Dr Anthony Leddin finds the devil is in the detail — or rather the lack of it — in the Labour Court’s proposed nursing agreement, which is to be voted on this month.

The union which represents the country’s community welfare officers has criticised a 60% drop in the amount paid out by the State in exceptional needs payments to those in financial difficulty.

The reduction of the allowance for First Communion outfits will hit single-parent and poor families most, says Áilín Quinlan