# Staff

This year

2023

# cancer treatment

Access to cancer treatment has returned to pre-Covid levels, report finds

The government allocated €35 million in extra funding last year and recruited 172 additional staff to cancer services.

5.2k

Jun 6th 2023, 6:00 AM

# Reprieve

London Irish given one-week extension to try and secure their financial future

Coached by former Ireland boss Declan Kidney, the team narrowly missed out on the title-deciding play-offs with the side featuring several rising stars.

6.2k

Updated

May 31st 2023, 7:59 PM

Last year

2022

# 2022

World Cup organisers apologise after staff threaten to 'smash' Danish TV crew's camera

They claimed security staff mistakenly interrupted a live broadcast.

6.6k

Nov 16th 2022, 4:37 PM

# Controversy

BBC staff ‘raised concerns’ over Michael Vaughan’s return

The former Yorkshire batter returned to Test Match Special coverage for the recent England-New Zealand Test series.

14.4k

Jun 27th 2022, 11:14 PM

# Unimpressed

Families of Liverpool staff caught up in Champions League final chaos - Klopp

Uefa blamed ‘fake tickets which did not work in the turnstiles’.

18.3k

May 29th 2022, 12:15 AM

# Staff

Rowntree the first signing but plenty of pieces left to find in Munster puzzle

The Englishman has signed on for another two seasons with the province.

10.7k

Jan 5th 2022, 6:00 AM

All time

# Nursing Homes

Almost half of nursing home staff had symptoms of PTSD during the pandemic - study

Researchers found that one in seven staff reported thinking of ending their life.

9.5k

Nov 16th 2021, 2:23 PM

# Impact

'Anyone who worked the weekend has aged hugely': Emergency staff under intense pressure amid HSE hack

The shutdown of the system has impacted on scans, laboratory work and access to patient files.

Delays in laboratories mean it is taking hours for patient blood work to come back.

Healthcare workers are asking patients who have to attend EDs to bring as much information with them as possible.

36.1k

May 17th 2021, 5:25 PM

# 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.

59.3k

Feb 3rd 2021, 5:31 PM

# covid19

HSE calls close contacts back into work with more than 7,000 health staff absent

The HSE has said close contacts returning to work are tested and closely monitored.

31.1k

Jan 13th 2021, 11:50 AM

# appeal

INMO demands 'major staffing boost' to combat Covid-19

The demands were made at the organisation’s annual conference.

21.4k

Oct 9th 2020, 7:15 PM

# Outbreak

Laois nursing home confirms Covid-19 outbreak with 31 cases

Ten members of staff have tested positive for the virus.

29.6k

Oct 6th 2020, 3:55 PM

# winter plan

'They need to dramatically change their attitude': Concern that HSE will struggle to recruit for new beds

An additional 251 acute beds are to be opened in the last three months of 2020.

39.3k

Oct 5th 2020, 12:05 AM

# Walsh Mushrooms

Tipperary mushroom company concerned at level of asymptomatic Covid-19 cases among staff

The company temporarily suspended operations on Friday.

42.9k

Aug 17th 2020, 7:00 PM

# Retail

River Island tells UK staff 350 jobs to be cut in management shake-up

The move comes just a month after it had already said it would cut 250 head office staff as part of cost-cutting measures.

12.6k

Aug 14th 2020, 3:11 PM

# Ready to go

All Covid-19 tests come back negative for Bohemians staff and players

FAI Medical Director Dr Alan Byrne received the results on Monday evening.

1.4k

Jun 10th 2020, 7:21 PM

# empathy

Jurgen Klopp cried watching hospital staff singing ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’

The Liverpool boss paid tribute to health workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

7.6k

Mar 27th 2020, 8:12 PM

# healthcare workers

Healthcare workers still paying for hospital parking despite HSE order to waive all fees

Last Thursday, the HSE confirmed that parking charges for staff in hospitals and healthcare facilities are to be immediately suspended.

32.1k

Mar 25th 2020, 6:00 AM

# Helping out

Chelsea provide free accommodation for NHS staff at Stamford Bridge hotel

The Premier League club have offered medical professionals rooms to stay in as they fight the coronavirus pandemic.

4.4k

Mar 18th 2020, 12:34 PM

# special measures

An Post extends opening times and brings in special measures to lower coronavirus risk to customers and staff

A stamp price increase has also been delayed.

85.6k

Mar 17th 2020, 7:48 PM

# Backroom

'It's an opportunity to bring in some experienced coaches to support Johann'

IRFU boss David Nucifora believes Munster can turn the loss of Felix Jones and Jerry Flannery into a positive.

10.4k

May 24th 2019, 6:30 AM

# Brain power

'I wouldn't say yes or no' - Van Graan on prospect of POC and ROG returns

The Munster boss said O’Gara is ‘possibly the most sought-after coach in the world.’

11.9k

Apr 15th 2019, 8:10 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Should employers be banned from keeping workers tips?

Yesterday, a bill to give workers a legal right to their tips passed Committee stage with all-party support.

39.8k

Feb 21st 2019, 7:59 AM

# concerning

Seven 'serious' assaults on staff at Oberstown children's detention centre last year

A senior union official has said the situation has improved considerably recently, but the numbers have been described as “deeply concerned”.

15.8k

Feb 16th 2019, 10:00 AM

# get vaccinated

Flu levels are low, but we're about to enter 'an extremely busy time for the health service'

Demand for the GP out-of-hours service remains high and similar to last year.

10.5k

Dec 28th 2018, 1:11 PM

# pet names

FactCheck: Were Irish hospital staff told to stop calling patients 'love' or 'dear'?

Yesterday it was described as political correctness “gone mad”, but did the HSE even say it?

42.2k

Dec 4th 2018, 11:49 AM

# GRAFTON COLLEGE

Supporters of English language teachers protest at school after sudden closure

Staff said they have been left in the dark about the money they are owed.

46.5k

Updated

Dec 3rd 2018, 9:01 PM

# INspections

Aer Lingus 'dismayed' at 'small subset' of staff who do not behave in an exemplary manner

SIPTU is to contact Aer Lingus over roll-out of CCTV in staff areas due to missing stock.

30.5k

Dec 3rd 2018, 8:16 AM

# Belfast

Primark says staff from store destroyed by fire will be paid next week

The news comes after management met with hundreds of staff from the store.

22.5k

Sep 4th 2018, 10:41 PM

# protected disclosure

Prison service investigating two staff allegations about management practices

Another case under consideration from 2016 involves allegations of penalisation.

11.1k

Jun 26th 2018, 6:00 AM

# Staff

Isa Nacewa won't be replacing Girvan Dempsey as Leinster's attack coach

However, the province are looking for a new coach to join Leo Cullen’s staff next season.

9.0k

May 18th 2018, 4:30 PM

# running costs

'Somebody needs to shout stop': HSE nursing homes cost a lot more to run than private ones

New figures show a significant discrepancy in the weekly costs of providing long-term residential care for elderly people.

20.7k

Mar 6th 2018, 3:58 PM

# Healthy Eating

17 Irish hospitals have yet to roll out calorie counts on menus

Improving the standard of food has been highlighted as a priority by Health Minister Simon Harris.

11.1k

Mar 4th 2018, 6:30 AM

# beast from the east

Medical staff sleep in wards and brave dangerous weather to make it to hospitals

The work doesn’t stop in Ireland’s hospitals just because there is a weather warning in place.

52.1k

Mar 2nd 2018, 12:05 AM

# beast from the east

HSE staff won't have to work back emergency leave taken during storm

Simon Harris said employees will receive emergency leave with pay.

68.5k

Mar 1st 2018, 8:25 AM

# retention

'It certainly doesn't help': Tusla CEO says negative media coverage makes it harder to keep staff

Fred McBride was speaking at the end of another challenging year for the Child and Family Agency.

8.8k

Dec 23rd 2017, 6:30 AM

# incidents of harm

The HSE has recorded 11 aggressive incidents against staff and patients A DAY since 2012

22,402 ‘incidents of harm’ have been put on record since January 2012.

9.5k

Oct 18th 2017, 10:50 PM

# Zero Tolerance

How many HSE doctors does Navan hospital's emergency department have? None

Four of the five locum/agency doctors at the hospital’s emergency department went on wildcat strike two weeks ago in a row over plans to slash their rate of pay.

21.0k

Sep 18th 2017, 12:10 AM