Wind down of treatment purchase fund was regrettable, says HarrisMinister hopes to use reactivated fund to cut numbers on the endoscopy waiting listMon Jul 11 2016 - 13:09
Hospital executives may keep salary top-upsNational Maternity Hospital staff may retain controversial salaries following HSE talksMon Jul 11 2016 - 01:00
No plans to close emergency units or reduce services, says HealthTrauma Steering Group to say nine hospitals should have trauma services shut - reportSun Jul 10 2016 - 16:30
HSE says St John of God not compliant with official pay policyIt said it was in breach of public service pay rules if it was paying salaries of €182,000Sat Jul 09 2016 - 01:00
Secondary school disruption in autumn likely, signals BrutonComments follow Asti rejection of proposals aimed at halting rows over Croke Park hoursFri Jul 08 2016 - 18:58
Record numbers on hospital waiting lists, Fianna Fáil claimsFigures show numbers queuing for in-patient and out-patient appointments on riseFri Jul 08 2016 - 18:19
Sick leave rates still high in parts of public service - DonohoeReforms of sick leave arrangements see costs fall by more than €104m to €317.9mFri Jul 08 2016 - 15:10
CRC staff vote overwhelmingly for industrial actionUnion members back potential strikes following closure of pension schemeFri Jul 08 2016 - 12:55
CRC staff expected to back industrial actionOrganisation wants Government to allow staff access to public service pension schemeFri Jul 08 2016 - 01:00
Central Remedial Clinic will not pursue ex-chief over €741,000 severance packageBoard concluded cost of taking legal case would outweigh amount it could recoupFri Jul 08 2016 - 01:00
Scrapping Fempi legislation immediately ‘unaffordable’Paschal Donohoe says repealing law behind public service cuts could jeopardise economyThu Jul 07 2016 - 16:26
Dublin Bus drivers seeking 31% pay rise, Labour Court hearsManagement making case to employment body after unions set out position in morningThu Jul 07 2016 - 14:59
FAI ‘grassroots’ members get ‘paltry’ offer to restore paySiptu says while management team get new contracts, workers given ‘unsatisfactory’ dealWed Jul 06 2016 - 15:36
€4,000 in allowances may be offered to new garda recruitsGovernment sources said allowances could be restored in return for cooperation with reformsFri Jul 01 2016 - 16:09
Financial penalties to be imposed on gardaí and teachersSanctions follow rejection of Government’s Lansdowne Road public service pay pactFri Jul 01 2016 - 01:00
Unions urge reform of nursing body after damning reportsNursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland criticised as “dysfunctional”Thu Jun 30 2016 - 20:48
Dublin Bus staff claim for 30% pay rise discussed at Labour CourtWorkers at the bus firm are seeking parity with new wage terms secured by Luas driversThu Jun 30 2016 - 13:54
Government must stop ‘taking advantage’ of gardaí – GRAMorale of gardaí ‘in the gutter’ as new recruits face financial strain from low payThu Jun 30 2016 - 13:33
NMBI tensions have been simmering for some timeWhistleblower raised concerns with Department of Health in November 2014Thu Jun 30 2016 - 01:00
Nurses, midwives regulatory body ‘dysfunctional’ - reportReview of NMBI finds fitness-to-practise arrangements are unfit for purposeThu Jun 30 2016 - 01:00
Nursing board ‘swamped’ by fitness-to-practise casesReport identifies serious organisational and financial shortcomings in NMBIThu Jun 30 2016 - 01:00
Garda pay to be dealt with within six months, association toldGarda sergeants and inspectors to vote again on Lansdowne Road pay deal in AugustWed Jun 29 2016 - 16:24
Teachers and gardaí face sanctions over Lansdowne Road agreementRegulations permit State to take action where unions reject collective accordWed Jun 29 2016 - 01:01
Staff at CRC to ballot on industrial action in dispute over pensionsCollapse of pension scheme means action seems ‘inevitable’, says trade union ImpactTue Jun 28 2016 - 21:14
Analysis: Gardaí and nurses to test Government pay policyLoss of valued increments could be catalyst for alarming industrial relations difficultiesTue Jun 28 2016 - 19:03
Minister says public service pay rises only for those within Lansdowne Road agreementGRA president says gardaí ‘ruling nothing out’ in terms of industrial actionTue Jun 28 2016 - 13:10
Unions call for major EU programme of public investmentIctu says Brexit vote and loss of confidence in European project caused by austerity policiesTue Jun 28 2016 - 01:00
Gardaí facing financial penalties as talks on pay deal collapseGRA accuses Government of failing to deliver pay review as protections expire on ThursdayMon Jun 27 2016 - 19:53
Brexit will not impact on plans for Budget 2017, says TaoiseachKenny sees no immediate change to flow of people, goods and services between UK and IrelandMon Jun 27 2016 - 15:06
Government expected to keep financial emergency legislationTeachers, gardaí facing financial penalties while bus workers seek 30 per cent pay hikeSun Jun 26 2016 - 14:51
Console affair sparks call for PAC inquiry into charityCommittee should investigate charity as it receives public funds, says Fine Gael deputySat Jun 25 2016 - 01:00
Teachers face financial penalties from next week in schools disputeASTI union members voted to withdraw from working 33 additional hours per yearFri Jun 24 2016 - 21:12
Call for no disruption to services amid Console controversyHSE says limits on charity’s spending put in place in 2009 after concerns raisedFri Jun 24 2016 - 01:02
Console chief Paul Kelly resigns after funds controversyBritish regulator considers investigation of suicide charity as Foreign Affairs seeks further detailsThu Jun 23 2016 - 22:22
Console’s services to continue despite controversy, Harris saysGardaí examining suicide charity Console’s use of fundsThu Jun 23 2016 - 16:03
Central Bank raised doubts about PTSB’s future at height of crisisCabinet papers show uncertainty at start of bailout about lender’s ability to surviveThu Jun 23 2016 - 01:00
Public sector pay body findings not binding, says Paschal DonohoeMinister says Government will retain ability to negotiate directly with its employeesWed Jun 22 2016 - 13:31
Unions urge repeal of ‘draconian’ financial emergency legislationPublic service representatives also want talks on lower paid workers and extra hoursFri Jun 17 2016 - 20:55
Talks to stop industrial action by psychiatric nurses to continuePNA members scheduled to begin escalating action including strikes as of June 29thFri Jun 17 2016 - 16:44
ESRI calls for Government to extend universal healthcareFree GP services for children could provide model for similar services, says think tankThu Jun 16 2016 - 00:01
Orlando massacre: Hundreds attend Irish vigils of solidarityLeo Varadkar says terrorists cannot be allowed to change how people live their livesTue Jun 14 2016 - 13:15
Unions to seek joint approach on public service payMove decided at annual meeting of Ictu public service committeeMon Jun 13 2016 - 20:06
Union warns of industrial unrest in CIÉ firms over pay and pensionsNational Bus and Railworkers’ Union says deficit in pension schemes close to €500mMon Jun 13 2016 - 01:00
Search underway in Clare after car spotted in waterNo occupants found inside vehicle near Quilty village, say gardaiSun Jun 12 2016 - 22:34
Diver in 30s killed off coast of WaterfordMan got into difficulty in water near ArdmoreSun Jun 12 2016 - 21:15
Luas strike set precedent which others will want to followPay deal was a long time coming, but its impact should not be understatedSat Jun 11 2016 - 01:00
Kieran Mulvey retires after 25 years in labour relationsFormer head of Workplace Relations Commission believes independence is keySat Jun 11 2016 - 01:00
Psychiatric nurses to take industrial action over staffing rowPsychiatric Nurses Association will decidethis week on the nature and time of actionTue Jun 07 2016 - 13:49
HSE to write to drugs firms on proposals to cut pricesTalks on a new deal with pharmaceutical companies proved unsuccessfulSat May 21 2016 - 16:40
Hospitals can hire says HSE, but only within existing budgetsIMO chief says ban is a ‘hammer blow to efforts to tackle the serious manpower crisis’Sat May 21 2016 - 01:00
