Tesco seeking pay cuts for long serving staffMandate says move is unjustified and unacceptableWed Jan 27 2016 - 15:43
Row as emergency call staff see toilet breaks slashedUnion says call operators must seek permission for bathroom breaks over seven minutesTue Jan 26 2016 - 16:32
Varadkar says FG will reduce medicine costs if returned to officeFitzgerald will announce tougher sentences for repeat offenders at Fine Gael ArdfheisSat Jan 23 2016 - 09:01
Health chiefs consider private hospitals to tackle trolley crisisINMO: Friday sees 462 patients on trolleys in emergency units and wards awaiting bedsFri Jan 22 2016 - 19:28
Threat of further Luas strikes as talks on pay row failCompany says pay increases sought by staff would cost company €30 million per yearFri Jan 22 2016 - 15:43
Emergency call staff to ballot for industrial actionStaff operating 999 answering service seeking €11.50 per hour living wageFri Jan 22 2016 - 13:58
Institutes of technology lecturers to ballot for strike actionTUI members concerned new legislation threatens sector and working conditionsFri Jan 22 2016 - 12:36
Government facing strikes in run up to electionEducation, transport and health sectors could be affected by industrial actionTue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00
Luas staff and management to meet in bid to avert strikeSiptu says it will not defer two 48-hour work stoppages planned for FebruaryTue Jan 19 2016 - 01:00
Man (24) injured in shooting in Tallaght, DublinGardaí are investigating incident at Parkhill West after shots were fired from carMon Jan 18 2016 - 23:20
Complaints of cockroaches, bed bugs in emergency housingInsects among issues raised by people housed by Dublin Regional Homeless ExecutiveMon Jan 18 2016 - 20:22
State bodies concerned over Minister’s job contract reform planHSE and Department of Education fear labour market proposals could add to costsMon Jan 18 2016 - 01:00
Burglars to face denial of bail for repeat offencesNew legislation allows for consecutive sentences in bid to ‘improve safety of communities’Sun Jan 17 2016 - 20:03
Dart drivers to ballot for strike action over 10 minute frequencyUnion opposes plans by Iarnród Éireann to introduce new rosters without agreementFri Jan 15 2016 - 18:24
Second-level teachers to stage one-day strike before electionLecturers in institutes of technology to also engage in work stoppages early next monthFri Jan 15 2016 - 14:22
Luas staff to hold two 48-hour strikes in FebruaryDates set for strikes are Thursday 11th, Friday 12th, Thursday 18th and Friday 19thThu Jan 14 2016 - 01:00
Numbers on hospital trolleys 26% higher than a year agoNurses’ ‘lack of trust’ in implementation of previous proposals acknowledgedTue Jan 12 2016 - 01:00
Primary school teachers to ballot for industrial actionDispute centres on ban on promotions and increased workload for teachersTue Jan 12 2016 - 01:00
Nurses call off planned emergency department strikeINMO accepts proposals aimed at addressing overcrowding and issues with staffing levelsMon Jan 11 2016 - 18:11
Nurses to consider proposals to avert planned strikeMeasures agreed after 20 hours of talks aim to build confidence among nursesMon Jan 11 2016 - 07:56
Rules limiting private practice in hospitals ‘a farce’ – HSE chiefVaradkar fails to fulfil pledge to eliminate extended waiting times for appointmentsSat Jan 09 2016 - 01:00
Luas staff to strike in bid for pay increases up to 50%About 90,000 passengers per day to be affected in event of industrial actionFri Jan 08 2016 - 17:56
Talks aimed at averting nurses strike planned for SaturdayINMO planning work-stoppages for next week in seven emergency departmentsFri Jan 08 2016 - 13:16
Varadkar and Howlin clash over health fundingMinisters disagree on nurses’ strike and consultants’ pay during Cabinet meetingThu Jan 07 2016 - 01:00
Nurses strike will compromise patient safety, claims VaradkarMinister urges INMO not to go ahead with planned work stoppagesWed Jan 06 2016 - 16:47
St James’s Hospital strike threat over staff car parking chargesHospital management seeking to charge staff up to €500 annually to park their car onsiteWed Jan 06 2016 - 01:00
State could do deal with doctors over rises, says HowlinState may face having to pay out up to €350 million in worst-case scenarioTue Jan 05 2016 - 22:10
Nurses to strike in seven hospital A&Es next weekINMO members reject deal on staffing and over-crowding in emergency departmentsTue Jan 05 2016 - 18:48
Beaumont asks people not to attend A&E due to trolley numbersNearly 560 patients are waiting on trolleys in emergency departments or wards, INMO claimsTue Jan 05 2016 - 14:41
Tribunal rules HSE unlawfully withheld consultant pay risesHSE to appeal amid concern ruling could mean compensation bills over €100mTue Jan 05 2016 - 01:00
Promises to end trolley crisis unwise, Varadkar saysIrish Nurses and Midwives Organisation says 516 people awaiting hospital beds on MondayMon Jan 04 2016 - 14:35
Ged Nash considers labour market reform proposalsMinister for Business and Employment to bring proposals to Cabinet within weeksMon Jan 04 2016 - 12:24
Judges want Government to fast-track end of two-tier payAssociation of Judges sought ‘credit’ for those serving for morethan two yearsMon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
2015 News Review: Lansdowne Road deal talks continue to divideTeachers and gardaí resisting pact, which brings a €2,000 pay rise for manyMon Dec 28 2015 - 11:56
Sick leave rules in public service generate savings of €50mAnnual cost across the service which employs 300,000 staff is still almost €320mThu Dec 24 2015 - 01:00
Securing funding to appoint maternity staff will be challengingReport says plan should be implemented incrementally over number of yearsWed Dec 23 2015 - 01:00
Luas and Dart users may face disruption in new year‘Unworkable rosters’ cited as reason behind looming unrest at Luas and Iarnród ÉireannWed Dec 23 2015 - 01:00
Maternity services strategy: Key recommendationsThree care pathways – supported care, assisted care and specialised careWed Dec 23 2015 - 01:00
Luas staff to ballot for strike action as part of 40% pay claimProtracted dispute inevitable without meaningful proposals, claims Siptu officialTue Dec 22 2015 - 19:03
Threat of rail unrest as Dart drivers reject changed rostersIarnród Éireann wants to introduce 10-minute frequency Dart services in JanuaryTue Dec 22 2015 - 18:28
Bank of Ireland staff to get 2.2% pay rise in 2016Increase will be followed by a further 2.6% in 2017Mon Dec 21 2015 - 16:07
Unions should seek pay rises of up to 5% in 2016 - IctuCongress says unions should ‘give consideration’ to introduction of €11.50 living wageMon Dec 21 2015 - 16:06
Officials call for feasible alternatives for health reform to be drawn upNew plan should show how inefficiencies will be eliminated or scaled backMon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00
GP and consultant pay should be the same, group saysHealth body also wants family doctors to have the option of becoming State employeesMon Dec 21 2015 - 01:00
Cystic fibrosis drug may be made available to patientsOrkambi has been described as a ‘game changer’ by health campaignersSun Dec 20 2015 - 17:04
Tax breaks for GPs could drive development of primary careReport calls for incentives aimed at medics but rules out role for ‘passive investors’Fri Dec 18 2015 - 18:50
Bus Éireann staff to ballot for strike over Expressway fearsNBRU is concerned new plan for company will be announced after general electionFri Dec 18 2015 - 13:12
Garda morale low, reveals staff association surveyRank-and-file gardaí seek pay rise as part of review process under Haddington Road dealThu Dec 17 2015 - 05:00
HSE warned on budget overrun consequencesHospital building plans and new initiatives could be deferred to pay for the overspendThu Dec 17 2015 - 01:00
Ministers reject part of HSE plan over medical card fearsWithholding of pay increments for staff put forward as savings option by executiveWed Dec 16 2015 - 01:00
