Croke Park deal saved €920m in second year, report says

The Implementation Body for the public service pay deal says savings of €900m have been made between pay and non-pay.

Government criticised as employment at lowest level in nine years

Figures from the CSO’s Quarterly National Household Survey put unemployment at its highest level since the financial crisis.

Health workers blast €295 "employment tax"

Social workers, physiotherapists and eleven other professions are facing the statutory registration charge by next year.

Hay fever sufferers 'take time off work and avoid sex'

Hay fever sufferers are tired, take time off work, and avoid sex due to their symptoms, a new survey shows.

And they're off: Campaigning for referendum to get underway

The Environment Minister Phil Hogan is expected to sign the referendum order today, kicking off just over a month of campaigning.

IMPACT advises members to vote Yes in fiscal referendum

IMPACT say a No vote could result in a significant increase in the cost of borrowing for the State.

Howlin confirms review of €1.5bn of public sector allowances

One union says it expects the review of some 800 different allowances and that some will go.

Firefighters threaten legal action over faulty breathing equipment

Firefighters in Dublin have expressed repeated concerns about oxygen sets which have failed on a number of occasions.

Firefighters raise concerns after breathing equipment ‘collapses’

Dublin Fire Brigade has said it will retrain firefighters after newly-issued oxygen sets failed on several occasions.

Varadkar willing to sell off State’s stake in Aer Lingus

The Transport minister tells Newstalk that he doesn’t view the airline as “strategic” – and would be willing to part with it.

Court rules against fire service cuts but union pledges vote on industrial action

The Labour Court ruling blocking proposed cuts in Dublin Fire Brigade this year has been welcomed by two unions but another plans to ballot members on possible industrial action.

Firefighters head to Labour Court as one union ballots on possible industrial action

Firefighters and paramedics in the capital are unhappy with proposed cuts to overtime, training and annual leave by Dublin Fire Brigade.

Unions head to Labour Relations Commission over fire brigade cuts

Cuts to overtime, training and annual leave at Dublin Fire Brigade are being disputed by unions representing firefighters and paramedics in the capital.

Dublin firefighters may vote in favour of industrial action

IFESA, representing many firefighters and paramedics in Dublin, will ballot its members next week over cuts to overtime, training and annual leave.

Government pledges: No more pay cuts in public sector

There will also be no compulsory redundancies thanks to “progress” under the Croke Park agreement.

Aer Lingus will 'buy back' pilots' leave days as services operate normally today

Services are operating as normal today after pilots called off threatened industrial action yesterday. Details of the new agreements brokered at the Labour Relations Commission have emerged.

The Daily Fix: Monday

In your Fix for this bank holiday Monday: Aer Lingus pilots’ strike averted; good news from the IMF; Turmoil in Syria; Another Cheryl Cole u-turn; Wayne Rooney’s new hair; and do you feature in our mini-marathon gallery?

Aer Lingus talks conclude at Labour Relations Commission

After industrial action scheduled to begin tomorrow was shelved, the two sides have reached an agreement on issues concerning pilots at Aer Lingus hubs in Galway and Belfast.

Passengers breathe a sigh of relief as Aer Lingus pilots call off industrial action

Agreements reached over rostering means that flights will operate as normal tomorrow. Talks at the Labour Relations Commission went on all night.

Talks between Aer Lingus and pilots continue through the night

Negotiations have failed to find a resolution to the dispute over rosters. Pilots are threatening to begin industrial action tomorrow.

The Daily Fix: Sunday

In your bank holiday Sunday Fix: Aer Lingus talks back on tonight; the source of the E. coli outbreak is found; Berlusconi’s ‘bunga bunga’ goes on; and did you miss the shuffle of honour for the Queen last month?

Aer Lingus and pilots to resume talks this evening

The Labour Relations Commission will host renewed talks between Aer Lingus and pilots’ reps over planned industrial action.

Pilots strike looms as Aer Lingus talks break down

Talks to avert a pilots’ strike on Tuesday have broken down – and pilots’ reps don’t believe the talks are likely to resume.

The Daily Fix: Friday

In today’s Fix: Mladic reacts to “monstrous” charges; Aer Lingus talks continue; new MRSA superbug in Dublin hospitals; and MI6 pull off ‘Operation Cupcake’.

LRC talks between pilots' union and Aer Lingus adjourned for tonight

Airport chaos looms as Aer Lingus pilots threaten strike action

Thirty thousand people could be affected if pilots go ahead with threatened industrial action from next Tuesday. Eighty-seven per cent of pilots represented by IALPA voted in favour of a strike.

Croke Park targets for local government staffing 'already met'

IMPACT’s national secretary tells its annual conference that local government staffing targets for this year have been met already.

IMPACT asks civil service to 'look beyond' Croke Park deal

IMPACT’s general secretary tells a conference that a more sophisticated approach to redeployment is needed.

Aer Lingus may have to consider further job cuts

The airline says the continued weakness of the Irish economy means its profits won’t be as high as first expected.

No reversal on pay cuts: Noonan

The Minister for Finance has ruled out a reversal on 5 per cent pay cuts to school secretaries and non-teaching staff.

School secretaries vote for industrial action over wage cuts

72 per cent of school secretaries and caretakers vote for industrial action over a 5 per cent pay cut imposed in January.

Aer Lingus action led to 22,000 cancelled January bookings

The airline’s bookings for January were down by 17 per cent on the same month the previous year, before cancellations.

IMPACT suspends Aer Lingus action after talks breakthrough

Staff return to the payroll after suspending industrial action, pending a ruling from the Labour Relations Commission.

More flights cancelled as Aer Lingus dispute talks continue

Talks at the LRC set to resume today in bid to end dispute over new rosters which is now in its third week.

Aer Lingus dispute talks continue at LRC

Efforts to resolve the ongoing dispute over new rosters at the airline will resume today at the Labour Relations Commission as a further 20 flights are cancelled.

Begg appointed to Aer Lingus board as talks continue

The general secretary of ICTU becomes a non-executive director as talks on new rosters continue at the LRC.