Thousands support bus strike in Dublin city marchEnda Kenny says there are no winners from bus workers’ industrial actionFri May 01 2015 - 18:41
Union says bus workers’ resolve will harden after legal actionHundreds of thousands of people affected by 48-hour strike action across countryFri May 01 2015 - 14:47
The strike by bus workers: the questions and answersWhat are the issues surrounding the Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann stoppage?Fri May 01 2015 - 08:47
Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann set to sue trade unions for lossesIndustrial action set to run for 48 hours over Friday and Saturday after talks break downThu Apr 30 2015 - 21:15
Bus strike: Omens never looked good for late dealAnalysis: LRC talks process collapsed after two hoursThu Apr 30 2015 - 20:46
Bus stoppages to go ahead this weekendDonohoe says State bus staff would not have to move to private operatorsWed Apr 29 2015 - 01:00
Bus strikes to cause disruption over May and June bank holidaysSiptu and NBRU members to hold stoppages over opposition to potential privatisationTue Apr 28 2015 - 18:08
‘Right’ that public sector invited to pay restoration talks, says BurtonTánaiste would not comment on reports that 2-3 per cent increases were plannedMon Apr 27 2015 - 01:00
Dunnes workers planning major protest march in DublinMandate shop stewards decide to defer further strike action at retailer for the momentSun Apr 26 2015 - 16:40
Union plans one-day strike in bid to end apprentice levyTEEU seeks 5% pay hike for electricians, plumbers, fitters and craft workersSun Apr 26 2015 - 15:07
FF/Green cabinet told water metering plan could cost €500 - €600 millionCost of meters could hit €1,000 in some casesSat Apr 25 2015 - 01:00
Cut of €7m from public service payments under new systemGovernment raising subsistence allowances but qualifying criteria will be tougherSat Apr 25 2015 - 01:00
Siptu: Spend 2 cent on services for every 1 cent in tax cutsJack O’Connor says taxation measures must be aimed at low and middle income earnersFri Apr 24 2015 - 16:27
7,000 staff at ESB look set to get pay increases of 2 per cent from AprilInternal joint council reported to have agreed rise after pay freeze ended last yearFri Apr 24 2015 - 01:00
Brendan Howlin: Pay talks to benefit low-paid workersMinister to seek Cabinet approval to enter into public pay talks with unionsThu Apr 23 2015 - 14:16
St Vincent’s private has ‘parasitic dependence’ on public hospitalHSE says a special administration for hospital may now have to be consideredThu Apr 23 2015 - 12:31
Howlin urged to tell Cabinet colleagues to manage their expectations for pay talksSiptu to rule out new productivity in return for pay restorationThu Apr 23 2015 - 01:00
NTA proposes retention of terms for bus staff moving firmsAuthority’s chief executive calls on unions at Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann to call off strikesWed Apr 22 2015 - 13:55
Minister urges bus unions back to talks ahead of strikesBus strikes will cause grave difficulties for passengers, says Paschal DonohoeTue Apr 21 2015 - 14:11
The strike by bus workers: the questions and answersAll Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann services will likely come to a halt on seven days in MayTue Apr 21 2015 - 14:00
Civil servants rule out additional productivityUnion chief says Ministers’ comments ‘exremely unhelpful’ ahead of talksThu Apr 16 2015 - 19:19
Civil servants rule out extra work in return for pay risesPSEU president says there will be no further concessions by staff seeking pay restorationThu Apr 16 2015 - 16:12
NBRU ‘will not negotiate’ staff transfers to private bus operatorsUnions tell Minister further industrial unrest could take place in weeks aheadThu Apr 16 2015 - 08:30
Low Pay Commission to make first report by JulyCommission will advise Government on the appropriate rate for minimum wageTue Apr 14 2015 - 17:43
About 6 per cent of nurses bullied on daily basis, study findsINMO survey says workplace bullying has increased by 13.4 per cent in four yearsTue Apr 14 2015 - 17:01
Comments by Fine Gael on pay talks are ‘unhelpful’, says LabourMinisters in senior party say reversal of wage cuts must lead to increased productivityTue Apr 14 2015 - 01:00
Doctors divided over plan to provide free GP care for under-sixesNational Association of General Practitioners rejects proposal while the IMO supports itMon Apr 13 2015 - 21:00
Passengers to be hit by bus stoppage next monthNBRU members to stage action over privatisation plansMon Apr 13 2015 - 19:12
Industrial action at Dunnes Stores likely to escalateNational meeting of shop stewards to be held to look at further protestsMon Apr 13 2015 - 15:24
GP union rejects under six deal at emergency meetingIMO says GP under six deal represents ‘good first step’Sun Apr 12 2015 - 14:33
Universal health insurance just another tax, says IMOIrish Medical Organisation president says doctors favour ‘universal healthcare’Sun Apr 12 2015 - 12:01
Some 24-hour health services may have to be curtailed to meet limits on doctors’ hoursVaradkar says political leadership will be needed if EU rules are to be implementedSat Apr 11 2015 - 17:04
Govt ‘to seek extra productivity in return for pay rises’Leo Varadkar says he would find it hard to accept pay deal at expense of servicesSat Apr 11 2015 - 16:02
Severe transport disruption likely as bus drivers vote to strikeDispute over plan for 10 per cent of routes operated by companies to go out to tenderSat Apr 11 2015 - 11:25
Varadkar to back ‘zero budgeting’ exercise for health serviceMinister to tell IMO conference no extra funding will be given to inefficient servicesFri Apr 10 2015 - 22:30
Free GP care scheme for children under age 6 to come into effect in July‘Major step’ in improving access, quality and affordability of care, says VaradkarFri Apr 10 2015 - 01:00
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
