All-out strike at Bus Éireann likely after collapse of talksManagement says company could be insolvent by MayWed Feb 22 2017 - 06:48
Government to reintroduce €3,000 allowance for doctorsCoalition agrees to restore accommodation allowance to head off court case and strikeMon Feb 20 2017 - 21:32
Option of third terminal at Dublin Airport to be examinedShane Ross says review of capacity will consider privately-operated terminalMon Feb 20 2017 - 19:47
Last-minute talks aimed at resolving row over doctors scheduledHigh Court case on abolition of €3,000 ‘living-out’ allowance to start on TuesdayMon Feb 20 2017 - 12:43
Bus Éireann proposes route closures, sharp cuts to staff earningsThreats to bus services include Dublin-Clonmel, Athlone-Westport and Dublin-DerryMon Feb 20 2017 - 11:34
Talks to resolve Tesco strike end without agreementMandate members at eight more stores join action over changes to terms of employmentFri Feb 17 2017 - 19:39
Bus Éireann facing strike if €30m cost-saving plan pursuedTrade unions indicate opposition to creation of ‘low-wage public transport provider’Fri Feb 17 2017 - 16:15
Some Dublin firefighters vote for strike actionSiptu dispute over plans to reform Dublin Fire Brigade emergency medical serviceFri Feb 17 2017 - 13:53
Government agrees job evaluation scheme for health staffHSE and Department of Health plan to unfold over next year in effort to avert strikeFri Feb 17 2017 - 00:11
Talks to resolve Tesco strike agreed but escalation goes aheadMandate union calls more talks positive but says solution isn’t in Labour Court decisionThu Feb 16 2017 - 18:30
Bus Éireann strike suspended to allow for further talksAgreement to halt Monday’s action after talks at Workplace Relations CommissionWed Feb 15 2017 - 20:51
New Bus Éireann talks expected in bid to avoid strikeWRC to intervene in dispute as action threatens to bring services to standstillTue Feb 14 2017 - 11:59
Hospital support staff to strike over pay disputeNurses are already scheduled to begin industrial action on March 7thMon Feb 13 2017 - 16:55
Dublin Bus staff to ballot for industrial action over pensionsSiptu says Dublin Bus has breached terms of a settlement which ended a strike last yearMon Feb 13 2017 - 13:58
Hospital support staff to strike on same day as nurses’ actionCombined industrial action by 40,000 staff expected to create widespread disruptionMon Feb 13 2017 - 01:00
Nurses’ proposals to end dispute could have cost about €180mManagement rejected suggestions and industrial action set to begin on March 7thFri Feb 10 2017 - 19:49
ASTI teachers to take further industrial action ‘as appropriate’Members to maintain boycott of 33 unpaid ‘Croke Park’ hours as dispute continuesFri Feb 10 2017 - 19:20
Bus Éireann restricts staff calling in sick after surge in absenteeismStrike looms: Workers at CIÉ companies will support colleagues at Bus Éireann, says SiptuFri Feb 10 2017 - 18:09
Government will not confirm status of nurses’ pay increaseOfficials refuse to say whether nurses will get early salary rise if work-to-rule goes aheadFri Feb 10 2017 - 01:00
Inadequate equipment leading to growing waiting lists, say consultantsSiptu says investment in ambulance service must be prioritised following HSE reportThu Feb 09 2017 - 21:36
Pay rises not motivaton for nurses’ strike, INMO insistsOversight group for Lansdowne Road pay deal to meet on Thursday to discuss moveThu Feb 09 2017 - 08:26
Ambulance service requires investment of nearly €280m, says HSEMost ambulance stations suffering from low maintenance budgets, assessment warnsThu Feb 09 2017 - 01:00
HSE says 9,000 pieces of hospital equipment need replacingRotunda one of many facilities in need of investment, with executive seeking €322mThu Feb 09 2017 - 01:00
Nurses to take industrial action from early MarchINMO members will no longer work overtime, will not cross-cover for other absent staffWed Feb 08 2017 - 20:21
Bus Éireann seeks talks with unions on financial crisisCompany management aims to resolve row over cuts ahead of planned all-out strikeWed Feb 08 2017 - 17:44
HSE pays agency staff up to three times as much, say consultantsIrish Hospital Consultants’ Association claims overreliance on temporary staffWed Feb 08 2017 - 01:01
Siptu likely to ballot nurse members for strike actionINMO already has mandate for industrial action over staffing levels in hospitalsTue Feb 07 2017 - 15:57
Tesco staff to strike at nine stores from next TuesdayUnion announces indefinite action at outlets in Dublin, Wicklow, Offaly, Kerry, Meath, Sligo and LongfordTue Feb 07 2017 - 15:22
Psychiatric nurses seek tax breaks for car purchasesAssociation wants subsidised accommodation and other assistance for nursesTue Feb 07 2017 - 01:00
Nurses strike moves step closer after talks break downUnion says management needs to radically improve existing proposalsMon Feb 06 2017 - 21:05
Iarnród Éireann pay discussions break downRow between rail company and unions over salary rises is to be referred to Labour CourtMon Feb 06 2017 - 17:47
Nurses could be in line for special pay dealSome 1,200 nurses could be hired after Government recognises staff shortageMon Feb 06 2017 - 01:00
Talks with nurses and doctors to test State’s new pay strategyIndustrial action threatened by medical staff as remuneration remains issue in healthcareMon Feb 06 2017 - 01:00
Union warns of ballot for strike at Dublin Bus in row over pensionsTalks on Iarnród Éireann staff pay will begin as Bus Éireann workers prepare to strikeSun Feb 05 2017 - 19:39
Ministers told spending plans to be funded by diverting moneyDonohoe warns Cabinet new pay deal and housing plan will eat into available fundingSun Feb 05 2017 - 19:07
Bus Éireann to lose €125,000-a-day in funding during strikeBus company may forfeit thousands in State aid if unions proceed with all-out actionFri Feb 03 2017 - 19:23
Public transport users and schools face strike disruptionBus Éireann staff to stage all-out action as ASTI rejects deal in industrial disputeFri Feb 03 2017 - 01:01
Industrial unrest within public transport and teaching persistsAssociation of Secondary Teachers Ireland and Bus Éireann set for future disturbancesThu Feb 02 2017 - 20:55
Bus Éireann staff set for all-out strike from February 20thUnions representing 2,600 workers say plans to cut earnings must be withdrawnThu Feb 02 2017 - 20:33
Doctors to claim pay rises up to 20% needed to match overseasIMO to say money offered to doctors in Ireland rates badly in English-speaking worldWed Feb 01 2017 - 05:12
Ross signals more money for public service bus routesGovernment will facilitate talks between unions and Bus Éireann to tackle crisisWed Feb 01 2017 - 04:00
Bus Éireann in talks for two years with department on lossesCIÉ holding group rejected three of the firm's reform plansTue Jan 31 2017 - 01:00
Austerity undermined European project, says Siptu leaderPolicies of austerity have driven people into the arms of xenophobic nationalist parties, says Jack O’ConnorMon Jan 30 2017 - 16:48
Bus Éireann strike likely over plans to cut staff pay in FebruaryUnions prepared ‘to engage in battle’ over move which management says is necessaryFri Jan 27 2017 - 19:22
Ross to come under pressure in Dáil over Bus Éireann crisisUnions warn of industrial action if company imposes cuts without agreementFri Jan 27 2017 - 01:00
State faces legal action by 500 consultants over salary paymentPaschal Donohoe refuses to reveal details of two cases settled with doctors last yearFri Jan 27 2017 - 01:00
Bus Eireann staff will take action if cuts imposed unilaterallyUnions urged Shane Ross to set up a forum without preconditions to resolve financial crisisThu Jan 26 2017 - 14:38
HSE drops appeal against compensation award to consultantsMove could have implications for hundreds of senior doctors across the countryThu Jan 26 2017 - 10:21
Bus Éireann may be insolvent ‘by end of year’ if losses continueCompany’s chief executive warns Oireachtas committee of fallen financial reservesWed Jan 25 2017 - 16:48
Nurses’ strike action looks more likely following breakdown of talksINMO says no progress made during meeting at the Workplace Relations CommissionTue Jan 24 2017 - 22:19
