Staff in grant-aided bodies providing health and social care rally over access to pensions

Remains of teenager brought to Drogheda church in white coffin

Lord Mayor says to those involved in drugs: ‘There is no place for you to live among us’

Saturday’s march against criminal activity in town follows murder of Keane Mulready-Woods

Man in 30s thought to have been an unintended victim of the attack

Siptu says overcrowding at hospital emergency departments is causing chaos

Siptu also suggests row brewing in National Ambulance Service in coming months

Union urges Oireachtas group to run rule over finder fees paid to employment agencies

System for filling vacancies in health service is designed to frustrate, says Siptu

Dispute centres on restoration of pay for staff

Union accuses Government of turning its back on deal agreed earlier this year

Siptu members overwhelmingly vote in favour of Labour Court recommendation

Court signals ‘significant’ increases ranging from 6 to 13% and further 1¾% rise, says Siptu

Dispute around payment of wage increases after job-evaluation scheme

Talks aimed at resolving pay dispute were adjourned late on Wednesday night

Dispute centres on payment of increases under job-evaluation scheme

Union in dispute with Government over pay for support personnel

Talks to take place on Thursday in an attempt to avert three more strikes by health staff

Harris says decision to strike on Wednesday before Labour Court talks is ‘extraordinary’

Healthcare support staff called off a threatened strike on Thursday to allow for talks

Industrial action by support staff would have significant impact on services, says HSE

‘No movement’ at talks between Siptu and HSE

Parties will pore over results in the coming weeks to discern trends for the next general election

Union warns industrial action will ‘lead inevitably to impact on services to public’

Siptu to announce result of ballot for industrial action over pay issues on Friday

Union criticises proposed ratio of 90:10 between nurses and healthcare assistants

Thousands of porters, caterers, healthcare assistants to be balloted over pay dispute

Union signals proposals to resolve members’ dispute not acceptable to psychiatric nurses

Healthcare assistants, health service support staff and chefs seeking 5% pay increases

Union’s 40,000 members to be balloted on Labour Court recommendation from Monday

Chefs seek move to ‘craftworker’ pay grade; HSE calls ballot ‘premature and unnecessary’

Siptu says Government refusing to engage on pay rises for support staff and hospital chefs

Unions say the Government proposals on shift changes and redeployment are unacceptable

Some support-grade staff underpaid by up to €6,000 a year, union claims

Siptu says new process agreed with HSE and will get under way in January

Job reviews could lead to healthcare assistants receiving pay boost of up to € 4,000

Healthcare assistants largest group to benefit from new pay deal

Siptu decided to call off planned stoppage after intervention of Simon Harris

Sixteen councillors say now is not the time to change the party leadership

Union claims management refused to give €1.5m for process to begin