Cost of postage stamp in Ireland, now at €1.25, has tripled in last two decades

More than 90% of ballots in Communication Workers’ Union in favour of accepting offer

Union leaders and group of MPs row in behind former leader in ant-Semitism report row

Union seeking 6% pay rise from parcel delivery group for drivers and warehouse staff

Dublin closes lower with banks weak and Cairn Homes among the few to stay positive

Dispute relates to issues around terms and conditions of employment and job security

If closure proceeds at Cork centre, others will follow, Solidarity TD Mick Barry tells march

CWU tells drivers they would be leaving sole negotiating body for most of An Post staff

Changes involve 13,000 layoffs at BT and new pay structure for 100,000-strong workforce

Analysts in Dublin sceptical about union-commissioned report gaining traction

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Demonstrators gather for ‘final push’ against the levies as political deadlock continues

Caitríona Lucas died during a search and rescue operation off the Clare coast last year

‘I always thought homelessness was something you’d be singing carols for,’ says one

Solidarity is a ‘powerful weapon’ in women’s ‘struggle for bodily autonomy,’ Unite says ahead of rallies