The Labour Relations Commission says it received a record number of referrals last year.

Unions at Aer Lingus have asked the National Implementation Body to intervene in their dispute with management at the national airline over the terms of new contracts.

Workers at a power station in Co Clare tonight called off a day of protest after a sacked Polish shop steward and other union activists were re-employed at the Moneypoint plant.

Nurses worked under protest at a Co Louth hospital today to highlight the severe pressures they face with a growing volume of patients.

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The Government is reportedly planning to press ahead with the threatened closure of two state prisons following the collapse of talks over the prison overtime system.

The Prison Service and the Prison Officers Association have agreed to enter talks under the auspices of the Labour Relation Commission in an effort to resolve their overtime dispute.

Aer Lingus cabin crew are preparing for strike action.

NURSES representatives have pointed the finger of blame at consultants for the latest A&E crisis to grip the country's major hospitals.

A NUMBER of patients in the Mid-Western Health Board (MWHB) have had surgery cancelled because of industrial action by theatre nurses.

Health service employers are repeating their call on nurses to call off their work-to-rule in Accident and Emergency departments.