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'Services will be brought to halt' if hundreds of health and care staff strike 
'Services will be brought to halt' if hundreds of health and care staff strike 
Ireland’s largest public sector trade union said the action will likely involve hundreds of staff, as it slammed a 'foot-dragging' approach by Government on pay and conditions inequality

Thu, 26 Jan, 2023

'We don't want to strike, but we just can’t be paid less for the same job anymore'
'We don't want to strike, but we just can’t be paid less for the same job anymore'
Care workers across the country are set to go on strike, as many have not seen a pay increase in 14 years

Wed, 21 Sep, 2022

Comforting hands. Close-up. Surgical gloves.
Community carers group calls for clarity on €1,000 pandemic payment
National Community Care Network says it has not received any update from Department of Health

Sun, 22 May, 2022

Portrait of Elderly Man in a Wheelchair at home
Nursing home must pay €150k to three care workers sexually harassed by 93-year-old resident
Man's behaviour was alcohol-fuelled and 'went beyond tactile touching, banter or involuntary behaviour due to dementia'

Wed, 23 Sep, 2020

Care work is as important as ever — carers deserve their reward
Care work is as important as ever — carers deserve their reward

Yesterday’s debate on the disadvantaging of mostly women carers when they come to pension age goes to the heart of defining who we are and what we value.

Thu, 19 Oct, 2017

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