Irish Workers Union says action could resume if progress not made

Expanding capacity for detainees would undermine safety, caution workers

Management at facility challenges claims on staffing and safety, noting independent review on way

Some 98% of voters reject offers that weighted increases heavily in favour of higher grades

Rachana Nagaraja was told she ‘might have a chance next September’ – ‘and I think that’s because I cried’

New recruits being brought to Republic at the rate of six every week

Company identifies potential to add to the tally of 8% women drivers

Ictu general secretary Owen Reidy on his long trade union family pedigree, the time his family fell victim to an IRA bank raid and the problems organised labour faces in Ireland

Talks expected to take place next week after confirmation of withdrawal from medical device testing

‘Many titans of industry past and present owe our father some gratitude for making or saving their businesses when times were tough,’ son says

Residents near site of blaze at Wimbletown had been warned to close windows

New powers on way for Dental Council to act against members of profession falling short of requirements

Trade unions and business organisations broadly agree on the problem and even share some common ground on solutions

Action at medical device standards watchdog ‘not about numbers but the principle’, union says

Jim Sheridan, Troy Parrott and Olivia O’Toole also called for the preservation of recreational area in Dublin city centre