US records first Omicron case in person who returned from S AfricaOfficials say patient is fully vaccinated with mild symptoms which are improvingWed Dec 01 2021 - 20:43
Passengers from Ireland to US among those who may face stricter Covid measuresReports say US officials looking at requiring all travellers to self-quarantine for seven daysWed Dec 01 2021 - 01:18
US supreme court to hear most significant challenge to abortion rights in decadesPro-choice groups fear 1973 Roe v Wade ruling is on the line in new caseTue Nov 30 2021 - 18:00
Omicron variant is cause for concern, not panic, Biden tells AmericansPresident says US will work to accelerate development of any updated vaccines neededMon Nov 29 2021 - 18:48
Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell to begin in New YorkSocialite facing charges over alleged role in abuse of girls by financier Jeffrey EpsteinMon Nov 29 2021 - 08:20
Biden: Waive intellectual property protections so vaccines can be manufactured globallyUS president says concern over new variant shows ‘importance of moving on this quickly’Fri Nov 26 2021 - 22:25
As Covid rates rise again in the US, mask requirements ease in WashingtonAmerica Letter: Major legal battle looming over Biden’s vaccination requirement for businessesFri Nov 26 2021 - 20:00
People arriving from southern Africa must quarantine as new variant prompts fresh restrictionsUS set to join other nations and introduce travel restrictions as Omicron ‘outperforms’ Delta in South AfricaFri Nov 26 2021 - 18:49
Waukesha parade: Man charged with homicide as boy (8) confirmed as sixth fatalityDarrell Brooks (39) appeared in court where bail was set at $5 millionTue Nov 23 2021 - 23:57
US to release millions of barrls of oil from reserves as part of global move to cool pricesBiden administration to work with China, India, Japan, South Korea and UKTue Nov 23 2021 - 19:26
US fascination with JFK endures almost 60 years after assassinationPresident’s death continues to fuel conspiracy theories as documents stay unreleasedTue Nov 23 2021 - 01:00
Man who drove car into Christmas parade had been involved in domestic disturbanceFive people were killed and 48 injured, including a number of children, in the incident in WisconsinMon Nov 22 2021 - 21:12
A year into Biden’s reign, the great American divide is wideningAmerica Letter: With inflation running high, the president needs to clock up some big winsFri Nov 19 2021 - 20:00
US House passes Biden’s $1.75tn social spending plansHarris first woman to hold presidential power as Biden undergoes colonoscopyFri Nov 19 2021 - 17:37
Medical scientists vote to take industrial action over long-running pay issueStaff seeking pay parity with colleagues who work in biochemistry laboratoriesTue Nov 09 2021 - 14:39
Introduction of public services card highly successful, review saysSystem delivers annual savings of €20m, new report findsSat Nov 06 2021 - 06:00
Cost of recruiting Civil Service admin officer costs €4m over career - reportReview says spend associated with new employees will become increasingly significant over timeFri Nov 05 2021 - 16:00
Schools could close if ‘austerity’ hours end, department warnsRemoving unpaid hours could exacerbate pressure on teacher supplyThu Nov 04 2021 - 06:00
Opposition warns newly qualified nurses will emigrate due to way they are treatedLeo Varadkar confirms 12.5% pay rise for final-year student nurses during internshipsTue Nov 02 2021 - 20:42
Student nurses to receive 12.5% pay rise for internshipsDonnelly to table new payment initiative for fourth-year students on foot of reviewTue Nov 02 2021 - 16:25
Dedicated police force for public transport not needed, says RyanUnions threaten strike action over anti-social behaviour on bus and rail servicesFri Oct 29 2021 - 20:11
Rail staff to vote on industrial action over lack of protection against ‘thuggery’ on trainsTrain personnel tell Taoiseach of abuse, threats and harassment on servicesFri Oct 29 2021 - 04:00
Irish Rail staff speak out: ‘I’m sick of seeing heroin being sorted out at the tables’Strikes may be ahead as rail workers reach breaking point on anti-social behaviourFri Oct 29 2021 - 04:00
State losing hundreds of millions due to ‘bogus claims’Ictu conference told ‘theft’ taking place with alarming regularity in low-paid sectorsWed Oct 27 2021 - 23:44
Trade union chief warns ‘feral capitalism’ will resist expansion of collective bargainingExpert group yet to reached ‘preferred option’ for union/employer engagementWed Oct 27 2021 - 13:15
Unions to vote on challenge by ASTI to report on dispute over representationTeachers’ union says dispute committee not established in line with Ictu rulesTue Oct 26 2021 - 20:09
Unions seek wealth tax and for employers to pay more to fund public servicesIctu leader says social contributions by employers are below norms in EuropeTue Oct 26 2021 - 18:23
Time to push for four-day working week, says new Ictu presidentCallinan says unions should seek support for pilot programmes North and SouthTue Oct 26 2021 - 00:15
Ending public service ‘austerity’ hours costs same as 11,000 new jobs, department saysUnpaid hours said to have kept ‘average working week in line with the private sector’Mon Oct 25 2021 - 04:59
Trade unionism is emerging from the pandemic in good shapeVaradkar has argued that one of the legacies of the pandemic must be better terms and conditionsMon Oct 25 2021 - 00:29
Teachers’ union in unprecedented threat of legal action against IctuASTI made complaint over spheres of influence to recruit members in specific schoolsWed Oct 13 2021 - 19:36
Remote working tax relief could be worth about €100 a year for some workersBudget 2022: Government believes up to 400,000 people could benefit from measureWed Oct 13 2021 - 04:05
PUP scheme may have acted ‘as significant disincentive to work’, report saysDepartment says 50,300 people on pandemic unemployment payment for over 76 weeksTue Oct 12 2021 - 19:09
Government forecasts employment to surge past pre-pandemic levels in 2022Country’s unemployment rate will reduce to 6.5% by fourth quarter, says DonohueTue Oct 12 2021 - 17:16
Number waiting for hospital bed at highest level since start of pandemicINMO says 506 patients deemed to need admission queuing for a hospital bedTue Oct 12 2021 - 14:43
Former Sláintecare council chair will not appear before Oireachtas committeeExecutive director also says she will not take part in hearing over resignationsTue Oct 12 2021 - 12:39
Cost of unwinding ‘austerity era’ hours only starting to become clearDepartment of Public Expenditure estimated previously reversing Haddington Road hours could cost over €600mMon Oct 11 2021 - 22:25
Public pay deal plan to shorten working week will cost ‘1,700 nursing jobs’, says HSEReducing hours to 2010 levels will cost €300m in health alone but only €150m has been budgeted for across public serviceMon Oct 11 2021 - 21:05
Former Sláintecare chief refuses invite to appear before Oireachtas committeeLaura Magahy said ‘the reasons behind my resignation were outlined’ in letter to MinisterMon Oct 11 2021 - 19:03
Nurses seek reduction of services at Connolly hospital due to ‘unsafe conditions’INMO members stage protest at hospital in Dublin over pressure caused by staff shortagesMon Oct 11 2021 - 18:18
Number of people receiving PUP falls below 100,000Slight rise in number of people claiming Covid enhanced illness benefitMon Oct 11 2021 - 16:17
Donnelly wants agreement on new Sláintecare contract ‘within weeks’Children being offered dates in 2035 for hospital appointments, say doctorsSat Oct 09 2021 - 11:48
State employees likely to demand higher pay if inflation continues, unions sayFórsa chief says maintaining living standards will be priority for pay talks next summerWed Oct 06 2021 - 15:54
Number of Pandemic Unemployment Payment claimants falls to 101,000Almost 5,000 came off payment last week with largest fall in food and accommodation sectorWed Oct 06 2021 - 13:46
Donnelly says issues not raised with him before Sláintecare resignationsRóisín Shortall describes changes to oversight of universal health plan as a ‘hostile takeover’Wed Oct 06 2021 - 13:10
Government support for Sláintecare is ‘unwavering’ - DonnellyWaiting lists for treatment have lengthened but more hospital beds are being provided, Minister saysWed Oct 06 2021 - 05:45
Nurse-led clinics could be expanded after ‘incredible’ pilot resultsMinister wants to scale up role of advanced nursing in bid to reduce hospital waiting listsMon Oct 04 2021 - 02:30
Sláintecare advisory group to be restructured following resignationsDoran says new group will focus on regionalstructures but asks who will oversee reformsSun Oct 03 2021 - 13:29
Unions warn of growing crisis in local employment servicesUnions oppose tendering process being undertaken by Department of Social ProtectionTue Sept 28 2021 - 22:54
Number of people on PUP continues to fall as economy reopensGreatest reduction in number receiving payment this week was in hospitality sectorTue Sept 28 2021 - 17:53
