Hundreds of patients who underwent colonoscopies in Wexford recalledConcerns raised about quality of medical procedures at hospitalFri Feb 27 2015 - 21:01
Sinn Féin government would involve ‘rule of fear’Leo Varadkar says members make ‘worship of the party line their religion’Fri Feb 27 2015 - 14:31
Polarised views on minimum wage even before new commission is launchedEmployers rejects plans for raise as unions demand increase on €8.65 rateFri Feb 27 2015 - 01:00
Michael D Higgins says job insecurity fears must be addressedPresident stresses need to help those in precarious employment during RCSI lectureThu Feb 26 2015 - 18:38
Morally wrong for working household to be poor - Kenny80,000 will be removed from the scope of USCThu Feb 26 2015 - 14:06
Swiss refused request for help to pursue HSBC prosecutionsRevenue sought assistance to bring some of those named in leaked bank files before Irish courtsThu Feb 26 2015 - 01:00
British regulator may be key for IAG in Aer Lingus takeover bidIncoming Aer Lingus chief wants airline to be allowed manage sale of Ryanair 29.8% stakeThu Feb 26 2015 - 01:00
Siptu to seek job assurances before backing Aer Lingus saleUnion officials caution members’ job security fears yet to be allayedWed Feb 25 2015 - 20:47
Business group Isme calls for national minimum wage to be scrappedGroup urges reforms to allow people earn up to €20,000 without being taxedTue Feb 24 2015 - 17:33
Salary one reason HSE director quit to go back to AustraliaDr Tony O’Connell resigned unexpectedly in January after nine months in €147,549 jobTue Feb 24 2015 - 09:37
Employers say no justification for increasing minimum wageIbec claims rise could threaten business viabilityTue Feb 24 2015 - 01:00
Dublin Bus staff to have terms and conditions restored ahead of scheduleControversial 19-month cost-saving plan was scheduled to run until the summerMon Feb 23 2015 - 18:23
Aer Lingus unions step back from IAG bid supportTrade unions to meet incoming CEO Stephen Kavanagh this weekMon Feb 23 2015 - 09:36
Plans for plain tobacco product packaging to go aheadGovernment ignores legal threat from tobacco firms over new Public Health BillFri Feb 20 2015 - 17:42
Talks begin on pay increase claim for staff at Bus ÉireannNational Bus and Rail Union says its members due 6 per cent rise under agreementsFri Feb 20 2015 - 01:00
VHI complained to gardaí over alleged fraud by providerAfter inquiries into inappropriate billing, state insurer recovered in region of €20mFri Feb 20 2015 - 01:00
Out-patient waiting list surges to more than 385,000Public hospital waiting lists continue to grow, new HSE figures showThu Feb 19 2015 - 17:01
Low Pay Commission to be chaired by former bankerDonal de Buitléir heads new eight-member body advising on national minimum wageTue Feb 17 2015 - 18:08
Free GP care plan delayed by three yearsLeo Varadkar ‘absolutely confident we will have the over 70s by the summer’Mon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
Nurses signal restoration on terms could be ‘spread over time’Document to 40,000 members indicates continuing campaign until cuts reversedMon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
Surplus of €55m from health insurance scheme absorbed by exchequerJames Reilly had sought talks with Finance officials on how money could be spentMon Feb 16 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar: Insufficient effort to tackle hospital overcrowdingSituation in A&E ‘now considerably worse than this time last year or the year before’Sun Feb 15 2015 - 19:33
PAC to investigate spending of €50m on Thorton HallPlanned prison development in Co Dublin to replace Mountjoy was later shelvedFri Feb 13 2015 - 01:00
Fine Gael TD says collective bargaining could deter foreign investmentIntroduction of new workers rights legislation is key issue for trade union movementThu Feb 12 2015 - 13:32
Patients face ‘clinical risks’ over shortfall, records revealHSE only received half additional money it sought to run health services in 2015Thu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
HSE budget revelations likely to prompt further questionsOpposition likely to seek answers on what clinical risks affected by lack of fundingThu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
Dunnes Stores claims right not to engage with trade unionsMembers of Mandate to ballot for industrial action over Labour Court recommendationsWed Feb 11 2015 - 16:10
Varadkar denies plan to require patients to have insurance to access certain GP proceduresMinister rejects warning by Irish Medical OrganisationTue Feb 10 2015 - 16:27
Higher pension deadline for public service staff extendedStaff have until June 2016 to retire if pensions to be calculated on pre-Haddington Road payTue Feb 10 2015 - 14:17
Pay now on the table as economy improvesWith unemployment falling to just over 10% workers’ bargaining power is recoveringMon Feb 09 2015 - 01:00
Nurses seeking reversal of pay cuts and pension levyINMO says it is ‘pay back time’ ahead of talks with GovernmentSun Feb 08 2015 - 19:44
Ictu calls for action on income distributionOutgoing leader David Begg tells conference Ireland needs initiative to halt inequalityFri Feb 06 2015 - 19:39
Helipad upgrade at Galway hospital cost more than three times original estimateFinal cost of works on helipad surface exceeded €70,000, HSE audit saysThu Feb 05 2015 - 21:49
Hospital consultants may not have been qualifiedHSE audit finds two consultants hired through agency may not be specialistsThu Feb 05 2015 - 21:37
Doctors must tell patients of errors, under new Varadkar lawLike a motoring ‘hit and run’ for doctors to fail to make such disclosures, says MinisterThu Feb 05 2015 - 18:04
Hotels say wage-setting a would hit job creationLabour minster critical of hotels over boycott of new wage-setting arrangementsThu Feb 05 2015 - 11:01
Low-pay group to get powers to gradually raise minimum wageGovernment set to argue that higher proposed ‘living wage’ is on voluntary basis onlyThu Feb 05 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar may use legislative powers to cut drug prices if no deal reached with industryTalks on cuts have reached stalemate in recent weeksMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
Dispute over doctors’ pay threatened to close services at PortiunculaHospital relies on locum staff to run servicesMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar to announce new national cancer strategyReport on implementation of cancer reforms to be launched todayMon Feb 02 2015 - 01:00
Siptu out of touch in seeking 5% pay rise, says employers’ groupIbec says €11.45 living wage is utterly impractical and would destroy job creationSun Feb 01 2015 - 22:01
Siptu calls for 5% pay increases and €11.45 minimum wageIbec says trade union’s statement is reckless, foolish and detached from economic realitySat Jan 31 2015 - 15:04
Siptu to seek 5% pay rises across public and private sectorsUnion chief Jack O’Connor signals campaign to seek €11.45 per hour minimum living wageSat Jan 31 2015 - 08:11
HSE to carry out internal audit of staff upgrade processHSE seeks to examine process of ‘regularising’ acting staff to higher gradesSat Jan 31 2015 - 01:00
Consultant pay proposals criticised by medical groupIrish Hospital Consultants Association says Government plans will fail to attract talentWed Jan 28 2015 - 18:39
HSE expected to advertise 200 consultant postsIrish Medical Organisation backs revised pay deal by margin of 60% to 40%Tue Jan 27 2015 - 21:45
VHI to cut prices on 7 of its lowest cost health plansMove which will apply from March is a sign spiralling health insurance prices have easedTue Jan 27 2015 - 13:03
PAC not to interview civil servant who made allegations of tax evasion against politiciansMcDonald says mechanism to investigate claims must be found by GovernmentFri Jan 23 2015 - 01:00
Public Accounts Committee decides against calling whistleblower to appearCivil servant has made allegations of tax evasion against former senior politiciansThu Jan 22 2015 - 14:50
Challenges ahead as Patricia King takes helm of Irish trade union movementUnions face having to meet expectations of members as economy improvesWed Jan 21 2015 - 18:47
