Department of Finance warned ministers viability of State was at riskLenihan said cuts of €3 billion were needed on current expenditure side for budget of 2010Tue Dec 16 2014 - 01:00
Minister repeats his support for bus tendering planUnions warn of industrial relations conflict if moves goes aheadMon Dec 15 2014 - 19:34
Minimum wage should be increased over time, says NashMinister seeking members for the Government’s new Low Pay CommissionMon Dec 15 2014 - 13:22
In Praise of . . . Waterford Crystal workersWaterford Crystal lump sum payments a ‘mini-stimulus for Waterford’Sat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00
Dead babies placed in coffins of unrelated adults until ’80s, HSE saysScale of ‘tandem burial’ practice and how it developed unknownThu Dec 11 2014 - 19:02
Beaumont should be off-call due to severe overcrowding - nursesINMO says hospital staff at ‘breaking point’ with 92 patients in emergency departmentThu Dec 11 2014 - 18:08
Howlin says pay not most important factor for jobseekersPublic service ‘cannot expect to attract personnel on basis of more generous pay’Wed Dec 10 2014 - 18:44
About 28,000 have applied for Civil Service clerical officer postsHowlin says demand for public service posts is high after lifting of moratoriumTue Dec 09 2014 - 21:42
Hiqa cool on plan for undercover care centre inspectionsCovert activities could impede human rights by invading privacy, says watchdog chiefTue Dec 09 2014 - 19:43
Varadkar says he will seek 3-4% health spending increase if economy growsMinister says Ireland asked to pay more than other countries for the exact same drugsTue Dec 09 2014 - 17:03
Varadkar backs use of undercover abuse investigationsÁras Attracta patient abuse responsibility goes ‘to top’ of HSETue Dec 09 2014 - 15:21
Government guidelines will be too late to alter media landscape, says NUJAlex White says it is ‘undesirable’ for one person to hold excessive influence in industryTue Dec 09 2014 - 01:00
IMO warns of legal action if HSE does not pay allowanceUnion says HSE could be in contempt of court over failure to pay non-consultant doctorsMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00
Waterford Crystal pension deal to go to CabinetDeal involves lump sum of €1,000 per year of serviceMon Dec 08 2014 - 01:00
Attracting and retaining public service staff a challenge, warns HowlinPublic service facing pressures in some area from private sector competition for staffFri Dec 05 2014 - 13:36
Ansbacher: Hard to see how row over alleged tax evasion will runRevenue chair says Gerry Ryan material did not lead to additional Ansbacher casesFri Dec 05 2014 - 01:00
Whistleblower’s Ansbacher files were ‘fully examined’ – FeehilyPublic Accounts Committee is questioning the Revenue CommissionersThu Dec 04 2014 - 21:49
2002 inquiry found 200 with secret Ansbacher accountsEven more secret Ansbacher accounts existed, official Gerry Ryan claimedWed Dec 03 2014 - 22:02
Harney says O’Malley not factor in calling halt to inquiryMary Lou McDonald says allegations made of obstruction of investigationWed Dec 03 2014 - 21:37
Committee will not identify alleged tax evaders in hearing with RevenuePublic Accounts Committee to decide if it will call civil servant who submitted dossierWed Dec 03 2014 - 10:35
Pension levy cut to be priority in public service pay talksNegotiations likely to get under way in May, with October deadlineThu Nov 27 2014 - 01:00
Varadkar to reverse fall in number of nurses in public hospitalsMinister says 85 managers have contractual entitlement to top-up paymentsThu Nov 27 2014 - 01:00
Department of Health seeks cuts in Child and Family AgencyTusla is struggling to respond to needs of thousands of children at risk of abuse and neglectWed Nov 26 2014 - 08:51
Siptu wants 1,000 hospital staff made permanent on higher payUnion move follows revelation that number of senior managers increased by 10%Tue Nov 25 2014 - 12:33
Health service agency staff bill could reach €326mRise in agency costs linked to fall in number of directly-employed staffTue Nov 25 2014 - 09:13
HSE ups number of executives by 10% despite cutsIncrease in numbers took place as figures for nurses and support staff fellTue Nov 25 2014 - 01:00
Health considers allowing 85 managers keep top up payExecutives may retain money on a personal basisMon Nov 24 2014 - 07:08
Unions likely to seek pay increases as economy improvesMove towards workers requesting return of concessions yielded during the recessionMon Nov 24 2014 - 01:41
Cost of water meters €100 million more than estimatedBord Gáis says forecasts for Government produced before detailed survey work completedSun Nov 23 2014 - 17:26
Burton associate ‘kicked and beaten’ in Jobstown protest, claims Begg‘Some of the violence last weekend was not in the interest of workers,’ says ICTU headSat Nov 22 2014 - 19:14
Engineering union to seek 5% pay riseTEEU wants to recoup pension concessions given over ‘seven years of hardship’Sat Nov 22 2014 - 14:51
Ictu warns State may be sued by US firms if minimum wage raisedProposed EU/US trade pact would be ‘profoundly undemocratic’ says union leaderSat Nov 22 2014 - 11:17
Whistleblower raises concerns about nursing bodyCorrespondence with department sent under new protected disclosure provisionsSat Nov 22 2014 - 07:58
Nursing board urged to reach fee deal with unionsHealth Minister concerned for patient safety if nurses de-registered for failure to payThu Nov 20 2014 - 08:20
Irish Water management and Siptu to have further talks on bonus paymentsSiptu says unilateral changes to terms and conditions for staff “unacceptable”Thu Nov 20 2014 - 01:00
Permanent water cap to be set in lawNew charges will be fixed at €160 for families and €60 for single adult housesWed Nov 19 2014 - 01:00
2,000 nurses, midwives protest over hike in registration feeNursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland increase fee by 50 per cent to €150Tue Nov 18 2014 - 15:21
Nurses and midwives to protest increased retention feesNursing unions backed by Siptu urge non-payment in response to NMBI increaseTue Nov 18 2014 - 12:07
Nash extends zero-hour study to low-hour jobsMinister says he will legislate or regulate on contracts if requiredTue Nov 18 2014 - 01:00
Labour minister Ged Nash hits out at ‘thuggish’ water protestersMichael Noonan heckled by water charges protesters in LimerickMon Nov 17 2014 - 11:22
Dublin Bus looking at possibility of all-night services in cityKey talks with unions on plan to put 10% of routes out to tenderFri Nov 14 2014 - 01:01
Harney directed dossier information be given to tribunalsFormer tánaiste directed Ryan to pass on information to Mahon and MoriartyFri Nov 14 2014 - 00:59
Bruton to meet civil servant at centre of dossier claimsDocuments contain tax evasion allegations involving several senior politiciansWed Nov 12 2014 - 01:00
Striking down of pay deals has led to race to bottom, say unionsLRC chief says competition over labour costs inimical to harmonious industrial relationsTue Nov 11 2014 - 17:37
TD wants disclosure on tax allegationsRobert Dowds says public need to know if private banking arrangement existedTue Nov 11 2014 - 01:00
AG has not advised on tax evasion dossier - KennyTaoiseach says very important tax evasion claims be ‘teased out and investigated’Mon Nov 10 2014 - 17:40
Varadkar rules out restrictions on hepatitis C and HIV payoutsDepartment of Health says Mary Harney when minister drew up draft Bill for such changesMon Nov 10 2014 - 11:31
Bruton accused of ignoring tax allegation evidenceCivil servant alleges ‘interference with administration of justice’Mon Nov 10 2014 - 01:00
Civil servant claims gardaí never given documentRyan says he passed witness statement to MinisterMon Nov 10 2014 - 01:00
Plan for quotas for Civil Service ‘outsiders’ abandonedCoalition had promised third of posts reserved for external candidatesMon Nov 10 2014 - 01:00
