Thousands of anti-water charge protesters have staged a demonstration in Dublin.

Staff at the Central Bank Mint will start a work-to-rule on Monday.

Several unions look set to test the mettle of the minority Government on pay issues, writes Kyran Fitzgerald.

The Labour Court has recommended that workers at Irish Cement receive a pay increase of 2% in spite of the company claiming that domestic demand is only 30% of what it was in 2007.

The Unite union has said that the High Court ruling to overturn planning permission for the continued operation of Bord na Mona’s Edenderry plant has come "at a time of heightened industrial tension".

Anti-Irish Water campaigners have accused Environment Minister Alan Kelly of morphing into ex-minister Phil Hogan by increasingly “threatening” people who don’t pay their bill.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

A picket will start outside Cherry Orchard Hospital in Dublin this morning following a dispute with an electrical contractor.

Dunnes Stores workers who are members of the Mandate trade union are to hold a national day of protest in Dublin in early June.

Up to 100 staff at one of the country’s largest windfarm service providers, Enercon, are to stage a 72-hour work stoppage at locations throughout Ireland in a dispute over pay and conditions.

The Labour Court has urged both sides in a row over €25m completion bonus payments for work being carried out at Intel’s Leixlip plant in Co Kildare to reach agreement.

Industrial unrest is brewing at Bord na Móna over a 3.5% pay rise demand.

The rules of engagement between employee and employer are undergoing major overhaul. A system that is no longer useful is being transformed. As a result, disputes between workers and their bosses should be resolved much more rapidly.

Water charge protests "are a reflection of the level of anger over growing inequality in Ireland", according to the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union.

The Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) is to mount a campaign demanding 5% pay rises for its members.

The country's largest craft union is meeting this weekend to discuss water charges, the pension levy, the Universal Social Charge and private sector pay.

Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport, Paschal Donohoe TD, condemned the threatened industrial action at Irish Rail.

Around 150 workers at Dublin-based packaging firm Smurfit Kappa Dublin are to receive a pay increase after a Labour Court recommendation.

The IDA has welcomed the outcome of ballots at Bausch and Lomb, where a cost-saving plan will see 900 jobs saved.

Members of the Technical Engineering and Electrical Union (TEEU) at Bausch & Lomb in Waterford have voted to accept a cost saving plan put forward by management.

Despite a fellow driver union withdrawing from talks on cost savings at Iarnród Éireann over the weekend, Siptu has decided to ballot its members on the proposals which emerged from last week’s engagement.

Employees at pharmaceutical giant Bausch + Lomb have begun voting on a cutbacks "deal" which could decide if the plant will remain open into the future.

Workers at the giant Bausch + Lomb pharmaceutical plant in Waterford will tonight be briefed by their union leaders following the break-up without agreement of talks on the future of the company.

A US senator has been criticised for encouraging the CEO of Bausch + Lomb’s parent company to move the 1,100-plus Waterford-based jobs to New York.

Iarnród Éireann says it regrets the decision of the NBRU to reject a Labour Court recommendation on cost reduction at the company.

Iarnród Éireann’s plan to cut €4.7m from its staff pay bill has been dealt a severe blow after one of the driver unions, Siptu, rejected a Labour Court recommendation on the plan and warned of strikes if the cuts are implemented.

A nationwide strike by electricians could be averted, after an agreement has been reached at the Labour Relations Commission.

All-out strike action by 6,500 electricians on February 24 could cause as much disruption to major infrastructural projects and manufacturing enterprises as similar action did in 2009.

The TEEU has described the student service charges on apprentices as "unfair and unaffordable".

An aircraft maintenance company is to close one of its engine repair plants in Co Dublin with the loss of more than 400 jobs.

ESB workers will begin potentially disruptive industrial action from Dec 16 if no agreement is reached with management over how to resolve the €1.6bn deficit in the company’s pension scheme.

Workers at ESB have voted in favour of industrial action over a pension row.

Some of the 410 people employed by Lufthansa Technik Airmotive Ireland (LTAI) described news that the company is considering closure as a pre-Christmas “kick in the teeth”.

The Transport, Engineering and Electrical Union believes Lufthansa will shut down its aviation plant in West Dublin, after its 400 staff were warned the company is considering closure.

Aer Lingus staff will stick to their guns and go ahead with a two-hour strike next week following further rows over pensions.

Aer Lingus staff will stage a two-hour work stoppage as the pension dispute at the airline escalates, unions have said.

A strike threat by Aer Lingus airline and airport staff will not have any immediate impact on travellers, unions said.

Staff at Aer Lingus and the Dublin Airport Authority have voted for industrial action in a row over pensions.

Aer Lingus faces widespread disruption to its flights over the summer because of the airline’s plans to sell off its Shannon hangar and force 55 maintenance staff to take redundancy or relocate to Dublin.

The Department of Social Protection has the highest level of sick leave of all government departments at 13.5 sick days per employee last year, new figures have revealed.

Lower paid civil service workers have decided to campaign for a no vote in next month’s referendum on the EU fiscal treaty.

ICTU will today decide whether to recommend a yes or a no vote in the Fiscal Treaty referendum on May 31.

The Tánaiste has said it is up to trade union leaders and members to decide for themselves how to vote in the upcoming EU Fiscal Treaty referendum.