One general practice in Dublin received €1.1m from State last yearIMO says release of earnings figures are ‘misleading and unhelpful’Sat Nov 24 2018 - 01:00
More than 55,000 people may receive pension increaseAnomaly effectively penalised workers who opted out of the workforce for a timeFri Nov 23 2018 - 20:29
Siptu seeks fund to assist workers hit by shift to low-carbon economyTransition from fossil fuels may have ‘devastating’ implications for some workersFri Nov 23 2018 - 19:56
Ahern says trying to get people to love Foster ‘bloody difficult’Former taoiseach expects Stormont to get back to business after Brexit ‘mess’ sortedFri Nov 23 2018 - 11:57
Nurses say Government is exaggerating the cost of their pay claimINMO calls for talks with Minister to head off threatened strikes in hospitalsTue Nov 20 2018 - 17:53
State advised not to run voluntary hospital servicesReview recommends major changes to funding arrangements to voluntary service providersTue Nov 20 2018 - 00:06
Nurses making ‘unsustainable wage demands’, Minister for Finance saysINMO says low pay is making it impossible for health to recruit sufficient nursesMon Nov 19 2018 - 19:38
Nurses to begin ballot for strike action over pay on MondayINMO warns that there could be 24-hour stoppages in hospitals if ballot passedMon Nov 19 2018 - 01:00
‘Transcription error’ led to woman being told she did not have cancer geneChildren’s Hospital group says case was an isolated incident due to human errorSun Nov 18 2018 - 14:19
Agreement paves way for abortion services to begin in JanuaryDoctors will be paid €450 for three visits and will not be compelled to participateThu Nov 15 2018 - 07:55
Psychiatric nurses to consider strike after pay rise request deniedFórsa union warns other health staff will seek more money if wishes of nurses grantedWed Nov 14 2018 - 18:01
VHI to be allowed sell international healthcare plans directlyNew legislation would allow insurer sell international plans without intermediaryTue Nov 13 2018 - 01:10
Fees of €400-€450 considered for GP-run abortion servicesStaff in some maternity units concerned about of lack of resourcesTue Nov 13 2018 - 01:09
12% pay rise for nurses would cost €300m, department saysINMO says its members work longer but are paid less than physios and speech therapistsMon Nov 12 2018 - 20:28
Psychiatric nurses seeking special increase as ‘down payment’ for salary reviewINMO has set two-week deadline for Government to table ‘realistic’pay offerFri Nov 09 2018 - 20:46
HSE not expected to ban leave for doctors or nurses over ChristmasAuthority to give winter plan to Government in wake of Varadkar remarks on holidaysFri Nov 09 2018 - 01:00
Two-thirds of GPs surveyed would personally not provide abortionsIrish College of General Practitioners finds 35% of family doctors say they will carry out terminationsThu Nov 08 2018 - 16:09
Nurses say 525 patients on trolleys around Ireland todayINMO says hospitals in Limerick and Cork experiencing high overcrowdingThu Nov 08 2018 - 12:18
Nurses to ballot for all-out strike action over payMembers of INMO overwhelmingly rejected Government pay proposalsTue Nov 06 2018 - 18:00
HSE winter plan delayed by late decisions on fundingPlan to be submitted to Department of Health for approval in coming daysTue Nov 06 2018 - 01:00
Review suggests special winter funding for health service last year came too lateThe analysis found emergency department presentations have increased on average by 3.9% annually over the past two yearsTue Nov 06 2018 - 01:00
Varadkar defends Harris after O’Brien calls him a ‘frightened little boy’‘Anything he may lack in experience or age, he makes up in commitment,’ Varadkar saysMon Nov 05 2018 - 14:52
Nurses to consider strike ballot after rejection of pay proposalsHSE has offered new talks with INMO in an attempt to avert industrial actionMon Nov 05 2018 - 06:00
€50m to be used to offset health service overspendFunds had been earmarked for the provision of additional hospital bedsMon Nov 05 2018 - 00:16
Varadkar backs Harris in CervicalCheck row with ex-HSE bossTaoiseach intervenes as Tony O’Brien compares Minister to ‘a frightened little boy’Sun Nov 04 2018 - 21:59
Supply of medicines a key Brexit concern for health service, says HarrisMinister says contingency plans are being made but there is no stockpiling of drugsFri Nov 02 2018 - 14:00
Nurses to be offered new talks in bid to avert potential industrial action over payNew negotiations likely to be scheduled for end of next weekThu Nov 01 2018 - 19:20
If PNA represent staff in ambulance service deals with Siptu would be undermined – HSEUnion members stage demonstration ahead of planned overtime ban next weekThu Nov 01 2018 - 19:07
Nurses seek direct talks with health service on payINMO declines to attend meeting of oversight committee after rejecting pay proposalsWed Oct 31 2018 - 21:12
Rail staff may refuse to work in anti-social ‘hot spots’Warning follows stabbing on board a train travelling from Dublin to DroghedaWed Oct 31 2018 - 12:26
Worst October on record for hospital overcrowding, says nurses’ unionFive hospitals said to have 500 patients on trolleys this monthWed Oct 31 2018 - 11:47
Primary teachers’ rejection of pay deal leaves Government in a difficult positionProposal to end two-tier pay rejected by INTO and accepted by TUI, with ASTI still to decideTue Oct 30 2018 - 21:56
Primary school teachers reject Government pay proposalsINTO leadership to consider industrial action at meeting next weekTue Oct 30 2018 - 20:13
Irish College of General Practitioners poised to hold abortion policy egmMove may complicate Government plans to introduce terminations from JanuarySat Oct 27 2018 - 00:06
Industrial action in third level colleges is suspended after dealScheme could see staff receiving higher payFri Oct 26 2018 - 20:57
TUI members accept proposals to end two-tier pay system for teachersMembers back Government initiative to phase out lower pay ratesThu Oct 25 2018 - 20:32
Campaign to dissuade patients using private insurance in hospitals causes €100m HSE lossOireachtas health committee discussing €700m overrun in spending by HSE in 2018Wed Oct 24 2018 - 18:25
Shortfall in UK payments to health service amounted to €55 million, Minister saysCare for people covered by UK health system but residing in Ireland is reimbursed by UKTue Oct 23 2018 - 21:59
Archeologists secure 9% pay deal, union has saidPay deal for staff in archeological consultancy firm to run for 27 monthsMon Oct 22 2018 - 19:11
Student graduations may be disrupted due to industrial actionMove comes from library, clerical and administrative staff at State’s 14 tech institutesMon Oct 22 2018 - 01:00
CervicalCheck scandal: Disciplinary review team to interview staffPanel to weigh potential disciplinary action and file recommendations to personnel chiefMon Oct 22 2018 - 01:00
Hundreds of women to get CervicalCheck awards, Harris saysHSE asks external advisers to see if staff should face disciplinary action over controversyWed Oct 17 2018 - 13:46
Ambulance staff to put overtime ban in place from NovemberRow centres over representation rights and deduction of union subscriptions from payWed Oct 17 2018 - 12:00
Cost of cervical screening tribunal will be ‘significant’ – HarrisJustice Meenan to devise an alternative to court for dealing with CervicalCheck claimsWed Oct 17 2018 - 00:30
Nurses overwhelmingly reject Government pay proposalsSignificant increase in chance of industrial action in hospitals, mental health servicesTue Oct 16 2018 - 14:39
Nurses say 542 people waiting on trolleys or wards for hospital bedIrish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says worst overcrowding is Limerick hospitalTue Oct 16 2018 - 10:35
Nurses expected to reject Government pay proposals in ballotINMO special conference had urged members to turn down pay proposalsMon Oct 15 2018 - 21:41
Staff in institutes of technology begin industrial actionUnion’s move comes amid dispute over demand for job evaluation schemeMon Oct 15 2018 - 11:19
Second-level teachers to vote on two-tier pay proposalASTI decides to ballot union members without giving a recommendationSat Oct 13 2018 - 14:50
CervicalCheck controversy: State may take over examination of some smear testsStaff in one private lab would be offered posts in public service under new proposalsSat Oct 13 2018 - 00:04
