‘I was right all along’: Woman diagnosed after years of severe and wide-ranging symptomsSurvey finds half of women who experience menopause say it impacts attendanceMon Aug 24 2026 - 11:00
Brazilian au pair awarded €10,000 after 18 ‘harrowing’ weeks working for familyPlaintiff tells WRC that soon after starting, she was asked to sign a contract for 70 hours, but for the same money, which she refused to do Mon Aug 24 2026 - 06:00
Councils entitled to enforce firefighter retirement ages – Labour Court Court overturns decision of Workplace Relations Commission to award Paul Curran €15,000 for age discriminationSun Aug 23 2026 - 10:00
Dublin care workers’ strike ends after Labour Court recommends letting pay review proceedIrish Workers Union says action could resume if progress not made Thu Aug 20 2026 - 15:17
Oberstown ‘running on fumes for years’, says care worker striking over staffing Expanding capacity for detainees would undermine safety, caution workers Tue Aug 18 2026 - 16:10
Oberstown staff ‘face increased risks to personal safety’, says union Management at facility challenges claims on staffing and safety, noting independent review on wayTue Aug 18 2026 - 06:00
Childcare workers in Siptu reject pay offers on new minimum ratesSome 98% of voters reject offers that weighted increases heavily in favour of higher gradesMon Aug 17 2026 - 20:34
Ireland’s childcare black spots: ‘I have knocked at every creche door. I don’t want to quit my job’Rachana Nagaraja was told she ‘might have a chance next September’ – ‘and I think that’s because I cried’Tue Aug 11 2026 - 06:00
‘A bus went by with Join Dublin Bus on it. It was like a eureka moment’Company identifies potential to add to the tally of 8% women driversMon Aug 10 2026 - 06:00
Dublin Bus has hired almost 100 drivers from South AfricaNew recruits being brought to Republic at the rate of six every week Mon Aug 10 2026 - 06:00
Ictu boss Owen Reidy: My mum was relieved the Provisional IRA took us hostage in the 1970s, not loyalistsIctu 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 IrelandSun Aug 09 2026 - 06:00
National Standards Authority of Ireland plans up to 20 redundancies Talks expected to take place next week after confirmation of withdrawal from medical device testing Sat Aug 08 2026 - 06:00
Michael Fingleton ‘had lived many men’s lives and lived them well’, funeral hears ‘Many titans of industry past and present owe our father some gratitude for making or saving their businesses when times were tough,’ son says Fri Aug 07 2026 - 13:28
Fire service brings large blaze at Dublin car dismantlers under controlResidents near site of blaze at Wimbletown had been warned to close windowsFri Aug 07 2026 - 10:08
Legislation to oblige dentists to engage in ongoing training New powers on way for Dental Council to act against members of profession falling short of requirementsFri Aug 07 2026 - 06:00
Poor productivity in Ireland’s domestic business threatens to hold economy backTrade unions and business organisations broadly agree on the problem and even share some common ground on solutionsTue Aug 04 2026 - 05:00
Staff at NSAI to take industrial action over one worker redundancyAction at medical device standards watchdog ‘not about numbers but the principle’, union saysThu Jul 30 2026 - 17:51
Portland Row pitch saved from development following Kellie Harrington-backed campaign Jim Sheridan, Troy Parrott and Olivia O’Toole also called for the preservation of recreational area in Dublin city centreThu Jul 30 2026 - 16:53
WRC staff take legal case against State for failing to implement pay awardPay increase would be due to be backdated to July 2023, which would require significant lump sums to be paidWed Jul 29 2026 - 08:00
Staff at dementia care unit cancel strike to ballot on proposalsDispute involves about 20 staff who say their roles have evolved considerably over prolonged periodTue Jul 28 2026 - 20:14
Number of ICT specialists across EU to fall short of 2030 targetsEmployers’ report recommends policy interventions to address the shortfall in locally produced talentTue Jul 28 2026 - 14:23
Hundreds of Irish writers set to share millions of euro after €1.31bn Anthropic settlementArtificial intelligence giant settles copyright infringement caseSun Jul 26 2026 - 17:00
Housekeeping staff at dementia care facility set for three-day strike from Monday Trade union cites lack of progress in regrading 20 staff involved in disputeFri Jul 24 2026 - 20:43
Warehouse worker awarded €15,000 over forced retirement after 65 Labour Court found worker had been discriminated against on basis of age after employer lost a contractThu Jul 23 2026 - 06:00
Repairs to Marlay Park’s ‘ha-ha’ wall set to cost €660,000Historical structures designed not to impede views and have appeared in period literature including Jane Austen Thu Jul 23 2026 - 06:00
Parents face €400 monthly cost-hike due to creches’ withdrawal from Core Funding scheme Fonthill Lodge group said requirement to freeze fees threatens the survival of two childcare facilitiesMon Jul 20 2026 - 20:15
Payment of up to €20,000 proposed to settle school staff pension disputeSchool secretaries and caretakers aged 40 or over would get tax-free lump sums under Labour Court recommendation Mon Jul 20 2026 - 11:12
Thousands of creche and early education staff to be balloted on pay proposalsOffers by two main representative bodies ‘unfair and unacceptable’, Siptu saysFri Jul 17 2026 - 15:49
Paramedics vote to accept pay proposals as dispute with HSE endsPackage provides for pay increases of up to 23 per cent in some instances, with ballot conducted in recent weeksFri Jul 17 2026 - 12:43
Increase of 79c per hour to minimum wage recommended to Minister by pay commissionPeter Burke not obliged to proceed with increase but such recommendations have always previously been approvedThu Jul 16 2026 - 20:31
Nurses and university lecturers latest public sector groups to ballot for industrial actionIFUT union says Government allowed recent pay deal to expire ‘without a credible process to replace it’Tue Jul 14 2026 - 20:30
Strike by some staff at dementia care facility in Dublin set to proceedHousekeeping staff at St Joseph’s nursing home in Shankill are seeking to be regraded Tue Jul 14 2026 - 17:26
Sharp reduction in professional vacancies in Ireland hits pay and conditions, report finds The average number of onsite days required by employers continues to edge upwardsTue Jul 14 2026 - 06:00
Ireland is not experiencing a downturn, we are told. But the threat of one is very realLatest figures from Morgan McKinley show a sharp decline in the number of professional job vacanciesTue Jul 14 2026 - 05:00
Customers unlikely to see drop in prices due to VAT cut for restaurants, Harris saysMove helping hospitality sector and hairdressers is expected to cost €681m and has attracted criticismTue Jun 30 2026 - 19:46
Government introduces VAT cut for hospitality sector despite criticismControversial policy measure has been heavily criticised by economists since its announcement in Budget 2026Tue Jun 30 2026 - 16:17
‘A kind, caring, beautiful soul’: Tributes paid to three Irish people killed in Spain car crashMinute’s silence heald at Westmeath County Council meeting in memory of Mullingar locals Mon Jun 29 2026 - 21:55
New retirement rules come into effect today. How will they affect workers and employers?Under the new legislation, employees have a right to decline to leave work before age 66Mon Jun 29 2026 - 07:00
Workers’ rights must be factored in when awarding public procurement contracts, say unions Siptu calls on Government to put fair employment conditions at the heart of its first National Public Procurement StrategyMon Jun 29 2026 - 06:00
Staff at English language school in Limerick told process under way to restart classes Student Campus staff to be offered their jobs back and contracts with students will be honouredSun Jun 28 2026 - 16:55
‘I need to keep working’: The people aiming to stay employed until at least 66Until now, many people working in the private sector have been obliged to retire from their jobs when they turn 65Sun Jun 28 2026 - 06:00
Why is it so hot and when will Ireland’s ‘exceptionally warm weather’ end?Thunderstorms and overcast conditions will bring heat wave to conclusion - though high temperatures will persist in EuropeFri Jun 26 2026 - 14:11
Foreign language students in Limerick ‘left in dark’ over school’s futureStudent Campus on Patrick Street in the city has been closed in recent weeksThu Jun 25 2026 - 06:00
Theatre staff at five hospitals across State to stage two-day strike Perfusionists had suspended stoppages, but will now strike for two days next weekWed Jun 24 2026 - 22:05
Ryanair condemns arson attack on houses occupied by its staff in SwordsSeven houses in Fosterstown area of north Dublin suburb targeted during incident in which wheelie bins were set alightTue Jun 23 2026 - 22:14
Uisce Éireann prosecuted by environment watchdog on ‘35 occasions’ over wastewater discharge Oireachtas group hears that problems ongoing due to investment and operational problemsTue Jun 23 2026 - 19:33
Union urges RTÉ to show ‘moral courage’ and rethink decision to broadcast Israel gamesBroadcaster references ‘contractual obligation’ to show Nations League matches in September and OctoberTue Jun 23 2026 - 18:27
Thousands of retail workers struggling financially over inability to get full-time contractsSubstantial share would remain below poverty line even on full-time hours, ESRI study showsTue Jun 23 2026 - 06:00
Quarter of women on maternity leave got no top-up pay from employerCSO figures highlight stark difference between the treatment of women working in the public and private sectorsFri Jun 19 2026 - 15:45
Health union official appointed as new general secretary of ASTILinda Kelly to succeed Kieran Christie as head of union representing more than 20,000 secondary teachersThu Jun 18 2026 - 20:52
