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
New consultant deal offers retrospective lump sumsSenior figures say move does not mean general public sector cuts under Croke Park and Haddington Road agreements will be reversedMon Jul 28 2014 - 01:00
Hospital consultants to be offered 24% pay riseIncreases would see entry-level salaries rise to maximum €175,000Sat Jul 26 2014 - 01:00
Minister for Transport defends plan for privatisation of bus routesMove aimed at securing better service at the same cost, says Paschal DonohoeFri Jul 25 2014 - 01:08
New estimates suggest HSE will face deficit of €450m-€500m for the yearSupplementary funding expected in autumnFri Jul 25 2014 - 01:01
Hospital consultants seek increased funding and staffingIHCA warns of excessive cuts, Howlin says health spending has been static since 2011Thu Jul 24 2014 - 13:54
Ministers told to rein in spending and allow for tax cutsGovernment plans to ease tax burden on low- and middle-income familiesThu Jul 24 2014 - 01:07
Siptu committee rejects airline pension planImpact to ballot on proposals to resolve row with Aer Lingus and Dublin Airport Authority over insolvent retirement schemeThu Jul 24 2014 - 01:00
Cabinet agrees €44m water charge subsidies and plan for free GP care for childrenPlan for free GP cards for all children over the next three yearsWed Jul 23 2014 - 16:19
Siptu says HSE has ‘gone soft’ on pay top-up for senior managersUnion criticises move by HSE to seek approval for agencies to retain top-up payWed Jul 23 2014 - 12:27
Unite provides €10,000 to support striking Greyhound workers in DublinTrade union delegation visits picket line at the waste recycling facilityWed Jul 23 2014 - 01:00
Staff at Limerick hospitals protest over pay of executiveManager, employed under a contract, was paid €258,000 over a 13-month periodTue Jul 22 2014 - 13:10
New union chief to campaign for the early reversal of pay cuts for higher civil servantsNew secretary general appointed to AHCPSTue Jul 22 2014 - 08:51
Plan to cut €10m from health spend with GMS scheme savings is shelvedAdditional savings to come from reference pricing initiativeTue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00
Over €100,000 paid to 24 bosses at funded bodiesHSE gives Oireachtas Committee details of executive pay levels in grant-aided bodiesTue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00
HSE defends filling 1,100 posts without interviewsFG senator says taking such action ‘wrong’ and calls for review of hiring proceduresSun Jul 20 2014 - 18:07
Stoppage by bus workers next Wednesday is deferredLRC to host talks in privatisation disputeFri Jul 18 2014 - 18:46
Iarnród pay cut plan ‘provocative’ says rail unionNBRU to ballot 500 members at State train operator on action up to and including strikeFri Jul 18 2014 - 17:54
Unions say no room for tax cuts next yearIctu budget submission urges that water charges be restricted to high-income homesThu Jul 17 2014 - 12:27
Bus workers to stage 90-minute stoppageNBRU members to organise protest march in Dublin next WednesdayWed Jul 16 2014 - 14:29
Bus privatisation will ‘inevitably’ mean industrial unrestSiptu says proposals for some bus routes are flawed and a bad deal for passengers and staffTue Jul 15 2014 - 15:45
New plans for regulation of assisted human reproduction by the end of the yearDepartment of Health to submit proposals to GovernentTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
Hospital chief will receive the prevailing pay rate from January under new contractNew pay rate set at €136,000 per yearTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
New “super junior” will have to oversee key issues of low pay and collective bargainingIncreased wage rates likely to face oppositionSat Jul 12 2014 - 01:01
Siptu members reject cost-saving plan at Iarnród ÉireannMove increases chances of strike action by rail workersFri Jul 11 2014 - 12:52
Hospitals’ income increased by €30million in first five months of the yearGovernment raised private bed charges last yearFri Jul 11 2014 - 01:01
Strike at South Dublin County Council avertedUnion accepts Labour Relations Commission proposals aimed at resolving disputeWed Jul 09 2014 - 21:12
GP and assistant claimed for work at centre that closed two years earlierAudit finds deficiencies in addiction servicesTue Jul 08 2014 - 01:00
Garth Brooks gigs may get new dates to save Croke Park showsApplication for five gigs held over six days may be fast-trackedMon Jul 07 2014 - 07:58
Siptu to decide on pay cut proposals for staff at Iarnród ÉireannRally and march to take place over strike at Greyhound bin-collection companyMon Jul 07 2014 - 01:01
Over 60 health managers claim legal rights to top-up payAdditional payments ended for 43 executivesFri Jul 04 2014 - 01:01
