Government proposes deal to end two-tier public pay systemInitiative could be worth more than €3,000 a year for 35,000 staff recruited since 2011Mon Sept 24 2018 - 19:55
Pay to be restored for up to 60,000 public sector workersTeachers, nurses, gardaí hired since 2011 to benefit by average of about €3,300Sat Sept 22 2018 - 00:12
Call to end two-tier pay structure for consultantsFuture of public hospital care at stake unless Government acts, says specialists’ associationFri Sept 21 2018 - 15:33
Consultants warn industrial action over two-tier pay system more likelyDoctors say Government tabled no concrete proposals at talks on WednesdayWed Sept 19 2018 - 20:33
Ambulance staff to stage industrial action next monthDispute centres on union representation rights and deduction of subscriptionsWed Sept 19 2018 - 17:59
‘Section 39’ health and social care staff set to get 1% pay risePay rise in January would be backdated to October under proposals put to unionsTue Sept 18 2018 - 19:55
New chairman of HSE appointed by GovernmentBritish Council chief Ciarán Devane will head up new board overseeing health executive’s operationsTue Sept 18 2018 - 13:38
Bus Éireann staff could strike over pay rise row, union warnsNBRU general secretary says employees have not had wage increase in more than 10 yearsTue Sept 18 2018 - 12:54
Health agencies face potential insolvency over pensionsVoluntary providers could receive court orders if they continue with current practicesMon Sept 17 2018 - 01:00
Number on trolleys could pass 1,000 this winter, IMO event toldIMO president Dr Peadar Gilligan tells conference health service is not ‘a black hole’Sun Sept 16 2018 - 18:40
‘Tact’ lacking in approach of some doctors to CervicalCheck womenPresident of IMO says right ‘level of diplomacy was not shown in all of the cases’Sat Sept 15 2018 - 12:07
Soaring health deficit causing alarm within GovernmentDay-to-day HSE spending and insurance firm practices main culprits behind overspendSat Sept 15 2018 - 03:00
Harris sought nearly €1bn in health capital funding to be brought forwardMinister warned Paschal Donohoe that Government capital plan was “unbalanced”Sat Sept 15 2018 - 03:00
Cancer, renal and other healthcare investments to be delayedHealth service facing €110m funding gap as overall deficit forecast to reach €1.1bnSat Sept 15 2018 - 03:00
Planned strike by 5,000 health and social care staff deferredSiptu decided to call off planned stoppage after intervention of Simon HarrisFri Sept 14 2018 - 18:33
‘Degree of misogyny’ in some areas of health sector, says TaoiseachVaradkar says attitude of medical staff ‘knowing best’ goes beyond CervicalCheckFri Sept 14 2018 - 01:00
Gardaí warn of industrial unrest unless they get trade union rightsGarda body says planned new industrial relations legislation has inherent defectsThu Sept 13 2018 - 21:56
Scally scathing of ‘whole-system failure’ in cervical screeningSystem ‘doomed to fail’ due to ‘demonstrable’ governance deficit, report saysThu Sept 13 2018 - 06:00
Eventual disclosure of cervical audit ‘caused hurt and anger’Dr Gabriel Scally recommends statutory duty of candour on individuals and organisationsWed Sept 12 2018 - 20:50
Medical Council guidelines not centred on patients – Scally reportCouncil urged to strengthen guide to put practice of open disclosure beyond doubtWed Sept 12 2018 - 20:27
Cervical screening system was doomed to fail at some point, Scally report findsReview of Cervical check system says there was a whole system failureWed Sept 12 2018 - 13:21
Irish Rail acknowledges Dart changes have led to problemsShorter carriages on more frequent services blamed for lack of capacity, overcrowdingTue Sept 11 2018 - 19:56
Consultants may strike over two-tier pay system, IMO warnsDoctors claim pay differential could rise to €50,000 per year for those hired after 2012Tue Sept 11 2018 - 13:10
Nurses to stage rolling protests outside hospitalsLunchtime protests over staffing to take place in Limerick, Cork and GalwayFri Sept 07 2018 - 21:19
Harris to seek extra powers to allow patient safety inquiriesMinister says he remains concerned about circumstances of death of Malak ThawleyThu Sept 06 2018 - 20:16
Staff in National Ambulance Service vote massively in favour of industrial actionRow centres of representation rights and the deduction of union subscriptionsWed Sept 05 2018 - 18:52
Health service pay not hindering recruitment, commission findsNo generalised problem recruiting and retaining nurses and midwives, report saysWed Sept 05 2018 - 06:00
Nurses will have to choose between taking the money or taking actionLess than half of nurses would benefit from recommended €20m pay improvementsWed Sept 05 2018 - 00:19
No problem recruiting and retaining nurses, pay report findsPublic Service Pay Commission says there are difficulties hiring hospital consultantsTue Sept 04 2018 - 14:32
On top of the world: Irishman is new World Ploughing ChampionSecond Irish competitor takes silver at championship in GermanyMon Sept 03 2018 - 20:51
Dispute over pay restoration in State-funded voluntary bodies may widenSiptu members planning stoppage on September 18thMon Sept 03 2018 - 18:51
Carers urged to register for new free GP card schemeUp to 14,000 people to benefit from initiativeMon Sept 03 2018 - 01:00
Lloyds Pharmacy offers voluntary severance scheme for staffEmployees opting to leave to receive 5 weeks pay per year of service, capped at €100,000Fri Aug 31 2018 - 17:38
Commission to reject nurses’ claim for pay increaseNursing unions threaten industrial action unless Government comes up with pay planFri Aug 31 2018 - 04:00
Pay pressures set to come to a head in build-up to budgetIssues of pay restoration and two-tier system could fuel industrial unrest in key sectorsFri Aug 31 2018 - 01:04
Government ‘constitutionally bound’ to hold presidential inauguration on Armistice DayTaoiseach spokesman says he is ‘committed’ to marking ArmisticeWed Aug 29 2018 - 16:00
Nurses set Government deadline of one month to produce serious pay offerINMO to consider other means to pursue claim if no proposals emerge in SeptemberTue Aug 28 2018 - 17:51
Civil servants get ‘abusive’ calls over delayed illness benefit paymentsSocial protection staff warn of industrial action as some doctors refuse to use new formsTue Aug 28 2018 - 15:50
Typhoid alert as 70 people may have been exposed to disease in hospitalHospital group says risk of ‘further contagion’ low and all protocols had been followedTue Aug 28 2018 - 00:12
Nurses to hold emergency meeting over pay and staffing levelsINMO warns failure to tackle recruitment and retention issues will hamper health reformsMon Aug 27 2018 - 20:35
Rotunda’s move to Connolly Hospital could take up to 10 yearsConnolly needs to be upgraded to level IV hospital before Rotunda’s relocationTue Aug 14 2018 - 00:48
Patients at Rotunda face serious health risks - warningWarning comes after outbreaks of infection in neonatal intensive care unitTue Aug 14 2018 - 00:42
State must contemplate perceived flaws in Sláintecare policyPlans to remove private care from public hospital practice prompt stark anxietiesTue Aug 07 2018 - 02:03
Researchers say private care in public hospitals institutionalises inequitySubmission to Sláintecare expert group says there is an economic incentive in the public hospital system to treat private patientsTue Aug 07 2018 - 02:01
HSE warns Sláintecare may require compensation for consultantsElimination of private practice in public hospitals to pose financial complicationsTue Aug 07 2018 - 02:00
Rotunda warns of difficulty recruiting hospital consultantsHospital says State may have to triple salary level to recruit leading obstetricians if it removes private practice from public hospitalsMon Aug 06 2018 - 02:02
VHI says consultants could bring legal challenges over Sláintecare reformsState insurer says it does not believe Sláintecare recommendations will lead to a substantial reduction in hospital waiting listsMon Aug 06 2018 - 02:01
VHI claims Sláintecare will result in 200,000 paying moreInsurer says removing private care from public hospitals will close cheaper plansMon Aug 06 2018 - 02:00
Smartphones exposing many to longer working hours, Ictu saysLabour Court awarded €7,500 to woman who had to check emails as late as midnightFri Aug 03 2018 - 16:04
Tourism’s 9% special VAT rate is a ‘deadweight’, says reportDepartment of Finance says rate has cost €2.6bn since its introduction during recessionTue Jul 31 2018 - 20:22
