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
Maternity services strategy: Key recommendationsThree care pathways – supported care, assisted care and specialised careWed Dec 23 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
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
HSE plan to tackle rapid rise of healthcare provision costsSavings of €110m envisaged through ‘targeted reduction’ in prescribing and drug costsWed Dec 16 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
Clarity needed to determine if HSE plan built on sandHSE envisaged 125,000 fewer medical cards but Cabinet feared figure may be misinterpretedWed Dec 16 2015 - 01:00
Nurses union warns deal will lead to longer waiting listsAgreement which led to strike being averted will provide additional leave and promotionsTue Dec 15 2015 - 13:03
Nurses deal being closely scrutinised by other public servantsOne specific issue will be the provision of additional leave for nurses working in emergency units in hospitalsTue Dec 15 2015 - 08:36
Varadkar reveals plans to replace HSE with more local structuresMinister tells Cabinet the Health Service Executive is too large and too remoteTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
HSE running just to stand still, with plan based on false economyThe lion’s share of funds are needed just to maintain existing service levelsTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
Nurses strike planned for seven hospitals called offLast-minute deal agreed with new proposals to be the subject of a future ballotTue Dec 15 2015 - 00:18
Train drivers back deal to resolve row over past productivityNBRU warns against unilateral move to increase frequency of Darts in the New YearMon Dec 14 2015 - 15:57
Do hospitals need more money or do they need to be more efficient?HSE describes report by Department of Public Expenditure and Reform as ‘misleading’Tue Dec 08 2015 - 01:00
Nurses set to withhold regulatory body fees to force publication of reviewsDepartment of Health concerned at findings in nursing board reportSun Dec 06 2015 - 22:04
Minister makes proposals on identification of doctors in casesVaradkar puts new reform proposals to Medical CouncilSun Dec 06 2015 - 21:36
New roster puts gardaí on duty at wrong times, says reportGarda Inspectorate suggests arrangement negatively affects crime investigationSat Dec 05 2015 - 06:00
Price of some cancer drugs significantly higher in IrelandGlobal study also notes dramatic increase in the price of cancer drugs in recent yearsFri Dec 04 2015 - 16:28
Bogus self-employed ‘cost State €600m since 2007’Ictu says numbers of bogus self-employed rose rapidly because system was not policedThu Dec 03 2015 - 16:35
Civil servants ‘should be paid based on performance’System is ‘too hierarchical’ says secretary general of Department of Public ExpenditureThu Dec 03 2015 - 12:15
Galway hospital A&E unit not fit for purpose, admits KennyTaoiseach says staff there are working in one of the most inadequate facilities in countryWed Dec 02 2015 - 16:42
Health service to receive €665m in additional fundingVaradkar says supplementary estimate to cover issues such as free GP careWed Dec 02 2015 - 13:30
Pay rises for 300,000 public service staff from JanuaryHowlin signs order granting pay rises but groups opposed to Lansdowne Road may lose outMon Nov 30 2015 - 16:33
Irish Water paid €3.7m to consultants over six monthsAbout 50 payments totalling €740,000 were made to the legal firm A&L GoodbodyMon Nov 30 2015 - 01:08
HSE plans ‘national threshold’ on overcrowdingMaximum acceptable number of people on trolleys over coming winter set to be 236Mon Nov 30 2015 - 01:00
Department ‘unaware’ of retention payments outside Central BankDepartment of Public Expenditure not asked to sanction paymentsSat Nov 28 2015 - 01:12
Bailout secrets revealed in newly released cabinet papersBrian Lenihan’s memos chart ‘very grave’ situation in days leading up to troika’s arrivalSat Nov 28 2015 - 01:00
Cabinet papers reveal extent of bailout pressureNewly released documents show State was told to borrow more from EU and IMFSat Nov 28 2015 - 01:00
Proposal to restrict scale of Junior Cert considered as part of cutbacksComspulsory job losses and abolition of free drug scheme on table, cabinet papers showFri Nov 27 2015 - 21:59
