Student accommodation crisis: ‘My commute takes two hours if there are no train delays’Two-thirds of those surveyed, aged 18-24, believe they would be better off in other countriesWed Sept 10 2025 - 06:00
‘A generation of students is losing out’: State trailing behind globally in education spending, OECD findsReport indicates Ireland’s ratio of 19 students per member of teaching staff exceeds OECD average of 15 to oneTue Sept 09 2025 - 19:42
Irish Mirror and Star journalists to be hit by Reach group redundanciesUK group is seeking to place a greater emphasis on video, audio and web contentMon Sept 08 2025 - 22:28
Industrial action at Dublin Fire Brigade postponed to allow talks at WRCUnion says firefighters’ safety concerns all but ignored since October 2022Mon Sept 08 2025 - 16:20
Schools work to clear backlogs after caretaker, secretary strike as union declares victoryFórsa believes secretaries and caretakers have achieved their main goals, although negotiations lie ahead on detail Sun Sept 07 2025 - 10:37
Conor McGregor has ‘negligible chance’ of securing presidential nomination, Tánaiste saysFormer TD Marc MacSharry has been surveying councillors in research to gauge interest in possible Bob Geldof tilt at the ÁrasFri Sept 05 2025 - 22:08
Fórsa suspends strike by school secretaries and caretakersFórsa says ‘key element’ of agreement is a commitment to negotiate comparable pension entitlements to those of teachers and SNAs Fri Sept 05 2025 - 22:01
Fórsa declines to suspend week-old strike by school secretaries and caretakersGreater disruption to school services ‘inevitable’ if resolution not reached, say principalsFri Sept 05 2025 - 06:00
National Ambulance Service staff reject deal aimed at addressing long-running rowProposal brokered by Labour Court and recommended for acceptance by two unionsThu Sept 04 2025 - 18:16
‘Our absence impacts the children’: School secretaries and caretakers continue strike over work conditionsSecretary says she wants ‘dignity’ and to retire not into povertyTue Sept 02 2025 - 16:48
RTÉ on course to shed more than 100 jobs this year, says Kevin BakhurstMore than 300 staff members have expressed interest in voluntary exit schemeMon Sept 01 2025 - 20:32
SNAs refuse to cross picket line at two special schools in DublinSpecial needs assistants supporting secretaries and caretakers striking over pensionsMon Sept 01 2025 - 17:27
Dublin firefighters vote for industrial action over call-out changes affecting ambulancesUnion says pressing on with changes without consulting staff would be ‘not only arrogant and insulting but also reckless’Mon Sept 01 2025 - 13:12
How to talk openly about your mental health in the modern workplaceEmployee assistance programmes are becoming more popular because they represent win-win measures for workers and companiesMon Sept 01 2025 - 06:01
Nepalese restaurant worker has €23,000 award overturned over delay in making complaintSuman Bhurtel was found to have been paid €8.24 an hour while working 70-hour weeks at Castleisland’s Chicken ClubWed Aug 20 2025 - 10:00
Retirement age is a battleground for companies, workers and unionsComplaints continue as growing number of workers seek to stay on and employers adapt to changing landscapeMon Aug 18 2025 - 05:37
Indian health workers in Ireland: ‘Any nurse getting ready to come here will now be warned’Amid increased awareness of racist attacks on Indian nationals, healthcare professionals say nurses and doctors from India are nervous to work in IrelandThu Aug 14 2025 - 06:00
Thousands of ChatGPT conversations accessible online despite efforts to erase themReport highlights difficulty with erasing online posts once they have been made publicMon Aug 11 2025 - 18:54
Two online influencers found in breach of advertising standards over product postsThey should have been clearer over online messages being advertisements, says watchdogFri Aug 08 2025 - 18:31
Cost of hiring agency staff in hospitals hit €380m last yearHSE says high spend was despite intensive recruitment efforts, but David Cullinane criticises figures as ‘completely unacceptable’ Fri Aug 08 2025 - 06:00
Union and Bank of Ireland in row over changes to hybrid working arrangements FSU instructs members in BOI to continue current working practices and not to agree to changes due to take effect on September 1stThu Aug 07 2025 - 18:27
Agency nurse’s two complaints alleging penalisation rejected by Labour CourtGerard Foy had reported a colleague for pouring water over a patient at the residential facilityWed Aug 06 2025 - 06:00
Hilary Weston, who helped build Penneys and Brown Thomas, has died aged 83From Dún Laoghaire, Hilary Weston became a prominent figure in business and philanthropic circles in UK and CanadaMon Aug 04 2025 - 11:59
‘My jaw hit the floor’: OpenAI disables ChatGPT feature that made user prompts accessible on search enginesPrivate and commercially sensitive material made accessible on the internet as users fail to understand impact of chatbot feature Fri Aug 01 2025 - 21:23
Ireland fined €1.54m for delay in writing EU work-life balance directive into law Ictu says Ireland has tended to be bad at transposing directives into Irish law but officials say we are currently ranked second best Fri Aug 01 2025 - 17:31
Politicians among 400,000 public servants to receive pay rise as part of national deal This will be the fifth of seven scheduled increases under the terms of national pay dealFri Aug 01 2025 - 11:55
Senior X executive concedes 48-hour window for Twitter staff to decide future was ‘not ideal’ Labour Court hearing X appeal of €550,131 award by Workplace Relations Commission to former senior manager in social media group’s Dublin office Wed Jul 30 2025 - 18:26
Paramedics to vote on proposal for ending extended dispute at National Ambulance ServiceBallot to take place on deal providing basic pay rises of more than 20% in return for work practice-changes and loss of premium paymentsWed Jul 30 2025 - 18:10
Twitter challenges €550,000 WRC award to former Dublin-based manager it says took ‘enhanced opportunity’ to depart job Labour Court hears former Twitter executive is over €16,000 out of pocket each month since failure to sign Musk’s ‘hard core’ email saw his ousted Tue Jul 29 2025 - 13:58
Hundreds gather in Tallaght for antiracism protest after Indian man stripped and stabbed in attackViolent attack is ‘not who the people of Kilnamanagh are’, crowd hearsFri Jul 25 2025 - 22:17
Three care workers injured in latest incident at OberstownConcern over staffing levels at facility where 13 have been reported injured since start of JuneFri Jul 25 2025 - 18:12
Chef working for Camile restaurant awarded €39,000 by WRC after dispute over pay and time offDispute started when he was told he was being moved from Cork to Dublin after trying to claim €308 sick payThu Jul 24 2025 - 10:00
Solicitor facing professional misconduct allegations over handling of €100,000 in client accountMichael A O’Brien, solicitor and principal of a firm of the same name based in Carrick on Suir, Co Tipperary, denies any wrongdoingWed Jul 23 2025 - 18:48
New consultation on work permit system announcedLast year about 40,000 permits were granted to workers from outside the EEAWed Jul 23 2025 - 06:00
Mandate union’s membership down by one-third in five years Decline has been broadly similar across both genders Fri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
‘Disgusting’: Leading Irish charities accused of hypocrisy for failing to work with unionsEmployers in the sector taking ‘disgusting’ approach, says union organiser Fri Jul 11 2025 - 06:00
More than 300 sportspeople sign letter urging Central Bank to change stance on approving Israel bondsFootballers James McClean and Ruesha Littlejohn, former rugby internationals Tony Ward and Trevor Hogan among signatoriesThu Jul 10 2025 - 19:17
Proposed defamation law reforms fall short of addressing free-speech concerns, say campaignersThirty organisations including RTÉ, NUJ and Council for Civil Liberties urge Seanad to amend BillThu Jul 10 2025 - 06:00
Dublin Airport security ‘left my Aran Islands and west coast images damaged’, says US photographerSpecialist film left ‘foggy’ after search by airport security staffThu Jul 10 2025 - 06:00
Impact of AI on hiring being felt in accountancy sectorRemote work still important to professional staff, survey findsThu Jul 10 2025 - 06:00
Siptu spent just €15,000 from €1.3m political donations fund, accounts showOnly one candidate received the union’s financial backing for the 2024 European electionsTue Jul 08 2025 - 14:49
Ireland should hold another referendum on women in the home, UN committee saysGovernment should assess reasons referendum failed and not give up on issue, according to CEDAW Mon Jul 07 2025 - 17:39
Redundancies at Romero Games after project funding cancelledAbout 100 jobs are to be lost in move reportedly linked to Microsoft cutsFri Jul 04 2025 - 14:00
Shop stewards being targeted in companies opposed to union recognition, Ictu conference hearsPhil Ní Sheaghdha, elected as union body’s new president, says dilution of workers’ rights unacceptable even at a time of uncertaintyThu Jul 03 2025 - 18:00
Men must call out misogyny and gender violence, union conference hearsIctu’s Owen Reidy says aggressive misogyny has become more mainstream Wed Jul 02 2025 - 20:52
Apprenticeship pay a big problem for hitting construction targets, Ictu congress toldApprentices face earning about €7 an hour, or less, under the terms of current regulationsWed Jul 02 2025 - 16:02
Government ‘pandering to whims of employers’ by choosing VAT cut over ending child poverty, Ictu conference toldHousing crisis causing huge problems for workers, conference hears Tue Jul 01 2025 - 23:18
Hospitals allowed to act like ‘independent republics’ for too long, says Minister for HealthProductivity dashboard showing activity levels, waiting lists and more will ‘hold healthcare facilities to account’Thu Jun 26 2025 - 20:11
Most financial sector workers believe AI will lead to job losses – FSU surveyAlmost 90% believe AI will prompt job displacement and 60% feel less secure in their roles than five years agoThu Jun 26 2025 - 06:00
RTÉ staff vote to accept pay rise of 6% over 2.5 yearsAnyone earning less than €50,000 next year to get extra 0.5% on topWed Jun 25 2025 - 20:18
