Sending child to school without vaccination ‘reprehensible’, says HarrisMinister says doctors should help in fight against pseudoscience that was costing livesSat Apr 27 2019 - 16:47
Hospital doctors threaten industrial action over two-tier paySimon Harris pledges process to address lower pay for consultants appointed before 2012Sat Apr 27 2019 - 15:25
Harris set to propose process to tackle two-tier pay for hospital consultantsGovernment wants to increase number of medical specialists in public hospitalsSat Apr 27 2019 - 01:00
IMO conference told plan is needed to deal with health effects from heatwavesWarning that the environmental impact of climate change could lead to a public health crisis in IrelandFri Apr 26 2019 - 17:08
Medical consultants claim pay concerns require ‘unique’ actionCross-public-service approach to two-tier remuneration a ‘non-runner’, says IMOFri Apr 26 2019 - 00:05
Teachers seek reversal of austerity-era sick leave cutsASTI conference: Reforms have yielded estimated savings of nearly €170mThu Apr 25 2019 - 18:50
Public sector unions hold talks with Government on payASTI proposes review of public service accord ‘to ensure fair distribution of benefits’Thu Apr 25 2019 - 00:32
ASTI considers suing Government over financial penaltiesMinister says teachers have lost €15m in payments - as much as €2,000 per teacher - over strikeWed Apr 24 2019 - 11:36
End of two-tier pay scales for teachers to be considered, says MinisterComments come after conflicting signals from Government over teacher salariesTue Apr 23 2019 - 21:43
Teachers seeking pensions upgrade for those appointed since 2013Changes introduced in 2013 aimed at saving Government billions over coming decadesTue Apr 23 2019 - 20:15
Government plays down immediate end to two-tier pay in public sectorTeachers’ unions meet for annual conferences around countryTue Apr 23 2019 - 15:33
Minister vows clamp-down on those refusing to leave hospitalAudit shows more than half of delayed discharges in some areas are refusing to leaveTue Apr 23 2019 - 01:01
Excessive workload affecting patient care, say doctorsSurvey finds 90% of consultants in public hospitals believe workload ‘unmanageable’Tue Apr 23 2019 - 01:00
Government embarks on third attempt to tackle two-tier payDeal will see outstanding concerns addressed as part of any new pay review mechanismMon Apr 22 2019 - 20:15
Unions to press for mid-term review of pay dealMinister says public-service staff have better terms than those in private sectorMon Apr 22 2019 - 01:00
Pay rise demands loom as public service unions begin conferencesGovernment’s plan for financial and industrial stability under pressureMon Apr 22 2019 - 01:00
Ambulance staff to stage series of 24-hour strikesLong-running dispute to move to ‘more serious and disruptive level of industrial action’Thu Apr 18 2019 - 18:04
Teachers seek return of money they were penalised due to strikeUnion says lack of training and large classes are key challenges to inclusive educationThu Apr 18 2019 - 16:23
VHI move to widen access to cancer drugs a ‘commercial decision’Minister says public and private patients will have access to same drugs in State hospitalsWed Apr 17 2019 - 20:02
Hospitals countrywide face strike action by support staffThousands of porters, caterers, healthcare assistants to be balloted over pay disputeMon Apr 15 2019 - 01:00
More than 2,800 doctors withdrew from medical register between 2015-17Lack of respect, training options, expectation to carry out non-core tasks among reasons citedThu Apr 11 2019 - 21:04
Teachers may seek additional pay benefits on foot of nurses’ pay proposalsASTI wants redress arising from penalties imposed after strike two years agoThu Apr 11 2019 - 20:17
Ambulance staff to consider proposals for 24-hour strikesAmbulance personnel staging sixth day of strike on Wednesday from 7am to 5pmWed Apr 10 2019 - 21:29
Siptu says it would be ‘premature’ to ballot nurses on proposed new contractUnion signals proposals to resolve members’ dispute not acceptable to psychiatric nursesTue Apr 09 2019 - 10:23
Government plans free GP care for children up to the age of 12New initiative part of €210 million deal with doctors reached this weekSat Apr 06 2019 - 15:44
New deal with GPs one of building blocks for election manifestoSimon Harris has been under pressure to conclude GP dealSat Apr 06 2019 - 14:32
Siptu says hospital strikes likely this summer after pay talks endHealthcare assistants, health service support staff and chefs seeking 5% pay increasesThu Apr 04 2019 - 19:11
INMO to recommend members accept proposals to resolve pay disputeUnion’s 40,000 members to be balloted on Labour Court recommendation from MondayWed Apr 03 2019 - 21:28
Harris says he wants to see extension of free GP care scheme to more childrenMinister confirms Government ‘nearing conclusion’ on new accord with doctorsWed Apr 03 2019 - 14:00
Simon Harris insists he was not warned offering more smear tests a mistakeFormer head of CervicalCheck says she raised concerns with senior HSE officialsWed Apr 03 2019 - 11:53
Government close to agreeing €200m deal with family doctorsAccord would see rollback of funding cuts and provision of additional GP servicesWed Apr 03 2019 - 00:07
Ambulance staff warn of further action after fifth strike of yearDispute between Nasra and HSE centres over union representation rightsTue Apr 02 2019 - 20:46
Ambulance staff to stage a fifth strike on Tuesday over union representation rightsHSE argues recognising Nasra would impair industrial relations in the ambulance serviceMon Apr 01 2019 - 13:08
Nearly 10,000 patients spent time on trolleys in hospitals in MarchNurses’ union says overcrowding ‘endemic’ in Ireland’s hospitalsMon Apr 01 2019 - 01:00
New HSE chief expected to receive salary of just over €300kFingal County Council chief expected to be named as new head of health serviceSun Mar 31 2019 - 20:31
Hospital chefs ballot for strike action, say they are ‘a forgotten group’Chefs seek move to ‘craftworker’ pay grade; HSE calls ballot ‘premature and unnecessary’Fri Mar 29 2019 - 18:29
More than 7,000 hospital staff to ballot for strike actionSiptu says Government refusing to engage on pay rises for support staff and hospital chefsFri Mar 29 2019 - 00:01
Government is ‘anti-doctor’ and ‘anti-consultant’, says IMODoctors’ union says pay cuts have led to difficulties in recruiting consultants and unsafe hospitalsThu Mar 28 2019 - 13:11
Ambulance staff to stage two further strikes next monthWork stoppages on April 2nd and 10th are part of long-running dispute over trade union representation rightsTue Mar 26 2019 - 17:06
Over 600 patients waiting on trolleys, wards for a hospital bedINMO says worst levels of overcrowding seen at Cork University HospitalTue Mar 26 2019 - 12:03
Nurses union warns further industrial action still possibleUnions say the Government proposals on shift changes and redeployment are unacceptableMon Mar 25 2019 - 20:48
New proposals to clamp down on bogus self-employment practicesUnions say the practices cost the State hundreds of millions of euro in lost revenue, and can deny workers key rights and benefitsMon Mar 25 2019 - 00:21
Dispute over nurses’ pay and conditions not settled, says INMOSiptu accuses public service management of ‘smash and grab’ approach in its proposalsTue Mar 19 2019 - 13:08
Relocation clause in contract proposal makes no sense to nursesState may be sending message to public sector with measure to damage conditionsTue Mar 19 2019 - 01:33
Hospital patient care standards falling, doctors warnStaff shortages lead most consultants to believe hospitals unable to sustain service levelsTue Mar 19 2019 - 00:01
HSE suggests breaches of private patient rules are structural issuesAgainst claims of abuse of public-private ratios, report says doctors not at faultMon Mar 18 2019 - 00:48
Nearly 240 consultants exceed limit on private patientsBreaching of rules on fee-paying patients beyond doctors’ control, HSE report saysMon Mar 18 2019 - 00:21
Government to examine health staff contracts in move to community careThe potential impact of artificial intelligence and robotics are also to be exploredWed Mar 13 2019 - 21:52
Nurses criticise ‘unreasonable’ contract offer tabled by GovernmentINMO says proposal, which led to suspension of recent strikes, would make jobs ‘insecure’Mon Mar 11 2019 - 19:03
HSE to repay €12m in interest to former patientsReport on patients’ private property accounts to be laid before OireachtasMon Mar 11 2019 - 01:21
