Labour Party to consider introducing four-day weekGed Nash says fewer working days would make employees more productiveMon Jan 27 2020 - 12:20
ASTI secondary teachers to ballot on strike over two-tier payHundreds of schools set to close on February 4th as TUI members set to strike on issueSat Jan 25 2020 - 17:38
Government must ‘come clean’ on children’s hospital delays and costsMartin says project ‘dogged in secrecy’ as €15m needed to defend contractors’ claimsSat Jan 25 2020 - 01:00
Fresh delays and millions in extra costs for children’s hospital revealedDocuments reveal hospital board will need €15m to defend against 'exceptional' claims by contractorsFri Jan 24 2020 - 02:56
Some 45,000 taken off waiting lists last year without seeing medical specialistOutpatient lists: Over 236,000 people contacted as part of validation processWed Jan 22 2020 - 06:32
Are patient waiting lists shrinking for the right reasons?How hospital waiting lists are managed has led to claims of manipulationWed Jan 22 2020 - 03:01
School closures over strike set to be greater than anticipatedTUI members to stage stoppage on February 4th – just days before the general electionWed Jan 22 2020 - 01:00
Work-to-rule by school secretaries suspended to allow for new talksUnion warns industrial action will resume if significant progress not made in new processMon Jan 20 2020 - 19:33
Government plan to give free dental care to under-16s ‘unrealistic’Dentists to highlight ‘crisis’ in industry to patients and politicians in run up to electionMon Jan 20 2020 - 17:56
Government to consider sanctions for striking teachersHome-help staff may stage separate strike a day before election to push for pay restorationMon Jan 20 2020 - 01:00
Doctors seek 2,000 additional hospital beds and investment in GPsIMO wants new beds to be provided within next two yearsSun Jan 19 2020 - 21:18
Most secondary schools to close for day in pre-election strikeTUI stoppage on February 4th aimed at making two-tier pay rates an election issueSat Jan 18 2020 - 01:56
Thousands of teachers set to go on strike on February 4thTeachers’ Union of Ireland members are taking action over ‘pay discrimination’Fri Jan 17 2020 - 13:06
Social Democrats: implementing Sláintecare health plan a ‘red line’ for coalitionShortall says reforms would cost additional €1 billion per annum for five yearsFri Jan 17 2020 - 11:49
Medical consultants seek 800 extra beds and new targets for timely delivery of careIHCA calls on Harris to end two-tier pay system for specialist doctorsThu Jan 16 2020 - 20:52
Thousands of nurses to get €2,200 payment backdatedAnnual allowance for nurses in medical, surgical wards part of deal that ended strikeThu Jan 16 2020 - 18:14
Health service hiring equivalent of two extra managers a weekNew figures show 51 additional managers taken on since June amid recruitment curbsSat Jan 11 2020 - 02:00
School secretaries: Talks could resume if McHugh offers new pay deal‘Two-tier’ pay system must be replaced, says Fórsa after 1,000 secretaries strikeFri Jan 10 2020 - 16:14
Industrial action by doctors will not take place during talksDiscussions between the Minister for Health Simon Harris and the IMO ‘constructive’Fri Jan 10 2020 - 13:10
Consultants likely to seek to treat fee-paying patients in private facilitiesTalks to start on Government plans to offer salaries of up to €250,000 to doctorsFri Jan 10 2020 - 02:59
About 1,000 school secretaries to strike on FridayOffer of 1.5% pay rise rejected by union Fórsa as ‘one we can only describe as insulting’Fri Jan 10 2020 - 00:01
Trolley crisis Q&A: The facts behind a festering problemEveryone accepts that more beds are needed, but agreement on a short-term fix is elusiveWed Jan 08 2020 - 17:33
Hospitals’ reliance on junior doctors a threat to patient safety – reportInexperienced doctors recruited to work as experienced staff move abroad for jobsWed Jan 08 2020 - 02:00
Trolley crisis: Harris averse to cancelling planned admissionsOvercrowding in hospitals remains at record levels for second successive day, say nursesTue Jan 07 2020 - 18:22
Number of patients on trolleys remains at 760 on TuesdayFigure equals record level of overcrowding, HSE says hospitals under ‘significant pressure’Tue Jan 07 2020 - 14:37
Ambulance crew forced to drive 900km during one shiftSiptu says overcrowding at hospital emergency departments is causing chaosMon Jan 06 2020 - 02:36
Health funding: ‘Not realistic’ to extend free GP care to under-13sIMO chief warns GP services already ‘at breaking point in day-time and out-of-hours service’Sun Jan 05 2020 - 17:57
Record overcrowding at Cork University Hospital, nurses sayMater Hospital urges public only to visit when absolutely necessary due to fluFri Jan 03 2020 - 17:34
Unions warn of ‘very volatile’ industrial relations climate in public serviceGroups representing State employees say Government must agree to new process on payFri Jan 03 2020 - 01:00
'Things are getting worse': Hospitals brace for major surge in numbersINMO says 2019 was the worst year on record for overcrowding in hospitalsThu Jan 02 2020 - 00:01
People receiving homecare services face charges under Government reformsCo-payments to form part of proposals to be presented to Cabinet in JanuaryTue Dec 31 2019 - 02:44
Home helps to ballot for strike action in dispute over pay restorationSiptu also suggests row brewing in National Ambulance Service in coming monthsTue Dec 31 2019 - 02:33
Catholic parish apologises for hurt caused by anti-IVF messageFacebook message from Tullamore parish described as ‘extremely hurtful’ by Simon HarrisMon Dec 30 2019 - 18:42
FAI has been run ‘like a fiefdom’, Harris saysGovernment will not stand by bad practices seen in FAI - Minister of HealthMon Dec 30 2019 - 13:38
Minimum wage still lagging behind living wage, say unionsMinimum wage increase to come into effect in FebruaryFri Dec 20 2019 - 15:21
Former enlisted Defence Forces personnel to be allowed rejoinMove comes as number of military personnel falls again despite €10m boost to allowancesThu Dec 19 2019 - 01:00
Plans for publicly-funded IVF service in State hospitals to be announcedIreland and Lithuania only two EU countries not to offer state funding for assisted reproductionThu Dec 19 2019 - 01:00
Public hospitals: Consultants to be offered €250,000 a yearGovernment to appoint 1,000 additional medical specialists over next 10 yearsWed Dec 18 2019 - 20:36
HSE faces new challenges despite record funding for next yearGovernment to provide additional €50m on top of extra €1bn allocated in budgetWed Dec 18 2019 - 01:00
Hospital doctors vote ‘overwhelmingly’ for strike action‘We cannot stand by any longer and watch as our health service is hollowed out’Tue Dec 17 2019 - 20:18
Ordinary worker would need 212 years to earn what CRH CEO did last yearIctu report shows 13 CEOs were paid more than 50 times ordinary salary in 2018Tue Dec 17 2019 - 14:01
IVF, fertility treatment: Up to €1 million funding to be announcedMinister for Health Simon Harris is bringing memo to Cabinet detailing a model of careTue Dec 17 2019 - 11:47
Hospital doctors expected to back strike action in ballot on TuesdayIrish Medical Organisation members dispute centres over pay and recruitment issuesMon Dec 16 2019 - 15:48
Cabinet warned of rising threat to Ireland from foreign spiesEspionage and cyber attacks may hit foreign investment, defence review saysSat Dec 14 2019 - 01:22
Retired CIÉ staff to share €1m boost under new pension proposalsNew plans come after years of talks between unions and management over fund deficitsWed Dec 11 2019 - 21:30
Taoiseach says Government will end lower pay for doctors who treat only public patientsVaradkar says new offer to end two-tier pay system will be made to medical consultantsWed Dec 11 2019 - 19:32
Government introduces new capital project spending rulesDonohoe says new stages of assessment of projects will form part of updated codeWed Dec 11 2019 - 19:05
Solidarity TDs to put forward Bill facilitating political strikesUnder proposed legislation, secret ballot would not be necessary ahead of actionWed Dec 11 2019 - 17:43
RTÉ set to receive extra €10m from GovernmentCabinet to consider plan for commission on future of public service broadcastingTue Dec 10 2019 - 01:00
Virgin Media staff vote for industrial action over planned redundanciesUnite and Siptu claim company has proposed terms inferior to those previously agreedMon Dec 09 2019 - 20:27
