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
Investigation over ‘poaching’ from teachers’ unionNew data shows Teachers’ Union of Ireland membership up by more than 1,000Mon Feb 26 2018 - 01:00
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
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
Psychiatric units in Waterford, Kilkenny hit by industrial action‘Vital services cannot be delivered adequately’ due to overcrowding, say nursesTue Feb 20 2018 - 14:06
Hospitals invoked top-level protocol for tackling overcrowding hundreds of timesOver 620 people on trolleys or wards awaiting a hospital bedTue Feb 20 2018 - 13:49
Private hospitals make emergency care offerHospitals pledge to invest in order to take patients currently seen in public facilitiesTue Feb 20 2018 - 00:01
Hiqa publishes details of inquiry prompted by maternity hospital deathHarris says he has reasonable grounds to believe there is a particular patient safety riskMon Feb 19 2018 - 13:58
Over 640 patients waiting on trolleys and in wards, say nursesINMO says 59 patients waiting for a bed at Cork University HospitalMon Feb 19 2018 - 12:03
Health service staff working after retirement age could face pay cutsSiptu claims staff could lose increments if re-hired on new fixed-term contractsMon Feb 19 2018 - 01:00
