Trying to get a deal across the line

As both sides appear increasingly boxed in, a legislated pay cut could result in a freeze in co-operation with change across the public sector. However, Kyran Fitzgerald warns that more widespread disruption could be on the cards

Has the long era of peace in industrial relations come to an end following the two-to-one rejection of the so-called Croke Park II proposals on pay and working conditions?

Will Labour deputies celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Dublin ‘lockout’ by voting through legislation putting into effect mandatory cuts in public pay?