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HSE in pay rates ‘evidence gatheringexercise’

Health Minister Simon Harris has asked the HSE to conduct an “evidence-gathering” exercise with state-funded organisations providing health and social care to establish a factual position on pay reductions and pay restoration.

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Ombudsman to receive Eircode complaint

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Dept make efforts to get cheap school sites from NAMA

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Merrill Lynch 'warned Govt that banks guarantee could be mistake'

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High pressure keeping ash away, says Met

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Conference to highlight world hunger

Linehan: Garda operation to compliment trafficking Bill

A massive covert investigation is under way into trafficking of people into Ireland to be sold for sex and work, the Government revealed today.

Thu, 11 Oct, 2007

Union talks on ‘massive’ HSE cutbacks

UNIONS representing health workers are to meet in emergency session today to decide on a joint response to the Health Service Executive’s massive cutbacks announcement.

Thu, 06 Sep, 2007

Classroom assisatants to strike in the North

Schoolchildren across the North face disruption after classroom assistants said they had opened a ballot for a strike when the new term begins next month.

Mon, 20 Aug, 2007

Fisheries regulators aim to conserve dwindling tuna stocks

International regulators meeting in Japan today adopted a plan aimed at slowing the decline in global tuna stocks by reining in illegal fishing, controlling the growth of fleets and sharing data on stock assessments.

Fri, 26 Jan, 2007

Did de Valera get it wrong in his handling of partition?

IN the past week we had posthumous pronouncements from both Judge Seán O’Leary and the late US President Gerald Ford.

Sat, 06 Jan, 2007

Nursing home charge repayments to begin next month

Compensation payments to elderly patients illegally charged in public nursing homes since the 1970s will begin next month, it emerged today.

Thu, 22 Jun, 2006

Consultants may lose out on private patient fees

HOSPITAL consultants will not be reimbursed for treating private patients in public hospitals under Government plans to co-locate public and private facilities.

Tue, 23 Aug, 2005

US transit systems likely to remain on orange alert

The orange alert instituted two weeks ago for US mass transit systems is likely to be prolonged after the latest terrorist attacks in London.

Fri, 22 Jul, 2005

Consultants refuse to rule out compo bid

HOSPITAL consultants have refused to rule out seeking compensation for co-operating with the plan to free up 1,000 beds for public patients.

Sat, 16 Jul, 2005

Nurses reject Ahern’s A&E claims

Evelyn Ring

Thu, 21 Apr, 2005

Safe food will ensure CAP is maintained

EU taxpayers are prepared to support agriculture under the new decoupled format, in return for a constant supply of safe food and a clean environment, says Department of Agriculture and Food Secretary General John Malone.

Thu, 16 Dec, 2004

NI civil servants walk out in strike-break protest

More than 100 civil servants in the North staged a second unofficial walk-out today in protest at the suspension of colleagues for refusing to carry out the work of people on strike.

Tue, 06 Jul, 2004

Watchdog hits out as public sector IT costs soar

THE litany of public sector computer systems running way over budget and proving inadequate to the job required was lashed by the taxpayers’ watchdog yesterday.

Fri, 24 Oct, 2003

Hospitals’ use of nursing home beds to be cut

HOSPITAL managers have warned the Irish Nurses Organisation (INO) that cutbacks are on the way in the number of nursing home beds contracted to health boards.

Fri, 28 Feb, 2003

SDLP calls for unarmed force pure fantasy, says PSNI

The SDLP is living in a dreamworld over its call for an unarmed police force in Northern Ireland, rank and file officers claimed yesterday.

Wed, 29 Jan, 2003