The public sector healthcare workers will be striking over a phased basis

A trade union that represents Ryanair's Irish-based pilots is seeking a High Court order preventing the airline from progressing its legal action against them.

The largest public sector trade union in the country says it has no problem with the civil service embracing technology to improve its services - provided it does not lead to job losses.

The largest public sector trade union in the country is to seek a return to the working hours for civil servants that were in place before the financial crisis.

Public sector workers could demand a pay increase of 6% if the Government does not reduce their working hours.

Schools are effectively teaching children that “it's OK to disrespect and discriminate” by continuing to unfairly treat its non-teaching staff, according to one of those workers' unions, Fórsa.

A voluntary national training programme for special needs assistants is to be introduced, trade union Fórsa has confirmed.

Local Government Minister Eoghan Murphy has been warned he has “no chance” of winning support for his plans to bring 3,500 local authority workers under the control of Irish Water.

Trade unions have called for four-day working weeks as they believe advances in technology have made reduced hours more feasible.

The days of doing 9 to 5 could be numbered if Ireland’s largest public service union gets its way.

Fórsa has signed a deal with Ryanair making it the sole negotiating union for the airline's directly employed cabin crew in Ireland.

The Fórsa trade union has joined calls for a swift resolution to a row over certification of illness benefits which has meant an unknown number of people having their payments delayed.

Ryanair has confirmed that its Italian pilots have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a new Collective Labour Agreement (CLA).

An agreement has been reached between Ryanair and trade union Fórsa.

Talks aimed at the resolving the Ryanair dispute begin this morning.

The Taoiseach is urging both sides in the Ryanair dispute to sit and resolve the row.

Ryanair pilots to strike on Friday, August 3, ahead of the bank holiday weekend.

Pilots at Ryanair are to hold two further strike dates next Friday and Tuesday the 24 of July.

HSE proposals on how it would conduct Assessments Of Need (AON) for children have been deferred for a number of weeks after numerous objections.

President Michael D Higgins has said that the continued success and existence of the trade union movement will decide whether the dignity of labour is upheld not only in the work-setting but in society.

Union leaders are optimistic they can reverse pay gaps for public service workers that could potentially benefit up to 60,000 employees.

More than 100 extra staff are needed to avoid driving test waiting times doubling to 55 weeks because of new learner driver sanctions, says public service union Fórsa.

Fórsa has become the latest trade union to threaten industrial action over the continued refusal to restore pay cuts imposed on section 39 workers.