Lecturers in Institutes of Technology ballot for industrial actionTUI says workload of academic staff is “completely unsustainable”Fri Mar 30 2018 - 13:04
Only 15% of Civil Service staff believe ‘poor performance’ being tackledSurvey finds staff feel more positive about work and areas over which they had controlWed Mar 28 2018 - 22:12
GPs reject Government proposals to link reversal of fee cuts to contract reformsSimon Harris to brief Cabinet on plans for reforms to general practice this weekSun Mar 25 2018 - 19:30
HSE should have designated facilities for ‘dangerous’ patients, GP conference hearsDoctors reporting physical assaults, verbal abuse and threats to themselves, their staff and patients from other patientsSat Mar 24 2018 - 18:40
GPs reject proposals to link reversal of fee cuts to service improvements and reformsNational Association of GPs says abolition of cuts must not be conditional on additional workSat Mar 24 2018 - 13:50
Talks on GP fees in return for improved services expected soonGPs pressing Government for reversal of cuts imposed following the economic crashFri Mar 23 2018 - 22:39
Governance issues see ‘valued members’ quit GP groupNAGP president says doctors concerned over free trips abroad and use of €168,000 fundFri Mar 23 2018 - 20:05
Row over planned 24/7 consultant roles at National Children’s HospitalIrish Medical Organisation says change of shifts would require national negotiationsFri Mar 23 2018 - 01:00
10,000 patients in HSE facilities attacked, intimidated by other patientsFianna Fáil says publicly-funded hospitals should have to provide data on incidentsFri Mar 23 2018 - 00:00
GPs to urge Government to begin reversing financial cutsGPs seek clarity on healthcare reform programme before agreeing new contractThu Mar 22 2018 - 16:59
Donohoe rules out return to social partnershipMinister for Finance says Government wants new form of engagement with unionsWed Mar 21 2018 - 13:28
Unions seek tax relief on members’ subsFórsa to argue that current rules discriminate against PAYE workersWed Mar 21 2018 - 05:55
FF to insist public pay equality process begins in budgetCost of ending two-tier pay system for 60,000 hired since 2011 estimated at €200mSat Mar 17 2018 - 06:00
Ending two-tier pay system in public service would cost €200mGovernment report says lower paid State employees paid much more than those in private sectorFri Mar 16 2018 - 19:46
Report paves way for talks on two-tier payAnalysis: Government aims to deal with post-2011 pay cuts within scope of existing dealFri Mar 16 2018 - 19:46
Union warns of ‘flashpoints’ after Bus Éireann loses routesAny further moves to open routes to tender would ‘inevitably’ mean industrial unrestFri Mar 16 2018 - 14:23
Figures show over 500,000 out-patients still awaiting treatmentNumber awaiting in-patient and day-case treatment down slightly on previous monthWed Mar 14 2018 - 20:57
Local authority staff to seek additional leave for working in snowGardai may also seek similar arrangements on foot of extra days off given to HSE staffWed Mar 14 2018 - 18:56
Trolley numbers fall but still 100 more than when national emergency declared in 2006Nurses say 13 children on trolleys awaiting admission in Dublin paediatric hospitalsWed Mar 14 2018 - 12:26
HSE audit highlights weak financial controls at Our Lady’s HospiceAuditors indicate doubts over ownership of house on which hospice spent €94,000Tue Mar 13 2018 - 14:39
Our Lady’s Hospice apologises for financial control weaknesses in the pastHospice says it has implemented all HSE auditors’ recommendationsTue Mar 13 2018 - 14:02
Hospice criticised for awarding €119,000 contract to firm linked to former CEOAuditors say hospice did not comply with tendering process for training contractTue Mar 13 2018 - 12:30
Hospice criticised over €119,000 contract for top manager's relativeAuditors also highlight credit card spending on wine, restaurant, pub and theatreMon Mar 12 2018 - 20:57
Number of patients on hospital trolleys hits new high of 714‘I have heard of a 64-year-old man spending 4½ days on a trolley in Tallaght hospital’Mon Mar 12 2018 - 13:26
Meat processor forces staff to sacrifice two days' leave over snowSiptu condemns move but Dawn Meats insists arrangements in line with sector normsMon Mar 12 2018 - 01:35
Fianna Fáil in pledge to address teacher pay gap and health staff retentionMicheál Martin says social partnership got out of hand prior to its collapse in 2009Thu Mar 08 2018 - 16:36
Ryanair union acceptance accelerated by rostering ‘mess up’Decision to negotiate with unions to add about €100m to costs, Ryanair saysThu Mar 08 2018 - 11:14
Departure of Tony O’Brien from HSE does not come as a surpriseAn accomplished performer but there were some tensions with GovernmentWed Mar 07 2018 - 01:00
HSE chief to leave his post in summerTony O’Brien says he will not seek extension of term as director-generalTue Mar 06 2018 - 15:06
Blood shortages loom as 620 people wait for a hospital bedWarning of potential cuts to blood supplies to hospitals unless donations increaseTue Mar 06 2018 - 13:20
Number of people with health insurance cover increasesHealth Insurance Authority says market still below peak reached in 2008Tue Mar 06 2018 - 11:29
Dublin contending with weeks of water restrictionsImpact keenly felt with hospital overcrowding, flooding and loss of livestockTue Mar 06 2018 - 01:00
Health service workers seek revised staffing rules for severe weatherSiptu to seek ‘red alert weather protocol’ for health service staffMon Mar 05 2018 - 20:34
Difficult week for health service as trolleys near record levels – HarrisNurses say there are 664 patients on trolleys and wards awaiting hospital bedsMon Mar 05 2018 - 14:15
Laya proposes grants and tax breaks to encourage healthy livingGovernment should encourage companies to support workers’ wellbeing, insurer saysMon Mar 05 2018 - 00:00
Airports reopen, and many bus, train and ferry services restartStorm Emma transport disruption eases as red weather alert liftedSat Mar 03 2018 - 21:27
Vote on strike by train drivers postponed due to weather conditionsDrivers expected to support industrial action in dispute over mentoringWed Feb 28 2018 - 16:19
Motorists to get penalty points for driving too close to cyclistsMinister says he will introduce legislation to enforce minimum passing distances of up to 1.5 metresWed Feb 28 2018 - 15:16
Train drivers set to back all-out strike ahead of Labour Court hearingUnions in dispute with Iarnród Éireann over mentoring of new driversWed Feb 28 2018 - 06:00
Consultants urged to see more private patients for hospital incomeIMO says elimination of private practice would cost public hospitals €649m per yearWed Feb 28 2018 - 01:00
Transport operators hope to run as normal – but watching weatherChair of emergency body expects school transport to run subject to local conditionsTue Feb 27 2018 - 21:55
BT Ireland field engineers to go on strike for six days in MarchDispute is over collective bargaining and a planned redundancy programmeTue Feb 27 2018 - 20:11
More than 550 people on trolleys and wards waiting for hospital bedNurses union says 14 children among those affected with worst overcrowding in CorkTue Feb 27 2018 - 14:01
Simon Harris expects in-patient waiting lists to fall this yearMinster believes deal can be reached with GPs on revised contract to reverse recession cutsMon Feb 26 2018 - 15:04
Nearly 640 patients on trolleys, according to nursesSurge in emergency departments numbers linked to longer-than-anticipated flu seasonMon Feb 26 2018 - 15:00
Poaching row raises tensions between teachers’ unionsAnalysis: Some ASTI branches lost up to a third of their members in last year’s disputeMon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
Investigation over ‘poaching’ from teachers’ unionNew data shows Teachers’ Union of Ireland membership up by more than 1,000Mon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
GPs warn new community services not possible unless cuts reversedSimon Harris to unveil €810m investment in primary care facilities over next 10 yearsMon Feb 26 2018 - 00:01
Most whiplash claims are ‘frankly spurious’, GP body saysICGP says given dynamics of doctor-patient relationship, doctors can be ‘hopelessly compromised’Sun Feb 25 2018 - 17:54
CIÉ management pension scheme faces €200m deficitPension scheme for front-line staff faces €10 million deficit, transport group saysSat Feb 24 2018 - 06:56
