Greyhound workers to vote on revised pay proposalsDeal would see some staff getting redundancy and others being compensatedSun Sept 21 2014 - 16:46
Pickets placed on school building site in DublinTrade union claims some bricklayers were earning less than €5 per hourFri Sept 19 2014 - 18:14
Brendan Howlin offers €600m in spending across departments‘Leeway’ of €600m in next month’s budget, Minister tells CabinetThu Sept 18 2014 - 01:00
Talks on revised GP contracts to start next monthIMO and Government to look at scope, content and fee structure to applyWed Sept 17 2014 - 20:06
Donohoe says tendering for bus routes means ‘greater choice’Unions warns move could lead to industrial actionWed Sept 17 2014 - 15:38
Varadkar says cutting 700 health staff a month not possibleMinister says meeting Government targets would require compulsory redundanciesWed Sept 17 2014 - 01:00
HSE says up to 700 jobs per month must go to meet new cutsDepartment of Health and HSE say service told to reduce number of whole-time employeesTue Sept 16 2014 - 02:23
Medical bodies criticise official doubts over alleged exodus of GPsIMO says Department of Health data is misleadingSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Varadkar says he does not expect health cuts set out by his department to go aheadTaoiseach says no decisions have been made on health spending in budgetSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
Health crisis: cuts would lead to ‘draconian’ measuresDepartment warns emergency departments would close at nightFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:02
Report casts doubt on GP exodusDepartment of Health report says more GPs working in State schemes than beforeFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00
Health department warns against more funding cutsReport says health needs €500 million moreFri Sept 12 2014 - 01:00
Insurers welcome Varadkar proposals for health insurance price dealCompanies warn stamp duty not only driver of cost increasesTue Sept 09 2014 - 01:01
Department of Health says it told James Reilly more work required on his reform proposalsBriefing material given to new Minister forHealth Leo Varadkar said proposals were “unworkable”Tue Sept 09 2014 - 01:01
Medical organisations called it right on consultants’ pay cutIt can be argued that the Government’s decision to cut the pay rate of consultants has backfiredTue Sept 09 2014 - 01:00
James Reilly says controversial health service reform proposals were part of agreed Government policyOfficial Department of Health briefing material given to Leo Varadkar described proposals as “unworkable”Mon Sept 08 2014 - 01:01
Why Leo Varadkar is looking at the private health insurance sectorMinister for Health aims to stabilise turmoil in the sector as people give up private policiesMon Sept 08 2014 - 01:01
Review into departure of Aer Lingus Training OmbudsmanGilroy says she could not persuade review board of her concernsMon Sept 08 2014 - 01:00
HSE buys Mount Carmel Hospital for reported €11 millionFacility is likely to be used for step-down careSun Sept 07 2014 - 17:35
Varadkar told Reilly’s reform proposals were ‘unworkable’Plans involved establishing number of agencies to replace the HSEFri Sept 05 2014 - 20:57
Weekend rail strike averted after late-night dealManagement to withdraw pay cuts of between 1.7 and 6 per cent for three weeksWed Sept 03 2014 - 06:29
IMO to put hospital consultant pay proposals to ballotProposals are ‘an improvement but do not restore full parity’Wed Sept 03 2014 - 00:55
IMO calls for new Government approach to free GP careDoctors should be taken seriously as stakeholder in the health service, union saysTue Sept 02 2014 - 19:43
Talks aimed at ending Iarnród Éireann pay dispute continueUnions have planned to stage further strikes on Sunday and MondayTue Sept 02 2014 - 19:12
Government looks at establishing new wage- setting system for waste management sectorMove comes as Greyhound dispute continuesTue Sept 02 2014 - 01:00
Enda Kenny warns against further rail strike actionTaoiseach calls on both sides to continue talks aimed at avoiding two-day stoppageMon Sept 01 2014 - 09:30
Haddington road to frame hospital consultant dealIHCA criticism of pay proposals rejected as body not party to Haddington accordSat Aug 30 2014 - 08:56
Iarnród Éireann facing €20 million losses even after pay cutsExploratory talks involving unions and management to be held todaySat Aug 30 2014 - 06:19
HSE to advertise for consultants on higher pay ratesProposals from Labour Relations Commission not agreed by Irish Medical OrganisationWed Aug 27 2014 - 11:22
Negotiations on hospital consultants’ deal break downIMO had concerns over elements of package which were performance relatedWed Aug 27 2014 - 07:14
Minister says strikes cost Iarnród Éireann €1.5 million in lost revenueDonohoe says Labour Relations Commission stands ready to intervene in disputeWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:01
Unions warn rail dispute could escalate furtherThree days of strikes planned for next monthTue Aug 26 2014 - 01:00
Siptu warns rail dispute will escalate unless pay cuts reversedCommuters struggle to get to work on the second day of industrial actionsMon Aug 25 2014 - 12:38
Second day of train strike set to affect 100,000 peopleBackbench Fine Gael TD Olivia Mitchell says strike is futileMon Aug 25 2014 - 01:12
Train operator says it will run out of money by middle of next year without cost cutsCompany says rail strike will put jobs at riskMon Aug 25 2014 - 01:00
Rail strike analysis: Sometimes strikes unavoidable as parties so far apartMinster says industrial relations machinery will engage at appropriate timeMon Aug 25 2014 - 01:00
Action over pay cuts hits 60,000 commuters on first dayWorkers say productivity deal agreed but company came back looking for moreMon Aug 25 2014 - 01:00
Rail strike disrupting travel for 160,000 passengersIndustrial action to hit All-Ireland football semi-final between Mayo and KerrySun Aug 24 2014 - 11:19
Union blames Government and Irish Rail for train strikeNBRU says it is ‘regrettable’ dispute will hit public as 160,000 face disruptionSat Aug 23 2014 - 15:36
Irish Rail chief to return early from holiday in advance of strikeCompany set to lose €500,000 in State funding if services cancelled as plannedFri Aug 22 2014 - 00:20
Tests under way for Ebola following Donegal deathMan who died had been working in an area of Africa affected by the virus outbreakThu Aug 21 2014 - 18:11
FF seeks debate on publication of GP and dentist earningsHSE removed details of payments from websiteTue Jul 29 2014 - 16:18
Talks to take place in dispute over executive pay at Limerick hospital groupImpact members have been undertaking industrial action over what they view as ‘excessive’ payTue Jul 29 2014 - 15:15
Consultants’ pay could reach €175,000 under new Government proposalsHigher payments would come from mix of staged rises and long-term incrementsTue Jul 29 2014 - 01:02
High-powered review group composed of individuals of wide-ranging experienceMembers had expertise in policing, law public adminstration and governanceMon Jul 28 2014 - 14:59
State facing €1 billion bill for medical negligence claimsCost of clinical claims estimated to riseMon Jul 28 2014 - 01:05
Government set to cut Hiqa budget to recoup alleged overpayment to senior directorsHiqa says it received official approval to pay amounts to directorsMon Jul 28 2014 - 01:01
