THE HSE has confirmed an estimated €100m in savings have been generated in the last year across the health sector through the implementation of the Croke Park deal on public service reform.

TWO leading figures in the trade union movement yesterday gave their backing to a yes vote in the Lisbon Treaty.

AN OPINION poll published today shows overwhelming support for the Lisbon treaty among voters who have already decided how they’ll vote in next month’s referendum.

SCHOOL secretaries being paid as little as €6 per hour could begin strike protests before the end of the current school term.

The IMPACT trade union conference begins later today in Ennis, Co Clare. A wide range of public sector issues, including pay, will be debated over the three-day conference.