Health reforms impossible due to workforce crisis, doctors warnIrish Medical Organisation says proposals ‘making the situation worse, not better’Wed Oct 16 2019 - 09:10
HSE not approving new drugs that generate additional costsDonohoe told Harris in August he wanted ban on new medicines for remainder of yearWed Oct 16 2019 - 01:00
Government urged to reinstate pay review process for top staffCurrent ad-hoc approach not desirable or sustainable, public-service pay body saysTue Oct 15 2019 - 21:16
Nearly 590 patients waiting for a hospital bed, nurses sayINMO says Limerick University Hospital is worst hit with 80 patients waiting for a bedTue Oct 15 2019 - 13:04
Harris will treat ‘ageist’ attacks on him by consultants with contemptMinster says Government will pay for deal on pay parity with doctors if agreement reachedWed Oct 09 2019 - 18:56
Union chief urges establishment of new social dialogue systemFórsa leader says Government must change industrial relations legislationWed Oct 09 2019 - 18:36
Doctors abused and bullied in health service, Medical Council warnsExodus from service due to culture and lack of cover for maternity leaveWed Oct 09 2019 - 17:21
Public service staff levels could rise by 25% over coming years, review suggestsState’s wage bill could grow to €24 billion per year under various Government employment modelsTue Oct 08 2019 - 19:59
‘Limited impact’ from €265m spent on initiatives to ease hospital pressuresReview says free GP care for children under the age of six did not result in fall in emergency unit attendancesTue Oct 08 2019 - 18:13
Costs of free GP care for all could increase ‘exponentially’Universal free family doctor services could cost €840m per year, spending review warnsTue Oct 08 2019 - 18:11
Government to review Civil Service workforce and office needsDonohoe says future needs will be different in terms of skills mix, technology and geographical footprintTue Oct 08 2019 - 16:19
Extra home help hours to be provided in effort to cut waiting listsDifficulties getting support in the home has seen people older people stuck in hospitalsTue Oct 08 2019 - 15:49
Brexit presents ‘emergency situation for workers’ – IctuTrade union calls on Irish Government to consider measures to protect incomesMon Oct 07 2019 - 21:43
Brexit disaster ‘catastrophic’ for tens of thousands of Irish workers – Siptu chiefUnion seeks emergency legislation to ban evictions of tenants and mortgage-holdersMon Oct 07 2019 - 18:01
Budget 2020: Changes to scheme for first-time buyers plannedBudget move to ensure couples who can ‘well afford to buy’ will not be unfairly subsidisedMon Oct 07 2019 - 07:39
National minimum wage increase may be deferred over no-deal BrexitCabinet to hear proposals for 30c rise to set minimum wage for adults at €10.10 per hourMon Oct 07 2019 - 01:00
Hospital consultants vote no confidence in Simon HarrisIHCA to ‘significantly escalate’ its campaign over two-tier pay system for specialistsSun Oct 06 2019 - 13:56
Health service expected to get bailout this year of over €300mReports of Government tensions over next year’s education budget due to costs of pay, pensionsThu Oct 03 2019 - 02:34
HSE chief issues warning on overspending and hiringBreach of guidelines will trigger sanction of first charge on budgets, cautions Paul ReidWed Oct 02 2019 - 02:56
Minister ‘ashamed’ at waiting list for home help hours‘I am embarrassed and yes I am apologising for that on a daily basis,’ admits Jim DalyWed Oct 02 2019 - 02:00
Harris proposes talks with doctors on reforms but not payMedical organisations say about 500 consultant posts remain permanently unfilledTue Oct 01 2019 - 13:12
Department paid Rehab €4m more than valuation for Dublin school siteC&AG report says offer of €20.5 million for Sandymount site was 24% above valuationMon Sept 30 2019 - 17:54
Speed cameras will be in use despite Saturday’s staff strikeRoad policing units to step in while GoSafe employees take industrial actionFri Sept 27 2019 - 18:48
Hospital consultants to ballot for industrial action unless talks convenedIMO warns patients could face “chaotic” winter amid dispute over two-tier payWed Sept 25 2019 - 10:55
Military officers warned over ‘anonymous personal attacks’ on politiciansCriticism by defence forces personnel of Paul Kehoe has increased markedly in recent monthsTue Sept 24 2019 - 15:02
Military officers vote to accept Government pay proposalsRepresentative Association for Commissioned Officers says measures acceptedMon Sept 23 2019 - 18:11
Automatic promotions in Defence Forces may returnIn bid to retain staff Government expected to review status quoMon Sept 23 2019 - 02:05
HSE chief says different pay rates for consultants a barrier to recruitmentFianna Fáil pledges to end two-tier pay system for hospital consultants appointed since 2012 if it leads the next governmentMon Sept 23 2019 - 00:05
Doctors twice as likely to die by suicide than member of general populationConsultant burnout impacting on patients with diminished quality of care, says IHCASat Sept 21 2019 - 15:06
More than one million people on hospital waiting lists, say consultantsAcute hospitals face ‘horrendous’ winter if ‘Aussie flu’ hits Ireland, conference hearsSat Sept 21 2019 - 13:17
Children’s hospital project ‘at risk’ due to staff shortagesHSE budget overrun hits €230 million up to end of July, despite spending curbsSat Sept 21 2019 - 00:18
Health minister accused of ‘cowardice’ after pulling out of consultant conferenceSimon Harris has a ‘diary issue’ that prevents him addressing the IHCA on SaturdayFri Sept 20 2019 - 18:09
Speed camera van operators to strike for 24 hours in SeptemberDispute at GoSafe Ireland centres on working conditionsFri Sept 20 2019 - 13:05
GPs welcome Medical Council warning on benzodiazepinesDoctors could face investigation if found over prescribing benzodiazepines and other similar drugsThu Sept 19 2019 - 20:47
Doctors warned to reduce prescribing of sedativesInappropriate prescribing of benzodiazepines having corrosive effect on patientsThu Sept 19 2019 - 02:00
School secretaries industrial action set to go ahead from FridayTalks between Fórsa and department end without agreement in dispute over payWed Sept 18 2019 - 20:02
Ictu backs bid by Defence Forces personnel to join union groupSources said military representative association not interested in securing right to strikeWed Sept 18 2019 - 18:02
Health service support staff back pay rise proposalsSiptu members overwhelmingly vote in favour of Labour Court recommendationWed Sept 18 2019 - 14:03
Lung cancer: Under half of patients seen on time in major hospitalJust 46% ‘offered an appointment to attend’ clinic in July within the 10-day target timeWed Sept 18 2019 - 01:05
Higgins warns against ‘race-to-bottom’ work practicesPresident says emerging employment trends ‘reduce employees’ hard-won labour rights’Tue Sept 17 2019 - 11:14
One-third of Irish farms at risk in no-deal Brexit, says studyWarning comes as Northern Secretary holds talks aimed at restarting Stormont assemblyTue Sept 17 2019 - 01:30
Defence Forces pay review body needs ‘urgent consideration’Fianna Fáil TD criticises ‘policy of inertia’ on issue and believes link to Ictu should be exploredMon Sept 16 2019 - 21:58
Harris targets free GP care for children under eight by mid-2020Doctors’ representative cautions that outcome of negotiations ‘should not be assumed’Mon Sept 16 2019 - 19:08
Sale of tobacco products from vending machines to be bannedMinister for Health says he is concerned at the number of children who are starting to vapeMon Sept 16 2019 - 13:34
Ictu link to Army representative body ‘has security implications’Military leaders fear strikes as Congress set to consider application by PDforraSat Sept 14 2019 - 03:15
Threat to night services at Busáras recedes as Bus Éireann boosts securitySecurity presence and CCTV at central bus station to be increased after assaults on staffFri Sept 13 2019 - 19:24
Higgins view on Defence Forces’ pay reflects ‘Government concern’Tánaiste indicates no ‘huge concerns’ about President’s backing for improved moneyThu Sept 12 2019 - 20:22
Council curbs out-of-hours work on Children's Hospital siteResidents complain construction at St James’s campus in breach of permissionTue Sept 10 2019 - 02:02
School secretaries industrial action premature, unwarranted – DepartmentStaff represented by Fórsa will commence their campaign on September 20thMon Sept 09 2019 - 14:46
Children’s hospital construction delays may distort ‘critical timelines’Mitigation steps being developed to respond to work falling behind schedule, says HSEMon Sept 09 2019 - 04:00
