Thousands of demonstrators marched through the streets of central Dublin at the weekend in a mass protest against austerity measures.

More than 10,000 people have marched through Dublin City Centre, warning the Government not to impose further cutbacks or increase taxes in December's Budget.

Up to 10,000 people are expected to take to the streets of Dublin in a weekend protest march against Government austerity measures.

Several leading trade unions have urged private and public sector workers who are struggling financially to join an anti-austerity march in Dublin on Nov 24.

All homeowners must register for the €100 household charge by next Saturday even if they are not liable for it or live in an exempt property.

The vice president of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions Mick O'Reilly has said that its not the job of local authority workers to pursue people for the Household Charge.

With just six days to go until the deadline for the Household Charge, new figures show that more than 1.2 million homeowners have yet to pay.

Social Protection Minister Joan Burton was forced to clarify comments after incorrectly suggesting the household charge could be paid in post offices.

A group of trade unions is joining forces to demand a Government U-turn on the household charge.

A number of trade union organisations have joined the campaign to oppose the new €100 household charge.

Up to 2,000 people have attended an anti-austerity rally in Dublin.

The annual May Day rally organised by the Dublin Council of Trade Unions takes place later today, at 2pm.

Motorists in Dublin are being warned of traffic disruption in the docklands area this morning due to a protest march by striking port workers.

Tens of thousands of people are expected to join a mass rally in Dublin today to demand improvements to the public health service.

ORGANISERS of a rally for better healthcare being held in Dublin this weekend will be disappointed if at least 70,000 people do not turn up to demand better health services across the country.

THE Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) was yesterday urged to withdraw from national pay talks as anger increases over the jailing of three Dublin construction workers.

Thousands of workers are to march on the Dáil today to voice their anger over the controversial redundancies at Irish Ferries.

THOUSANDS of workers and their families will converge on the Dáil tomorrow in support of Irish Ferries staff, whose jobs are being off-loaded to cheaper agency workers.

Four of the country’s most senior trade union leaders united today to urge support for a protest against redundancies at Irish Ferries.

An organiser behind today's May Day labour march is not expecting any of the chaos and violence that marred last year's event.

THE children of non-nationals will no longer be entitled to automatic Irish citizenship under legislation published yesterday.

THE Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) will not be staging their annual May Day march in the capital this year.

I REALLY have to respond to your editorial of Saturday, October 11 — on the same day the Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) organised protest to Mountjoy Prison — attacking the anti-bin tax protestors.

HOUSEHOLDERS in South Dublin who have not paid their bin charges have been warned their refuse will not be collected.

FAMILY and friends of the 12 people jailed for their part in the anti-bin charge campaign are expected to swell the ranks of the protesters taking part in today’s Dublin city centre demonstration.

A campaign against domestic refuse charges received the support of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions (DCTU) at a meeting in Dublin last night.

MANY thousands of workers are expected to take part in an official trade union march against bin collection charges in Dublin this coming weekend.

Shop stewards from the Technical, Engineering and Electrical Union have called for an emergency meeting of the Dublin Council of Trade Unions to organise a campaign of protest against bin charges in the city and the jailing of anti-bin tax campaigners.