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
School secretaries to stage one-day strike in JanuaryIndustrial action by Fórsa members aimed at ending two-tier pay system set to resumeMon Dec 09 2019 - 18:50
NBRU says nearly 1,000 anti-social incidents on Dublin Bus servicesMost incidents concentrated in about ‘half a dozen hotspots’ around the cityMon Dec 09 2019 - 18:39
Workers to have legal right to tips paid by credit or debit cards, says MinisterRegina Doherty to expand scope of planned legislation governing payment of wagesMon Dec 09 2019 - 16:37
No prospect of free dental care for children under 6 from next year, dentists warnIrish Dental Association says new scheme proposed by Government is ‘unworkable’Sun Dec 08 2019 - 19:04
Denying cannabis link to mental illness is ‘like arguing earth is flat’Leading psychiatrist says legialisation of drug would be ‘a step too far’Sun Dec 08 2019 - 18:36
Primary teachers set deadline for end of two-tier pay systemINTO wants process to deal with issue in place by spring and gap addressed by summerFri Dec 06 2019 - 19:12
TUI faces €280,000 payout to ASTI over ‘poaching’ claimsASTI understood to have sought much larger compensation packageThu Dec 05 2019 - 02:42
Nurses’ deal costs three times Government’s original estimateAgreement that ended strike to cost €48 million this year, Department of Health saysThu Dec 05 2019 - 02:42
Teachers union backs new junior cycle reforms directive in ballotASTI likely to direct members to only attend meetings about reforms during school hoursWed Dec 04 2019 - 21:42
No financial incentives in place encouraging discharge of patients – HSEMinister says wording of promotion at St James’s Hospital was ‘a bit off’Wed Dec 04 2019 - 19:04
Thousands of doctors in public hospitals to begin voting on strike actionIMO says its key demands are an end to a two-tier pay system and for the recruitment of more consultants for public hospitalsMon Dec 02 2019 - 00:09
Investigators scathing about Stewarts Care staff after disabled teen abandonedLitany of errors led to man roaming near motorway after swimming outingSat Nov 30 2019 - 03:00
Care facility staff to be disciplined after disabled teen abandoned on swim tripMan found by gardaí walking along grass verge in middle of a dual carriagewaySat Nov 30 2019 - 03:00
Hospital consultant facing disciplinary action over private practiceAction related to allegedly breaching rules governing off-site practice, says HSE reportSat Nov 30 2019 - 02:38
Record 108,364 people stuck on a hospital trolley so far this yearINMO seeking formal intervention by Health Information and Quality AuthorityFri Nov 29 2019 - 13:08
Calls by RTÉ staff for pay cuts for top earners at odds with official policy – NUJUnion sub branch in RTÉ last week said pay should be capped at €208,000Thu Nov 28 2019 - 18:34
Private sector workers receiving higher pay rises than those working for State-- unionFórsa says no new national public service pay accord in place to succeed current dealThu Nov 28 2019 - 18:13
Military pilots could receive €200,000 under loyalty scheme, says MinisterPay for newly-qualified Defence Force personnel is ‘competitive’ – DepartmentWed Nov 27 2019 - 21:59
Children’s hospital: Construction progress slower than expectedChair of national children’s hospital says only €1m in additional costs have been paidWed Nov 27 2019 - 18:00
Trolley numbers: 654 patients waiting for beds, say nursesUniversity Hospital Limerick worst affected by overcrowding, according to INMOWed Nov 27 2019 - 14:27