Almost 40 stores may take action next week over contract changes for 250 employees

Retailer wants union to accept Labour Court recommendations on changes to pay

Pickets placed on eight shops as firm attempts to introduce new contracts for some staff

Stores affected include outlets in Dublin; Bray, Co Longford, Navan, Tralee and Tullamore

Affected stores located in Dublin, Mayo, Monaghan, Wicklow, Longford, Meath, Sligo, Kerry and Offaly

Union announces indefinite action at outlets in Dublin, Wicklow, Offaly, Kerry, Meath, Sligo and Longford

Employers criticise move as ‘crude opportunism’

Mandate trade union and company to attend Workplace Relations Commission on Friday

Union says 1,000 staff to be hit with 15 per cent pay reduction

Water charges to be central issue in election, says Unite spokesman Brendan Ogle

McDonald says it will be ‘unforgivable’ if left-wing groups do not grasp opportunity

Ictu head John Douglas: Water charge campaign biggest ‘mass social mobilisation’ ever in State

Fitzwilliam Finance Partners took control of store earlier this year

Trade union says snap announcement leaves 100 Wexford employees stunned

Union to seek legal advice for staff who allege they have been targeted since stoppage

Union warns dispute could escalate further if Dunnes refuses to ‘meaningfully engage’

Ictu president praises party for its ‘progressive approach’

Employers rejects plans for raise as unions demand increase on €8.65 rate

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin says fear of Yes failure should be used to galvanise vote

Brendan Archbold: February 17th, 1947 - November 27th, 2014

Migrants Rights Centre estimates there are up to 26,000 undocumented living in Ireland

Right 2 Water says anyone who cannot protest peacefully against water charges should ‘stay away’

No more than 100 originally expected on march as Palestinian casualty total continues to rise

About 22 children have been killed in Israeli air strikes

Ictu says waste collection dispute one of the ‘most important’ in recent times

Crowd urged not to ‘allow Phil Hogan to tear the heart out of our communities’

‘Five years of my life I have sacrificed to build this company’

On March 29th, 2004, the Republic became the first country to ban smoking in pubs, restaurants and all other workplaces. It was the end of a long battle between pro- and anti-smoking forces

Suspended term imposed on man caught with Northern Bank robbery cash

Ted Cunningham (65) from Cork pleaded guilty to offences after four days of trial

Ted Cunningham admits laundering cash from £26.5m Northern Bank robbery

Workers went to South Africa in 1985 when on strike but were denied entry

Trade unions organising flights for some of those who took part in 1980s picket

Trade union movement at war, says Douglas

Development of new constitution for trade union movement among goals in meantime

Sheehy Skeffington remembered