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'We're going to stand up' - SIPTU promises industrial action on higher pay if necessary

Industrial action will be authorised by Ireland's largest trade union to secure adequate pay rises across the private sector. SIPTU representatives addressed over 100 delegates from workplaces across the services sector at their biennial delegate ...

06 Oct 2022 at 10:59

National News

Government ‘pleased’ at unions’ acceptance of revised public pay deal

The Government has welcomed the announcement that unions have voted overwhelmingly to accept the revised public service pay deal that commits to a phased 6.5% pay increase. All affiliated unions taking part in the ballot have voted in favour of ...

07 Oct 2022 at 15:04

Northern Ireland

UK Government willing to have ‘serious dialogue’ over NI Protocol – Coveney

There is now a willingness in the British Government to have a “serious dialogue” about solving problems caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol, Irish Foreign Affairs minister Simon Coveney has said. Speaking following a meeting with new ...

28 Sept 2022 at 20:58

Local News

Paid domestic violence leave should be based on an ‘honour system’

Paid domestic violence leave should be based on an “honour” system, rather than forcing victims to prove they are entitled to leave through a doctor’s sick note, an Oireachtas committee has been told. Dr Laura Bambrick, head of Social ...

22 Sept 2022 at 14:14

National News

Students' union pleads with homeowners to rent a spare room

An urgent appeal has been made to homeowners to rent out a room to students by a students' union to help avoid what it describes as a “higher education catastrophe”. The students’ union at University College Dublin (UCD) said as a ...

22 Aug 2022 at 10:44

Rugby

'We don't stand still' on issues of player welfare, World Rugby vows

World Rugby has vowed they “do not stand still” on the issue of player welfare amid claims that playing the sport has caused brain damage. Lawyers for more than 185 players are suing World Rugby, the Rugby Football Union and the ...

02 Aug 2022 at 13:18

National News

Taoiseach to unveil bust of John Hume at European Parliament in Strasbourg

Taoiseach Micheál Martin is to unveil a bust of Nobel laureate John Hume at the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Mr Martin is in the French city for a series of engagements in the Council of Europe, marking Ireland’s ...

07 Jun 2022 at 10:11

National News

Union calls for face masks to be compulsory on public transport

Unions representing bus and rail transport workers want mask wearing to be compulsory for people using public transport, a union official has said. The assistant general secretary of the National Bus and Rail Union ...

24 Mar 2022 at 13:44

National News

'Integral part of school communities' - Fórsa accepts pay increase for school secretaries

Trade union Fórsa has accepted improved pay and conditions for grant-funded school secretaries across Ireland. The Department of Education's offer received overwhelming endorsement by secretaries, 95% of whom ...

24 Mar 2022 at 12:13

Rugby

Irish rugby boss Andy Farrell relishing summer tour of New Zealand

Andy Farrell believes a tantalising summer tour of New Zealand is the ideal opportunity to test Ireland’s progress following their Triple Crown triumph. The in-form Irish finished the Guinness Six Nations ...

20 Mar 2022 at 12:52

Rugby

'It’s a pretty exciting time' - Beirne sees Triple Crown as proof of Ireland's progress

Tadhg Beirne regards the Triple Crown as tangible evidence of Ireland’s progression and says it has created an “incredible buzz around the place”. Andy Farrell’s free-scoring side ended the Guinness Six ...

21 Mar 2022 at 11:15

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