‘This offer creates a pay divide between drivers of up to €21,000’Luas driver and Siptu steward Richard McCarthy not surprised at ‘divisive’ proposalsFri Mar 25 2016 - 01:01
More Luas strikes likely as staff reject Transdev pay offerRejection of proposals suggests Luas dispute could escalate into conflict of attritionFri Mar 25 2016 - 01:00
Luas set to stall following rejection of pay offerNo service Sunday or Monday and future action may run to four days each monthFri Mar 25 2016 - 01:00
Luas strikes on Easter weekend as staff reject pay dealUnion says there is a complete breakdown in trust between drivers and managementThu Mar 24 2016 - 20:34
Pharmaceutical body expresses concern over drugs talksIPHA says negotiating a deal on costs with the caretaker Government will be difficultThu Mar 24 2016 - 01:00
Luas staff expected to reject proposed pay risesDecision by Siptu members could lead to further strikes over Easter weekendWed Mar 23 2016 - 18:28
Dublin Bus says pay rises must be based on extra productivityUnion argues bus workers’ salaries have fallen behind those of Luas staffWed Mar 23 2016 - 13:26
Lansdowne Road pay pact ‘creaking at the edges’Expectations in public and private sectors could cause headaches for next governmentTue Mar 22 2016 - 01:00
Dart drivers pull out of talks on higher frequency trainsIrish Rail to go ahead with new service in move that could lead to strike actionMon Mar 21 2016 - 18:23
HSE to reform recruitment process for hospital doctorsDr Omar Hassan Khalafalla Mohamed misconduct case highlights flaws - reportSat Mar 19 2016 - 01:01
Iarnród Éireann pay claim first sign of Luas deal falloutRail workers seek 25% pay increase following cut backs and change in ‘industry norm’Fri Mar 18 2016 - 14:38
Staff at Iarnród Éireann to seek pay rises of up to 25%NBRU says it will not co-operate with plan for 10-minute Dart service without talks on payFri Mar 18 2016 - 13:19
Analysis: HSE report reveals concerns over doctor’s performanceVaradkar urged HSE to review employment procedures for staff moving between hospitalsFri Mar 18 2016 - 01:00
Serious flaws in recruitment process over doctor’s conductDr Omar Hassan Khalafalla found guilty of 28 counts of poor professional performanceFri Mar 18 2016 - 01:00
Education Minister ‘deeply disappointed’ by teachers’ strike plansASTI stoppage plans over junior cycle reform could close up to 500 schools in autumnThu Mar 17 2016 - 16:16
Dublin Bus staff want the same pay rise as Luas driversLuas drivers to get 18.7% rise over three years as St Patrick’s Day strike action cancelledThu Mar 17 2016 - 11:45
Secondary school teachers threaten autumn strikesUnions warn of industrial action if the row over junior cycle reform is not resolvedWed Mar 16 2016 - 19:29
Luas drivers to get 18.7% rise as St Patrick’s Day strike called offStaff to ballot on proposals arising from 27 hours of discussions at the Workplace Relations CommissionWed Mar 16 2016 - 18:47
Luas operator tells drivers to reduce pay claim to secure dealLuas drivers and Transdev representatives in talks at Workplace Relations CommissionTue Mar 15 2016 - 21:12
Doctors warn of looming health service funding crisisIMO says health budget this year is insufficient and faces overrun of up to €500mTue Mar 15 2016 - 14:47
Leo Varadkar: ‘No way’ FG will back FF minority governmentNext administration may face €300m-€500m shortfall in HSE budgetMon Mar 14 2016 - 08:05
Employers say no need for further rise in minimum wageIbec warns Brexit could lead to major growth in gap between UK and Irish minimum wageMon Mar 14 2016 - 03:00
HSE warned Government of health deficit of up to €500mIrish health service overran its budget by at least €23 million in JanuaryMon Mar 14 2016 - 01:00
Dart talks aim to avoid strike as Luas stoppage loomsIarnród Éireann faces possible industrial action as efforts continue to avert tram strikeSun Mar 13 2016 - 18:26
Luas strike: St Patrick’s Day buses are ‘exceptional’Paschal Donohoe addresses Transdev’s controversial plan for replacement serviceSun Mar 13 2016 - 12:57
Union accuses Luas firm of using ‘scab labour’ and ‘strike breaking’NBRU slams tram operator Transdev over plan to use buses during stoppageSat Mar 12 2016 - 12:02
Luas strike on St Patrick’s Day will be lawful, union saysSiptu claims it will not block replacement buses organised by tram operator TransdevSat Mar 12 2016 - 01:00
Luas dispute: Decision to bring in private buses ups anteAnalysis: Luas drivers are likely to view development as an attempt at strike breakingFri Mar 11 2016 - 13:33
Luas talks resume after notice of further strikes in AprilWRC talks aimed at averting further strikes broke down earlier this weekFri Mar 11 2016 - 09:36
Gardaí will vote on proposed changes to rostersGarda Representative Association announces ballot on new working time agreementThu Mar 10 2016 - 19:00
Luas drivers announce four more days of strikes in AprilTransdev says public, business the ‘losers’ due to action which union says unavoidableThu Mar 10 2016 - 15:09
Staff in public service to seek further improvements in terms and conditionsHalf of all private companies plan wage rises this yearThu Mar 10 2016 - 10:40
Luas dispute was only a matter of timeAnalysis: Industrial row is the result of factors dating back to establishment of serviceWed Mar 09 2016 - 01:00
Luas staff to consider all-out strike ballot after talks collapseUnion says company will not engage with drivers and traffic supervisors to resolve the pay disputeTue Mar 08 2016 - 08:35
Luas drivers consider all-out strike ballot as talks break downDispute at light rail system set to escalate as Siptu says company would only talk to two gradesMon Mar 07 2016 - 21:40
Nursing board makes €105,000 settlement with RevenueNursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland agrees deal over outstanding tax liabilityMon Mar 07 2016 - 01:00
Emergency medical staff seek parity with recent nurses’ dealAgreement with nurses provided for additional leave and promotional postsMon Mar 07 2016 - 01:00
Tuesday’s Luas strike called off to allow for talksManagement and staff agree to negotiations at Workplace Relations Commission on MondayThu Mar 03 2016 - 20:00
Siptu-represented Dart drivers back strike action in roster rowCompany plans to introduce rosters for a 10 minute service next monthWed Mar 02 2016 - 18:24
Siptu officials to meet Luas staff to discuss dispute strategyTalks aimed at resolving the row were called off by Workplace Relations CommissionTue Mar 01 2016 - 15:08
Clare result: Fine Gael retains its two seatsThe story of the election here is the strong performance of local GP and independent candidate Michael HartySun Feb 28 2016 - 13:16
Collapse of planned Luas talks increases prospect of more strikesManagement accuses staff of taking unofficial action with excessive levels of toilet breaksFri Feb 26 2016 - 18:22
St James’s Hospital workers vote for industrial actionImpact union members take action over proposal to charge staff €500 for car parkingFri Feb 26 2016 - 17:39
Government will have to provide extra funds for student nurse pay dealInsufficient money in health budget to meet €4m cost of new agreementFri Feb 26 2016 - 01:01
Talks aimed at resolving Luas dispute to start next weekFurther strikes planned for March 8th and St Patrick’s Day as staff seek pay increasesThu Feb 25 2016 - 14:28
Strike action hits 999 centre in Navan for 12 hoursA dozen workers picket outside large industrial centre over conditionsThu Feb 25 2016 - 13:55
ASTI motions may spark fresh industrial unrest in schoolsMove could deepen opposition to reform agenda and lead to closure of schoolsThu Feb 25 2016 - 01:00
Workplace commission to advise on scope for ending Luas disputeSiptu warns Luas row could ‘fester and escalate’Wed Feb 24 2016 - 19:03
HSE staffing: Number of senior health managers risesLevels employed fell off after economic crash - but numbers have now effectively recoveredWed Feb 24 2016 - 01:00
