Public service staff urged to only attend workplace where essentialDepartment asks managers to consider flexible working or redeploying personnelFri Mar 27 2020 - 19:10
Large number of public service staff to be redeployed to contact tracingMove will be one of biggest mobilisation exercises in public service historyFri Mar 27 2020 - 01:23
Coronavirus: Unions urge non-essential building sites to close until staff protectedConstruction Industry Federation says it has directed all sites to comply with guidelinesThu Mar 26 2020 - 20:26
Coronavirus: People told to stay at home, non-essential shops closedNumber testing positives jumps by over 200 for second day in a row, while another fatality is recordedWed Mar 25 2020 - 00:10
Weekly Covid-19 payment has risen to €350 – who will get it?Q&A: Unemployment benefit and new wage subsidy scheme explainedTue Mar 24 2020 - 20:06
Coronavirus: Unite calls for closure of construction sitesTrade union says proper social distancing cannot be maintained on sitesTue Mar 24 2020 - 11:15
Coronavirus: Enhanced income supports due to be announcedState will pay employers 70-80% of a worker’s salary up to €35,000-€40,000Tue Mar 24 2020 - 02:00
Coronavirus: Political pressure will not dictate response, says CoveneyTánaiste says decisions on tightening restrictions will be informed by medical adviceMon Mar 23 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: Fourth death confirmed in Republic as cases rise to 906 amid social distancing warningsWarnings over social distancing repeated as 121 new cases confirmed in the RepublicSun Mar 22 2020 - 21:30
About 40,000 people waiting up to five days for a testThere are 35 testing sites operating in Ireland but HSE says this will increaseSun Mar 22 2020 - 16:32
Coronavirus: Government to ramp up support for laid-off workersEmployers will be allowed to top up State’s €203-a-week unemployment paymentSat Mar 21 2020 - 00:17
Coronavirus: Mater Private criticised over sick pay for staff who contract Covid-19Siptu says hospital’s staff must rely on existing sick leave arrangements amid outbreakFri Mar 20 2020 - 21:50
Covid-19: Unions propose financial scheme to aid laid-off workersGovernment under pressure from unions and bosses to support those who lose jobsFri Mar 20 2020 - 20:39
Coronavirus: Warning against complacency as 126 new Irish cases confirmedIrish abroad told there is ‘no guarantee air routes will continue to operate’ in weeks aheadFri Mar 20 2020 - 18:59
Government working on scheme to refund firms paying more than €203/week to laid off staffMinister for Social Protection Regina Doherty expects to make announcement 'very soon’Fri Mar 20 2020 - 11:59
Coronavirus: Third death and 191 new cases confirmed in StateVaradkar tells FG TDs school closures may continue until May as 40,000 offer to help HSEThu Mar 19 2020 - 21:18
Trade unions seek ‘ambitious’ scheme to subside salaries of laid off workersMandate says €203 Covid-19 payment falls far short of what is required to sustain most familiesWed Mar 18 2020 - 23:01
Coronavirus: 74 new cases confirmed in the RepublicNorthern Ireland to close schools, as Minister warns ‘many more’ will become unemployedWed Mar 18 2020 - 22:07
Coronavirus: Work in construction sector likely to continueHSE social distancing guidelines being applied on outdoor sites, say industry sourcesWed Mar 18 2020 - 15:26
Coronavirus: Bus Éireann warns Expressway services at riskCompany says operations could end due to decline in passenger numbers and revenueTue Mar 17 2020 - 19:21
Coronavirus: 69 new cases confirmed in State as total rises to 292Number of deaths related to outbreak in Ireland remains at twoTue Mar 17 2020 - 17:59
Coronavirus: HSE seeks to hire all available healthcare workersSimon Harris says there will be no financial constraints on major recuitment campaignTue Mar 17 2020 - 17:30
Coronavirus: Bus and train drivers will no longer accept cash fares, says unionNBRU says talks with transport companies under way to see if services can continueTue Mar 17 2020 - 00:17
Coronavirus: Closure of dental practices inevitable, dentists warnIrish Dental Association expresses concern at ‘lack of clear guidance’ over outbreakMon Mar 16 2020 - 18:03
Coronavirus: Testing to increase from Monday to meet rising demandHealth services have new electronic process to allow GPs to order testsSun Mar 15 2020 - 18:40
Creche sector may face monthly shortfall of €12mConcern for childcare operators if Covid-19 emergency measures extendedSat Mar 14 2020 - 02:45
Coronavirus: HSE health professionals not in frontline service to be redeployedProposed ban on industrial action dropped in HSE policy documentFri Mar 13 2020 - 20:18
National Bus and Rail Union issues warning on servicesUnion ‘cannot guarantee’ continuity if health advice on social distancing not implementedFri Mar 13 2020 - 18:19
Coronavirus: HSE urges Government to prioritise childcare for health workersHSE and Government understood to be exploring stay-at-home childminding paymentFri Mar 13 2020 - 10:08
Coronavirus: 27 new cases bring total to 70 in the RepublicNine clusters of cases identified as schools and colleges are closed until March 29thThu Mar 12 2020 - 21:39
Coronavirus: Transport union calls for bus and train capacity reductionNBRU says current passenger numbers on routes do not allow for ‘social distancing’Thu Mar 12 2020 - 03:00
Unions condemn freeze on increments for staff at RTÉOverall talks on cost containment at RTÉ are suspended over coronavirus outbreakTue Mar 10 2020 - 21:03
Coronavirus: Nursing homes warn of danger if HSE ‘poach’ their staffGovernment urged to lift curbs on recruiting healthcare assistants from outside EUTue Mar 10 2020 - 20:45
Coronavirus: Three new Irish cases confirmed as St Patrick's Day parades cancelled€2.6bn sick pay measures and business liquidity fund announced; stocks markets plungeMon Mar 09 2020 - 21:40
Coronavirus sick pay scheme will see affected receive €305 per weekNew income support plan will cost €2.4bn, with payments available to self-employedMon Mar 09 2020 - 20:07
Coronavirus: Pressure builds to limit mass gatheringsSix Nations match between Ireland and France in Paris in doubtMon Mar 09 2020 - 00:10
Unions say they will not accept unilateral HSE decisions to outsource servicesHSE has said staff may be required to work different hours or in a different location in its policy to deal with coronavirusSun Mar 08 2020 - 21:05
Coronavirus: Number of confirmed cases rises to 21HSE chief ‘cannot dispute’ forecast of 1.9m people falling ill but evidence was changing dailySun Mar 08 2020 - 17:59
Health service managers table coronavirus proposals to trade unionsVaradkar urges operations such as businesses, events and creches not to act unilaterallyFri Mar 06 2020 - 20:56
Nursing homes ban non-essential visits and visits by children, groupsRestrictions apply to 400 private and voluntary homes across IrelandFri Mar 06 2020 - 13:53
Pay for workers who self-isolate to be examined by Government officialsUnions,employers meet Government about coronavirus arrangementsFri Mar 06 2020 - 11:26
RCSI to bring forward exams amid concern over spread of coronavirusState exams body taking Department of Health advice over Junior and Leaving CertThu Mar 05 2020 - 17:18
Coronavirus: Cluster of cases in west brings State total to sixHSE chief warns of ‘potentially unprecedented situation’ across health servicesThu Mar 05 2020 - 02:03
Coronavirus: Low paid, gig economy workers to be hardest hit, warns unionEmployers play down prospect of statutory code of practice on paying those affectedWed Mar 04 2020 - 15:40
Workers absent due to coronavirus may not have legal right to payUnions seek code of practice as transport staff call for special leave for those affectedTue Mar 03 2020 - 20:07
Coronavirus: Nurses, midwives to be paid if not working, says unionHealth service bosses agree that virus-linked absences to constitute special leave with payMon Mar 02 2020 - 18:40
Nurses say 10,500 people requiring admission waited for bed in FebruaryINMO says trolley figures in February were 23% higher than same period last yearMon Mar 02 2020 - 11:15
Coronavirus: Aer Lingus cabin crew in self-isolation after passenger’s positive testSign of peace is to be suspended at Masses and holy water fonts emptiedFri Feb 28 2020 - 20:59
Private nursing homes claim ‘discrimination’ in operation of Fair DealNew HSE figures show rise in payment made to public residential centresThu Feb 27 2020 - 21:38
HSE review finds weaknesses in hiring process for senior managementAudit report says recruitment carried out without business cases, references or vettingTue Feb 25 2020 - 20:10
