Union sources play down suggestion of fresh Government initiative, though informal contacts continue

With some of the unions not paying any strike pay, the strikers will feel the impact of their own action in their pockets

Fórsa leader Kevin Callinan calls for ‘intervention from top of Government’ to break deadlock on talks

More than 300,000 workers set for one-day work stoppage over prioritisation of pay in talks

First stoppage on Wednesday by more than 300,000 workers appears almost inevitable

Thousands of schools will not open and hospitals will be disrupted if action is not averted before the due date

HSE’s AI strategy featured input from 30 organisations, but not one represented works, Callinan says

‘Pay issues can and should be discussed as a priority’, Minister Jack Chambers said in letter to unions

Moves are also afoot in some sectors, such as the legal profession, to ‘completely eliminate’ a lot of entry levels roles and work

Minister says she is ‘cautiously optimistic’ and excited by AI - but also has concerns over its impact on Irish labour market

Looking back, Brian O’Donnell says ‘now they’d have found I was dyslexic but there was no such thing back then’

Policy shift confirmed by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment on Wednesday

Fórsa school secretaries and caretakers back pension deal officially ending dispute that sparked strikes last year

Workplace Relations Commission awarded maximum amount available citing ‘particularly egregious’ treatment

Apart from low earners who might have expected being better off than those enjoying the hike in the higher income tax threshold, few groups were expressing displeasure