Engagement with AI at work growing, survey findsAlmost half of those using it say they do so every dayMon Sept 07 2026 - 19:33
Rise in employers opposed to pay transparency reforms More than half say they do not disclose salaries when posting recruitment ads, research findsMon Sept 07 2026 - 14:15
Ireland’s largest craft union to begin industrial action over public payConnect union leader says action involving tradespeople to begin in three weeks’ time after Government ‘refused to engage’ over pay mechanismMon Sept 07 2026 - 10:01
‘I thought I was going to die’: Blind entrepreneur Jason Romero on running across the USTen years after completing the feat in just 60 days, Romero tells his story at Dublin conference on disability and workFri Sept 04 2026 - 17:32
Ibec asks Minister for Enterprise to reject proposed 79 cent increase to minimum wageRise has been recommended by the Low Pay CommissionThu Sept 03 2026 - 18:14
Number of entry-level jobs being lost to AI overstated, says new CIPD chief executive However, impact on hiring young workers is posing challenges Thu Sept 03 2026 - 15:10
More than 29,000 Irish workers opt out of pension auto-enrolment during two-month windowFigure amounts to less than 4% of the 800,000 workers enrolled in scheme since it became active on January 1stThu Sept 03 2026 - 14:40
‘I think only one of my friends has a job’: Youth unemployment report paints bleak pictureReport suggests teenagers are disproportionately affected by failure of jobs market to fully bounce backTue Sept 01 2026 - 19:43
Public service industrial action could be under way by month’s end, says Fórsa trade union Any action would have ‘serious effects right across the public sector’, according to union chief Kevin Callinan Tue Sept 01 2026 - 16:57
State paying childcare sector wages would be key step in meeting €200 per month pledgeUp to 46,241 children aged under three were on waiting lists for places in services late last year, with number expected to rise furtherTue Sept 01 2026 - 14:40
Youth unemployment still well above pre-crash levelsNew report underlines problems facing young people seeking workTue Sept 01 2026 - 06:00
Public sector faces widespread strikes if new pay deal not agreedSiptu members overwhelmingly back industrial action, while 100,000-member Fórsa will announce the outcome of its ballot on TuesdayMon Aug 31 2026 - 17:38
Deaths of Irish woman and husband in hot tub in Spain may have been accidentalBodies of Thomasina Tobin and her husband Patrick were found by their children in a rented villa in Cullera near ValenciaSat Aug 29 2026 - 06:00
Derry Girls stars Siobhán McSweeney and Nicola Coughlan back campaign to curb AI voice-cloningArtificial versions of people’s voices increasingly used online and in advertising, harming artists’ livelihoodsFri Aug 28 2026 - 18:19
Irish woman named as Spanish police await postmortems on couple found dead in hot tub Investigators have not ruled out accident as cause of deaths in villa near ValenciaFri Aug 28 2026 - 14:23
Emergency advice booklets to be distributed to householdsThe booklet provides tips on being prepared for extreme weather, prolonged power outage and other emergenciesFri Aug 28 2026 - 12:59
Irish pro-Palestine group reports Central Bank governor to International Criminal CourtThey allege bank’s role in regulating sale of Israeli bonds in EU contributed to ‘genocide in Gaza’Fri Aug 28 2026 - 06:00
Uber-style fixed fares will remain part of Irish taxi market, says NTATransport authority will not ban fixed-fare model, which is says is allowed for under the regulatory systemThu Aug 27 2026 - 16:06
Doctors at sexual assault units to get additional €10,000 each to address on-call ‘anomaly’Irish Medical Organisation had informed HSE that on-call rates for weekends were lower than during the weekThu Aug 27 2026 - 15:18
Oberstown management warns escalation in strike threatens safety of children and staff Next week’s stoppage set to last 48 hours if no progress is achieved in resolving dispute, says union Mon Aug 24 2026 - 21:37
‘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
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
‘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
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
