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# Cutbacks

Pay cuts on the cards as RTÉ announces cost-saving plans

Details of a voluntary redundancy scheme will be announced in the coming weeks.

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Feb 3rd 2021, 5:31 PM

# Cutbacks

RFU announces plans to make 139 staff redundant

The English union has suffered significant financial pain because of the Covid-19 outbreak.

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Jul 6th 2020, 3:13 PM

# Cutbacks

Overwhelming majority of Irish people expect austerity to return after the pandemic

Opposition parties and trade unions have made strong statements in recent weeks against possible public spending cuts.

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May 20th 2020, 12:39 PM

# Cutbacks

Saracens prepare to tell stars if players must be offloaded

The club’s interim CEO has also said he is not giving any thought to the prospect of relegation.

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Jan 7th 2020, 12:22 PM

# will leahy

'Today could be our last': Breakfast presenter addresses widespread RTÉ service and job cuts at start of show

It was announced last night that RTÉ is to cut 200 jobs as part of a major restructuring plan.

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Nov 7th 2019, 7:27 AM

# not sorry

Garda Commissioner: 'I'm not apologising for cutting overtime'

Drew Harris said he has a responsibility to show good management of public money.

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Oct 24th 2018, 3:32 PM

# Funding

Hundreds of young people may be left without disability service location after leaving school

Money that was allocated for the provision of services now has to be used to rent new premises so there is a place for these services to be provided.

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Mar 31st 2018, 4:00 PM

# Cutbacks

Ericsson 'regrets' cuts as more than 100 of its Irish staff lose their jobs

The Swedish company is facing falling sales and tough competition.

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Oct 5th 2017, 6:37 PM

# Cutbacks

Donald Trump donates part of salary to National Park Service

Some have branded the move a stunt as the US President has proposed budget cutbacks to the service.

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Apr 4th 2017, 7:01 AM

# Cutbacks

Trump's climate plan labelled 'a colossal mistake that defies science'

“Erasing climate change may take place in Donald Trump’s mind, but nowhere else.”

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Mar 29th 2017, 7:16 AM

# Cutbacks

The cost of austerity? Irish children aged 6 are getting teeth extracted under general anesthetic

Previously, Irish children received free dental check ups in 2nd, 4th and 6th class but there has been huge cuts to those services.

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Feb 27th 2017, 12:05 AM

# life on the beat

'HIV tests, regular assaults and identifying bodies': The life of a 22-year old garda

The struggles facing new officers who earn under €24,000 a year.

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Nov 20th 2016, 10:00 PM

# Cutbacks

Paralympics to go ahead despite major budget cuts

IPC president Philip Craven is confident of delivering a strong Paralympic Games despite a slash in the budget.

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Aug 19th 2016, 8:35 PM

# Cutbacks

Residents at disability centre locked in unit because of staff shortages

In one instance, residents were locked in a unit while a nurse went to another to administer medicines.

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Jun 12th 2015, 2:22 PM

# Cutbacks

'She's in agony': Four year old faces months of pain due to dental service cutback

The woman’s mother said she feels completely helpless.

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Apr 16th 2015, 7:00 PM

# parade rained on

The PSNI are set to miss the Paddy's Day parade in New York

The six-counties police force has pulled out of the showpiece parade in Manhattan on March 17

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Jan 29th 2015, 6:02 PM

# Chief Justice

Ireland's judges are struggling to 'maintain services to which people have a right'

Ireland has the lowest number of judges per capita in Europe.

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Oct 6th 2014, 2:33 PM

# still ill

Doctors warn general practice in Ireland is 'on the brink of collapse'

GPs said that the lack of funding and resources available to them have made Ireland “the laughing stock of Europe”.

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Sep 24th 2014, 4:12 PM

# Local Authorities

Asbestos dumped on halting site was not removed for over four months

The National Traveller Partnership has said that Local Authorities have a “poor track record” in helping Travellers and should not be in charge of their finances.

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Jul 1st 2014, 2:01 PM

# Cutbacks

Alex White denies presiding over medical card review, says it was a joint decision

The junior minister admitted that the government was “too slow to move on the issue”.

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May 30th 2014, 12:32 PM

# Cutbacks

'From scumbag to student': The power of prison education

A former prisoner, who went from drug dealer to master’s student, has called for more funding for education in prisons. He admitted it will be “a hard sell”.

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May 25th 2014, 8:00 AM

# Schools

Warning of "crisis of school leadership" over unsustainable cutbacks

The National Association of Principals and Deputy Princiapls has warned that problems could occur due to the failure to invest in management structures in schools.

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Apr 9th 2014, 9:18 AM

# NASRA

Targets for ambulance response times 'impossible' to meet

Cutbacks in the number of personnel and vehicles have caused ‘serious delays’, according to the The National Ambulance Service Representative Association

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Jan 8th 2014, 8:00 AM

# The Liberties

'Secret Millionaire' community centre in Dublin's inner city closes down

The St Nicholas of Myra centre in The Liberties in Dublin’s inner city had become a hub for people in the area – but now it faces the same fate as so many community centres.

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Dec 15th 2013, 7:45 AM

# Cutbacks

Patients with life threatening conditions on cardiac rehab waiting list for six months

A new survey finds more than 1,800 patients are on the cardiac rehabilitation waiting list for up to six months.

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Oct 13th 2013, 4:26 PM

# Cutbacks

Anzhi Makhachkala to sack former Man United assistant... after just 16 days

Rene Meulensteen will reportedly lose his job as part of a major scale down at the big-spending Russian club.

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Aug 7th 2013, 2:10 PM

# Cutbacks

Almost everyone has cut spending as a result of recession

Cutting back on going out to pubs and restaurants is the most likely area of saving for households.

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Aug 1st 2013, 2:05 PM

# Budget 2014

How much does it cost you to send your child to school?

Barnardos wants parents to help them get the big picture.

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Jul 6th 2013, 8:15 AM

Voices

Micheál Martin: Reversing special needs assistants cutbacks is only fair

Even as Education Minister Ruairi Quinn “was doing the right thing on resource hours, he refused to back down on Special Needs Assistants”, writes the FF leader.

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Jul 2nd 2013, 7:00 AM

# Architecture

Cutbacks force Architectural Archive to close for summer

Ireland’s ‘buildings record’ says it has to make its six staff temporarily redundant.

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Jun 15th 2013, 8:15 AM

# Greece

RTÉ’s equivalent in Greece is shut down to cut public spending

ERT will cease operations for three months, and is likely to reopen with only a fraction of its current workforce of 2,800.

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Jun 11th 2013, 4:56 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning! Here’s what you need to know as you kick off your Sunday.

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Mar 3rd 2013, 9:03 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Good morning. Here are nine things to know as you start your day.

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Feb 28th 2013, 8:41 AM

Voices

Column: Action plans for young people may be laudable - but they're just window-dressing

The Government says it is prioritising young peoples’ mental health while, at the same time, cutting the role of counsellors, writes Gerry Flynn.

Feb 21st 2013, 7:00 PM

# Cuts

200 jobs to go at EBS Building Society

Staff are to hold a meeting to discuss the possibility of industrial action after being informed of the cuts.

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Jan 29th 2013, 8:52 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Are you worried about garda station closures?

Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan has said that cutbacks will not affect the standard of policing, but are you worried about the closure of 100 garda station?

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Jan 25th 2013, 9:52 AM