Government to provide €195m in extra health funding to cover deficitNew supplementary estimate to be proposed despite earlier opposition to such a moveTue Nov 28 2017 - 19:53
Second trade union warns of industrial action at Bus ÉireannUnions say plans to implement new rosters for drivers unilaterally will be resistedTue Nov 14 2017 - 18:38
Shortages of skilled staff poses risk to health system , warns DepartmentHarris launches new framework to support recruitment and retention of personnelTue Nov 14 2017 - 18:36
New laws tackling zero-hours contracts full of holes, says unionMandate says thousands of workers put up with week to week income changesTue Nov 14 2017 - 16:04
Bus Éireann strike mooted as fresh transport row brewsThe NBRU warns of ballot for industrial action if drivers’ rosters are changedMon Nov 13 2017 - 19:38
All organ transplant options for children very costlyState must juggle expense of night flights to England with loss of organs when availableMon Nov 13 2017 - 01:01
Hiqa recommends State air ambulance services to UKAir Corps or Coast guard no longer able to fly patients to UK for transplants at night-timeMon Nov 13 2017 - 00:01
Train strike on Tuesday deferred for vote on payIrish rail staff would receive 7.5% pay increase plus €500 voucher under Labour Court recommendationFri Nov 10 2017 - 18:49
Garda sergeants and inspectors vote to accept pay dealAGSI members back accord by 91 per cent to 9 per centThu Nov 09 2017 - 20:12
TDs and public servants to have pay cuts reversedBill aims to restore emergency legislation cuts for most State staff by July 2021Thu Nov 09 2017 - 20:03
Labour Court to issue pay ruling as further rail strikes loomUnions at Irish Rail due to meet on Friday to consider expected recommendationThu Nov 09 2017 - 18:11
Second level teachers will not resume industrial actionCentral executive council of ASTI vote to continue to suspend actionWed Nov 08 2017 - 18:13
Unions and Irish Rail to enter talks over pay disputeTwo 24-hour strikes in a week have caused huge disruptionWed Nov 08 2017 - 16:07
Unions accuse Irish Rail boss of ‘ramping up’ pay disputeDavid Franks warns staff this dispute could damage the company and workers’ earningsTue Nov 07 2017 - 13:19
No pay improvement for Ministers up to 2022Public servants outside pay deal face nine-month delay in salary increasesTue Nov 07 2017 - 11:08
No rail services today as staff hold second 24-hr strikeIrish Rail warn CIÉ of the risk of a five-day strike which would cost it €1.5 millionTue Nov 07 2017 - 06:22
Irish Rail chief warns protracted strike becoming a possibilityTens of thousands face another day of disruption as rail staff to strike on TuesdayMon Nov 06 2017 - 16:17
Striking unions warn Irish Rail dispute could run ‘into New Year’Tens of thousands of passengers disrupted as staff at rail firm take action over payWed Nov 01 2017 - 19:22
Conditions for superbug outbreak present ‘across hospital system’Oversight group to discuss national response to CPE bacteria linked to deaths in LimerickWed Nov 01 2017 - 05:30
Ross calls for realistic negotiations as rail strike beginsThousands of commuters affected by first of five days of stoppages over pay claimWed Nov 01 2017 - 01:00
Military officers feels ‘exploited’ over pay and conditionsRepresentative body argues lack of union rights puts it at disadvantage in pay talksTue Oct 31 2017 - 20:58
Union links Maynooth rail service upgrade to pay dispute resolutionUnion members to distribute leaflets to commuters day before first 24-hour strikeTue Oct 31 2017 - 05:30
US clinic concerned by clash with Irish children’s hospital‘Phoenix Children’s Hospital Ireland’ echoes name of Arizona instituteFri Oct 27 2017 - 19:49
Fifteen health bodies breaching public service pay rules, says HSETony O’Brien says HSE funds more than 2,200 State bodies or voluntary agenciesThu Oct 26 2017 - 20:00
State facing more ‘avoidable deaths’ unless superbugs dealt withHSE urges Government to prioritise tackling antibiotic resistant bacteria called CPEThu Oct 26 2017 - 01:00
Children’s hospital must have sprinklers, An Bord Pleanála rulesHospital development board had appealed the conditions for a fire safety certificateTue Oct 24 2017 - 13:10
Will the teaching unions align against the Government?Two-tier pay the sticking point as ASTI joins dissenters, but strikes are unlikely for nowMon Oct 23 2017 - 18:52
ASTI second-level teachers reject public service pay dealLeadership to consider industrial action after members oppose accord by 51.5% to 48.5%Mon Oct 23 2017 - 16:43
Phoenix Children’s Hospital: symbol of hope or ill conceived? Have your sayName ‘ill conceived’ in context of sick children, clashes with Arizona facilityMon Oct 23 2017 - 15:27
Ten contractor staff working on railways fail drugs/alcohol testsFirm may bring in compulsory checks for external workers after one-in-seven test positiveMon Oct 23 2017 - 01:00
Taoiseach to turn sod on two new hospital developmentsWork to start on facilities at Connolly and National Rehabilitation HospitalSun Oct 22 2017 - 21:34
Children’s hospital board appeals requirement for sprinkler systemBoard says the fire safety design is ‘compliant with and indeed exceeds current regulations’Sun Oct 22 2017 - 16:59
Rail strike will be fourth major transport dispute in two yearsIarnród Éireann staff taking lead from bus and Luas actions in call for pay increaseFri Oct 20 2017 - 21:16
Rail unions announce five 24-hour strikes from NovemberStoppages will be held on November 1st, 7th, 14th and 23rd; and on December 8thFri Oct 20 2017 - 17:21
Rank -and-file gardai vote to back new public service pay dealMembers of GRA support by 62.7% to 37.3% agreement which will give wage hikesFri Oct 20 2017 - 13:12
No HSE funding to restore pay in grant-aided Section 39 bodiesRestoration for state organisations but none offered to community service providersThu Oct 19 2017 - 01:00
New talks to try avert potential train strikes to take place on ThursdayUnion warns of disruption to rail network within days if no tangible pay offer madeWed Oct 18 2017 - 14:14
Doctors without specialist qualifications face contract terminationConsultants body says 81 doctors working at public hospitals who are not on specialist registerTue Oct 17 2017 - 01:00
Government to re-establish board to oversee operation of HSENew group to assess impact of eliminating private practice in public hospitalsFri Oct 13 2017 - 20:49
Sláintecare: ‘Single-tier’ health sector plan will face resistanceThis is the third radical overhaul of the health care system in roughly a decadeFri Oct 13 2017 - 20:48
Bus Éireann hires coaches for 300 services after staff miss work - MinisterRegina Doherty claims ‘unofficial labour dispute’ cost company €150,000 last weekFri Oct 13 2017 - 20:10
Public service pension and retirement costs set to reach €3.1bnMilitary pension bill now almost 50% of cost of pay for serving Defence Forces personnelThu Oct 12 2017 - 07:57
Public service staff levels return to peak levelsNumbers on State payroll growing by 8,000 per year , Government expenditure report suggestsWed Oct 11 2017 - 22:23
Government to target waiting lists, but only modest funding for health reformsBudget 2018: Extra €471m for capital spending; just €25m for shift to primary careTue Oct 10 2017 - 21:18
Budget 2018: Abolition of extra working hours could cost €620mRetain the additional hours public service staff must work since 2013, says departmentTue Oct 10 2017 - 16:35
Cost of ‘Fair Deal’ scheme could rise significantly, department warnsBudget 2018 paper says spending on programme covering 23,000 ‘sustainable’ so farTue Oct 10 2017 - 16:32
Budget 2018: Health service to get extra €685m next yearIncrease to cut waiting lists and provide more homecare packages and transitional bedsTue Oct 10 2017 - 15:28
Over 80 doctors working in hospitals not on specialist register, figures showConsultants’ body to tell Medical Council crisis is due to HSE difficulties recruiting and retaining staffMon Oct 09 2017 - 03:01
Capacity of ‘six Croke Parks’ on out-patient waiting lists, doctors toldAvoidable deaths taking place in hospitals due to unacceptable treatment delays -- IHCASat Oct 07 2017 - 14:26
Study will guide Harris over ban of private patients in public hospitals‘Will politicians, backed by clinicians, be willing to stand up to drinks industry?’ Minister asksSat Oct 07 2017 - 12:04
