About 3,000 workers on PUP reluctant to return to workDepartment of Social Protection says vast majority do not involve misclaiming benefitTue May 11 2021 - 20:57
Hospitals facing worst overcrowding since onset of pandemic, nurses’ union saysINMO says 376 people waiting for hospital bedsTue May 11 2021 - 16:45
National maternity hospital: Donnelly, McGrath clash over development spending rulesMinister for Public Expenditure rejects proposals from Minister for Health to exempt project from spending rulesSat May 08 2021 - 01:00
Student nurses to receive €100 per week payment for hospital placement from next weekINMO president tells Health Minister nurses are ‘not looking for a pat on the back or a kind word’Fri May 07 2021 - 16:04
Government does not plan to negotiate on new Sláintecare contract , says IMODoctors to be offered salaries ranging from €190,000 to €227,000 for working in public system onlyThu May 06 2021 - 22:38
Coalition committed to ‘recognising’ work of health staffTaoiseach’s address to INMO forum signals effort ongoing as how best this could be doneThu May 06 2021 - 19:25
Government proposes initiative to address financial crisis at St John of God Community ServicesDisability and mental health service providers conducting sustainability assessmentThu May 06 2021 - 12:14
ESB Networks technicians to continue work-to-ruleNo further strikes planned at present, and ESB says action is ‘unlawful’Wed May 05 2021 - 23:13
Government to start talks with hospital consultants on new contractsSalary range of between €189,000 and €227,000 set to be offered initiallyWed May 05 2021 - 19:52
Some hearings before WRC may have to be restartedDepartment of Enterprise to introduce urgent legislation following court rulingWed May 05 2021 - 15:38
CIÉ staff back proposals to reform pension schemeScheme for managers and administrative staff has deficit of estimated €550mWed May 05 2021 - 14:30
Revised HSE Covid vaccination plan to proceed with older people offered vaccines firstSame approach will apply to under-50s as to over-50s following high-level discussionsTue May 04 2021 - 01:00
Coronavirus: 453 cases reported, taking total since pandemic began past 250,000HSE issues 707,000 vaccines during April with more than 200,000 to be administered this weekMon May 03 2021 - 21:33
Bus Éireann routes to be put out to tender by transport authorityServices include Dublin-Drogheda routes 101, 101X and 133, 131 between Dublin and WicklowMon May 03 2021 - 21:07
Ministers disagree on Fair Deal scheme as O’Brien presses for rental income exemptionDepartment concerned some families may abuse measure by pushing older people into residential care to access incomeMon May 03 2021 - 20:50
ESB network technicians to stage 48-hour strike from TuesdayCompany says stoppage is ‘unnecessary’ and has had ‘limited’ impactMon May 03 2021 - 18:03
Cabinet expected to approve plans to reverse extra hours in public serviceGroup to look at cost and service implications of rolling back hours added in 2013Mon May 03 2021 - 01:00
‘You can have confidence in your vaccine’, Holohan says in open letterChief medical officer advises those vaccinated to get outdoors and see one another againMon May 03 2021 - 00:01
Ministers to discuss accelerating vaccination of under-50sBetween 220,000 and 240,000 vaccinations scheduled for this weekMon May 03 2021 - 00:01
Coronavirus: One death and 402 cases reported in StateUp to 240,000 Covid-19 vaccines could be issued next week, says Paul ReidSun May 02 2021 - 16:43
Hospital consultants on public-only contract to be offered up to €227,000Sláintecare talks between Government and medical representatives to start next weekSat May 01 2021 - 00:07
Homecare providers to be subject to new licensing frameworkFunding model for sector remains under examination, says Department of HealthFri Apr 30 2021 - 17:46
ESB technicians hold second 24-hour strike over outsourcing workCompany seeking damages from union and warns strikers of ‘financial implications’Thu Apr 29 2021 - 19:15
CIÉ faces pension scheme wind up threat over €550m deficitProvision for managers and white-collar grades ‘non-compliant’ with legislationThu Apr 29 2021 - 15:38
ESB Networks says it has issued High Court proceedings against unionFirm seeking damages over industrial action by network technicians ahead of new stoppageWed Apr 28 2021 - 19:36
Vaccine plan redrawn to accelerate rollout as summer reopening plans finalisedStephen Donnelly declares ‘full steam ahead’ on Johnson & Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccinesWed Apr 28 2021 - 00:05
Maternity hospital will not be impacted by religious ethos, Donnelly saysMinister insists Government and HSE will determine services at St Vincent’s siteTue Apr 27 2021 - 21:40
Mater hospital and CUH designated State’s major trauma centresSt Vincent’s and Tallaght hospitals will also deal with trauma care for less complex casesTue Apr 27 2021 - 19:02
Major reform of trauma services to be announcedMater and Cork University hospitals likely to be designated as main trauma centresTue Apr 27 2021 - 00:07
Labour Court to hold inquiry into plans for childcare sector pay ratesMinister has proposed the establishment of a joint labour committee for the sectorTue Apr 27 2021 - 00:01
Work-to-rule may have affected 1,000 Dublin customers, ESB saysCompany says duration of Santry power cut may have been longer due to industrial actionMon Apr 26 2021 - 20:23
Combative style key to choice of Robert Watt as top health mandarinSalary rise of €80,000 to €292,000 a year indicative of desire to pursue ‘reform’ agendaSat Apr 24 2021 - 06:00
‘Business as usual’ despite strike by technicians – ESB NetworksDispute is over lack of consultation on outsourcing, not over money, union saysFri Apr 23 2021 - 10:56
ESB Networks intends to take legal action over dispute involving techniciansMembers of IWU begin 24-hour strike over ‘outsourcing of members’ work to outside third parties’Fri Apr 23 2021 - 09:09
CIÉ group warns it is ‘balance sheet insolvent’ due to Covid-19State-owned transport body could report €50m in commercial losses for 2020Fri Apr 23 2021 - 04:50
Concern grows over CIÉ’s €1bn pension deficit ahead of vote on reformRejection of Labour Court proposals could lead to financial and industrial uncertaintyThu Apr 22 2021 - 13:16
Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine usage expected to begin next weekNiac to consider extending time between doses of Pfizer jab to vaccinate more peopleThu Apr 22 2021 - 01:00
Review finds no evidence of secret dossiers on children with autismRTÉ investigation claimed Department of Health kept dossiers on children suing StateThu Apr 22 2021 - 01:00
New secretary general of Department of Health waives €81,000 pay rise for nowRobert Watt says it’s not appropriate to take increase in difficult economic conditionsTue Apr 20 2021 - 21:01
CIÉ faces pension deficit of nearly €1bn, Oireachtas committee toldTwo pension schemes must be ‘de-risked urgently’, says group’s chairwomanTue Apr 20 2021 - 16:33
Pfizer expressed concern to Taoiseach about EU restrictions on vaccine exportsPharmaceutical company told Martin it would be vaccinating its own essential staffTue Apr 20 2021 - 14:20
Covid-19: Tracking who has been vaccinated can require ‘four phone calls’Absence of unique patient electronic ID record highlighted at IMO conference toldSat Apr 17 2021 - 20:08
Covid-19: Four further deaths and 420 new cases confirmed in the StateHSE encourages healthcare workers who had first dose of AstraZeneca to take second oneSat Apr 17 2021 - 19:49
Government in bid to resolve pensions dispute in community employment sectorTDs and senators told Minsters have reached agreement on new proposalsSat Apr 17 2021 - 19:37
Public-only hospital consultant contract will be introduced this year, says DonnellySláintecare move is significant opportunity to deal with unfilled posts, according to MinisterSat Apr 17 2021 - 14:45
New public health deal will deliver more than 80 consultant jobs‘Landmark agreement’ would support reform of public health model, says DonnellyThu Apr 15 2021 - 21:40
Workplace Relations Commission to be subject to emergency legislationFuture hearings to be held generally in public following Supreme Court rulingThu Apr 15 2021 - 20:15
Health service management to pursue greater staff flexibilityDraft plans on change also involve co-operation with elements of Sláintecare programmeThu Apr 15 2021 - 19:43
Government asks Low Pay Commission to design ‘living wage’ in Irish contextStudy will examine whether special rate should be introduced for DublinThu Apr 15 2021 - 00:01
HSE asked to clarify status of health staff who received first dose of AstraZeneca vaccinePsychiatric nurses to discuss impact of vaccination rollout changes for staff and patientsTue Apr 13 2021 - 21:13
