerns at Cloverhill Prison has been settled…Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
Workers here among worst off for holidays - EU studyIrish workers are among the worst off in Europe in terms of the amount of holidays they receive, a new EU study has found.Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
Department of Health said premiums too lowIrish health insurance premiums are too low, senior Department of Health officials maintained in internal correspondence earlier…Sat Jul 21 2007 - 01:00
Eircom pay dispute settledUnions and management at Eircom yesterday formally accepted proposals put forward by the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) to…Fri Jul 20 2007 - 01:00
VHI makes application to increase its prices by 8.5%The State's 1.5 million VHI subscribers are facing an average price increase of about 8Fri Jul 20 2007 - 01:00
Workplace death rate higher for foreign nationalsForeign national workers have a higher rate of fatal accidents in the workplace than their Irish counterparts, Minister of State…Thu Jul 19 2007 - 01:00
Deal to avert industrial action at EircomManagement and unions at Eircom have reached agreement in principle on a deal which is expected to avert threatened industrial…Thu Jul 19 2007 - 01:00
Eircom dispute talks resume at LRCTalks between management at Eircom and trade unions will resume later today at the Labour Relations Commission (LRC) in a bid…Wed Jul 18 2007 - 01:00
Ex-IMO head to lead McElwee inquiryThe Irish Medical Organisation's former industrial relations director, Conal Devine, has been appointed as chairman of the independent…Wed Jul 18 2007 - 01:00
Streisand safety issues raisedThe National Consumer Agency has said that a question had arisen as to whether the promoters of the Barbra Streisand concert …Tue Jul 17 2007 - 01:00
Eircom talks adjourn at LRCTalks between management at Eircom and trade unions adjourned last night after more than six hours of talks at the Labour Relations…Tue Jul 17 2007 - 01:00
HSE rejects Siptu claim for shorter work weekHealth Service Executive (HSE) management has rejected a claim by Siptu on behalf of some 30,000 healthcare staff for a similar…Tue Jul 17 2007 - 01:00
Ictu conference told competition measures have raised power pricesGovernment measures to promote competition in the electricity market have resulted in prices being increased by around 30 per…Sat Jul 07 2007 - 01:00
Mandatory alcohol testing opposedStaff at Guinness have led the opposition within the trade union movement to the implementation of any form of mandatory testing…Sat Jul 07 2007 - 01:00
Young workers forced into 'inferior pension schemes'A nationwide campaign to defend occupational pensions was called for at the ICTU conference yesterday.Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
Call for efficient HSE spendingThe secretary general of the Department of Health, Michael Scanlan, has said that "unfortunately" the health service had a poor…Fri Jul 06 2007 - 01:00
Ahern denies tough budget aheadTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has said that he does not foresee any major economic problems on the horizon and he has denied that the…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
Ahern 'totally committed' to rights charterTaoiseach Bertie Ahern says the Government is totally committed to the introduction of the EU charter of fundamental rights and…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
Taoiseach apologises for 'suicide' remarks in speechThe Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has apologised for remarks in which he said that he did not know why people who moaned and complained…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
Ictu chief criticises judges over rulingThe general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu), David Begg, has criticised judges of the Supreme Court over…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
McGuinness working well with PaisleyDeputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Martin McGuinness has told the Ictu conference that he has a good and positive working…Thu Jul 05 2007 - 01:00
Ictu warns Taoiseach about any EU treaty opt-outIrish Congress of Trade Unions conference The trade union movement expects Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to clarify the Government'…Wed Jul 04 2007 - 01:00
Inflation top of agenda for Ictu forumThe impact of inflation on the pay increases under the current Towards 2016 national agreement will dominate the agenda at the…Tue Jul 03 2007 - 01:00
Union warns BT in dispute over right to represent workersThe Communications Workers' Union (CWU) has warned that a row over trade union representation rights at telecom company BT Ireland…Fri Jun 29 2007 - 01:00
Traditional role of trade unionist changing in era of labour lawsIndustrial relations: As workers acquire more and more rights based in law - many of them negotiated by the trade union movement…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Ahern tells social partners that minimising inflation is a priorityThe Government has said it will frame public policy to the greatest extent possible with a view to minimising inflation and keeping…Thu Jun 28 2007 - 01:00
Ictu critical of health reformsThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has said that the Government's main health service reform, the establishment of the…Wed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
Private hospital bids represent value for money, says HarneyThe Minister for Health Mary Harney has said that the National Development Finance Agency (NDFA) has advised that the tenders…Wed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
HSE asked to defer filling posts for 68 consultantsThe independent chairman of the talks on a new contract for hospital consultants has asked health service management not to take…Wed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
High staff turnover eroding efforts to build membershipRecruitment: One of the most serious problems facing unions is the rapid turnover of staff in some sectorsWed Jun 27 2007 - 01:00
US advice mooted to break talks deadlockThe independent chairman of the talks on a new contract for hospital consultants has told medical organisations and health service…Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
Ictu calls for common waiting list for hospital treatmentThe Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) is calling for the introduction of a common waiting list for treatment in hospitals…Tue Jun 26 2007 - 01:00
Tallaght agrees to co-located private hospitalThe board of Tallaght Hospital has agreed to the development of a controversial co-located private hospital on its grounds.Mon Jun 25 2007 - 01:00
Labour Court rejects IMO claims for out-of-hours pay for public health doctorsThe Labour Court has rejected claims made by the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) on behalf of public health doctors for payment…Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
HSE set to replace agency staff in westThe Health Service Executive (HSE) is facing having to create up to 150 new clerical and administrative posts in the west to …Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Lapple closure emphasises range of challenges facing State, says MartinThe closure of the Lapple factory in Carlow underlines the ongoing challenge facing the Government and the State as a whole, …Sat Jun 16 2007 - 01:00
Report outlines new tribunal proceduresA Government-appointed review group has recommended significant reform of procedures of the Employment Appeal Tribunal, including…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Team of experts to investigate cancer test errorThe Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) yesterday announced that an eight-person expert team from Ireland and the…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Union seeks meeting on nuclear energy optionThe trade union Amicus said yesterday that it would be seeking a meeting, as a top priority, with the new Minister for Energy…Fri Jun 15 2007 - 01:00
Trade unions in drive to recruit vulnerable workersFive trade unions are to participate in a new-style recruitment system aimed at attracting workers who are currently without …Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
ESB union calls for debate on nuclear powerA new report to be published today on behalf of engineers in the ESB will urge that nuclear power be considered in a debate on…Thu Jun 14 2007 - 01:00
