Q&A: GP deal and what it means for patientsGovernment hopes free GP care scheme for under-6s will operate from early JulyThu Apr 09 2015 - 20:43
Take-up levels will determine success of new GP schemeDeal between IMO and Government could be greatest change in primary care for 50 yearsThu Apr 09 2015 - 15:05
Government reaches agreement with IMO on free GP care for kidsDeal will provide for height and weight checks, plus cycle of care for asthma sufferersThu Apr 09 2015 - 13:18
ASTI chief says cutting pension levy best way to boost payGeneral secretary Pat King warns delegates to ‘beware of promises of income tax cuts’Wed Apr 08 2015 - 12:31
Will public service groups listen to calls for realism in pay talksJan O’Sullivan comments are a re-statement of policy in advance of negotiationsWed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
ASTI demands abolition of extra work hours and pension levyConference told additional hours has led teachers to withdraw from after-school activitiesWed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
Teachers turn deaf ear to Minister’s call for pay restraintASTI chief says union to seek restoration of common basic scale for all teachersWed Apr 08 2015 - 01:00
ASTI chief warns junior cycle reform dispute could simmerPhilip Irwin: Minister targeting English teachers in phase one of planned changeTue Apr 07 2015 - 17:16
Hiqa report on Midland Regional Hospital ‘highly unfair’ to staff, says HSE chiefDraft report on Portlaoise hospital contains inaccuracies, says Tony O’BrienTue Apr 07 2015 - 01:00
Midland Regional Hospital spared HSE downgrade after Reilly intervention, says HiqaTue Apr 07 2015 - 01:00
Calls for pay restoration expected to echo from union conferencesCuts reversal likely to be sought during conference season over next six weeksMon Apr 06 2015 - 01:00
State sets 70 as targeted maximum on trolleysFund of extra €74m to be allocated to hospital overcrowding and trolley crisisFri Apr 03 2015 - 11:10
Dunnes Stores under mounting pressure to resolve disputeTrade Unions: Strike biggest private sector industrial relations dispute in two decadesFri Apr 03 2015 - 07:56
One-day Dunnes Stores strike a ‘massive success’, claims MandateUnion warns dispute could escalate further if Dunnes refuses to ‘meaningfully engage’Fri Apr 03 2015 - 01:00
Fair Deal nursing home scheme to receive €44m extra fundingAdditional funds to finance extra 1,600 nursing home places, Government saysThu Apr 02 2015 - 14:32
Taoiseach backs Dunnes workers on right to clarity over hoursMore than 5,000 employees with Mandate union to place pickets at about 100 outletsWed Apr 01 2015 - 19:43
Donohoe says bus plan could save taxpayers money and enhance qualityDublin Bus and Bus Éireann union members face ballot over potential privatisationTue Mar 31 2015 - 17:38
Unions expect public service pay talks to begin in MayMany union leaders supportive of seeking a flat-rate pay increaseTue Mar 31 2015 - 01:00
NBRU to move against potential privatisation of bus routesUnion to ballot members in Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Irish Rail for strike actionMon Mar 30 2015 - 15:35
Bid to allow hospital chief to keep €30,000 allowance rejectedDepartment of Health says St James’s Hospital may not receive extra money for lecturingMon Mar 30 2015 - 01:00
Doctors not compliant with working hour limits until 2017Minister for Health Leo Varadkar: Significant reconfiguration of hospital service requiredMon Mar 30 2015 - 01:00
Unite calls for national minimum wage to be increased by €1Low Pay Commission expected to make recommendations on issue by summerSun Mar 29 2015 - 17:25
Unions oppose HSE plans to out-source running of new Mount Carmel hospitalHSE to provide more details of its plans next week for the premises in Churchtown, south DublinSat Mar 28 2015 - 01:07
Leo Varadkar seeks more money for Fair Deal schemeMinster supports regulation system for healthcare assistantsFri Mar 27 2015 - 09:21
Department ‘not disputing’ Portlaoise report, says Varadkar‘The process now ongoing is a process of checking the facts before it is published’Thu Mar 26 2015 - 12:38
Department asked to ‘urgently intervene’ in Portlaoise rowWatchdog report into hospital could trigger legal action, warns Health Service ExecutiveWed Mar 25 2015 - 01:00
Kenny wants to see Portlaoise hospital report publishedTaoiseach says agencies using public money should not be in ‘court situations’Tue Mar 24 2015 - 09:55
Over 250 adverse findings in report on Portlaoise hospitalCriticism of medical staff in care of 83 women but HSE challenges reportTue Mar 24 2015 - 08:51
National Maternity Hospital faces fine for continuing top-upsHospital on Holles Street still making top-up payments to three senior executivesMon Mar 23 2015 - 23:30
HSE threat to block report on baby deaths in PortlaoiseHiqa critical of midlands hospital where five babies died in controversial circumstancesMon Mar 23 2015 - 08:42
State facing fines up to €100m after finding on doctors hoursCourt of Justice says Ireland failed to meet obligations under Working Time DirectiveFri Mar 20 2015 - 07:09
Ruling on working hours could have serious implications for hospitalsAnalysis: State could face fines if EU court finds Ireland in breach of working time directiveThu Mar 19 2015 - 13:39
Arthur Cox received over €16m in fees from State bodiesDepartment of Finance and Nama paid company €12m between 2011 and 2014Thu Mar 19 2015 - 01:00
Windfarm staff to strike as part of pay disputeEnercon union members to hold 72-hour industrial action in row over allowancesWed Mar 18 2015 - 18:43
HSE bill for agency staff up 10% in JanuaryHealth service has target to cut agency bill and overtime by €30m this yearWed Mar 18 2015 - 01:00
Central Mental Hospital staff to share €2m compensation packageLabour Court recommends payments for loss of overtime after work practice changesMon Mar 16 2015 - 16:08
Row looms over HSE outsource plan for Mount CarmelSiptu warns Haddington Road deal breached and industrial action cannot be ruled outMon Mar 16 2015 - 01:00
Efforts underway to avert prison industrial actionHaddington Road Agreement group intervenes to try and prevent work-to-ruleFri Mar 13 2015 - 17:17
Overcrowding plans will need extra funding, says VaradkarMinister says some elements of emergency department proposals will save moneyFri Mar 13 2015 - 10:11
Senior official warns new public service pay deal ‘not certain’Only very finite amount of money available, industrial relations conference toldThu Mar 12 2015 - 13:39
Ged Nash says trend for increase in wages is set to continueMinister for Employment says he does not see a return to ‘old -style social partnership’Thu Mar 12 2015 - 13:13
Plan under review to tackle hospital overcrowdingReform of funding arrangements for Fair Deal nursing home scheme a key elementThu Mar 12 2015 - 06:35
New health identification number for every individualHSE says initiative will improve safety and reduce medical errorsWed Mar 11 2015 - 21:54
Dunnes strike on Holy Thursday will hit drink salesThousands of Mandate union members to go on strikeTue Mar 10 2015 - 15:17
Begg praised as a true champion of workersIctu general secretary retires after 14 years in positionFri Mar 06 2015 - 20:19
Staff at Dunnes Stores vote for industrial actionDispute centres on pay, contracts and representation rightsFri Mar 06 2015 - 14:13
Impact staff in Dublin Fire Brigade may ballot on industrial actionUnion opposes to plans to transfer part of ambulance service in Dublin to the HSEThu Mar 05 2015 - 15:43
State must cut tax and invest, says Ibec chief Danny McCoyEmployers group to use forum to call for more measures to stimulate economyWed Mar 04 2015 - 01:00
Nursing board shelves plans to increase annual retention fee to €150Nursing unions had waged lengthy campaign against proposed rise from €100Tue Mar 03 2015 - 22:16
