A man in his 20's has been arrested after a fatal collision in Galway on Wednesday night.

Gardaí in Galway have stepped up efforts to trace the driver of a car involved in a fatal hit and run.

American singer Rhiannon Giddens will perform work by three African-American composers at the Guinness Cork Jazz Festival.

Liam Mackey reflects on the twentieth anniversary of the infamous Grand National that got left at the start.

The priest who presided over the funeral Mass of Ned Kelly — more than 130 years after he was hanged for murder — said he has received a torrent of abuse for granting the infamous outlaw a Catholic church service.

BEAUCHAMPS Solicitors has acquired Landwell Solicitors — one of the corporate law firms connected to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) — for an undisclosed amount.

THERE are fears that up to 425 more people are about to be added to the dole queue after two firms announced job cut plans.

Over 400 jobs in the capital are under threat as two employers seek to cut staff numbers, it has emerged.

DISSIDENT republicans are suspected of being behind a booby-trap bomb which almost killed an ex-Garda informant who infiltrated the Real IRA.

DEREK O’Connor is in virtually unstoppable form at present and the Galwegian, well on course to win an eighth consecutive point-to-point riders championship, partnering a sparkling four-timer at yesterday’s well-attended Bartlemy fixture.

The ASTI has said that 90% of newly qualified teachers fail to get a full-time, permanent contract.

THE ratification of the Croke Park public service pay and reform deal still looks uncertain after more than 51,000 teachers were split in their vote on support for the agreement reached in April.

The proposed public sector pay and reform deal was dealt a major blow today after two teaching unions voted to throw it out.

FEARS have been raised of further cuts to schools and college services as spiralling pupil numbers will require the employment of an additional 1,200 teachers in September.

Businesses seeking access to funds are being urged to look at alternative sources of income in light of the liquidity crisis facing the Irish banking sector.

SECONDARY school teachers angrily rejected the public sector pay deal, heralding a split within the trade union movement and the possibility of heightened industrial action in schools.

THE Central Executive Council of the ASTI will rubber-stamp the rejection of the pay deal at its meeting tomorrow, putting it out to a ballot of members with a recommendation that they vote against the agreement.

TEACHERS’ leaders have described efforts by Tánaiste Mary Coughlan to allow schools worst affected by a ban on management promotions as piecemeal and insufficient.

Public sector unions were today urged to remain united and not fall victim to internal rancour and distrust over proposed public-sector pay and reform.

THE union representing more than 18,000 secondary schoolteachers is set to decide on Friday whether or not to reject the public service pay deal in a move which could lead to industrial action in schools.

THE crucial views of teacher union members on the public service pay deal will emerge today after a week in which their leaders have voiced clear differences.

The General Secretary of the ASTI John White has said the public sector pay agreement is "the best deal possible".

ONE-third of second-level schools may have to cut the teaching of science subjects because of education cutbacks, a survey has found.

TAX breaks should be introduced to help unemployed engineers train as maths teachers and help existing maths teachers upskill, according to a study.

HALF-DAY strikes andthe cancellation of parent-teacher meetings are on the cards for thousands of secondary school students after teachers promised a strong and sustainedcampaign against wage cuts announced in the budget.

John White, General Secretary of the Association of Secondary Teachers, has said there will be consequences for the pay cut imposed on the public sector by the Government.

Teaching union ASTI has vowed to launch a campaign of resistance against thegovernment's Budget cuts.

THE president of the Institute of Certified and Public Accountants has called on members to place ethical behaviour at the core of their professional lives.

Unions lined up tonight to launch vicious attacks on the Government threatening months of angry disputes and strikes over pay cuts.

TEACHER unions have warned of inevitable industrial unrest, with one leader accusing the Government of lacking moral courage to reach agreement on public service pay savings.

The Government tonight vowed to press ahead with €1.3bn public sector pay cuts after talks with unions on alternatives dramatically collapsed.

CONTINGENCY plans by the Health Service Executive to deal with yesterday’s industrial action by the public sector trade unions worked well, the health authority claimed last night.

More than 5,000 teachers angered by possible budget cuts staged a protest outside the Department of Education during today's national strike.

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission said the small amount of radiation detected at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is not significant.

Teachers across the country have voted in favour of industrial action later this month.

The Nobel-prize winning poet Seamus Heaney has told teachers they can have a profound impact on the future development of Irish society.

More than 200 secondary school teachers are attending an ASTI conference in Dublin today which aims to highlight the social importance of education during the downturn.

A survey of Ireland's main trade unions has reportedly found that their leaders are paid salaries of up to €172,000.

The Government should introduce a condition that at least 25% of the €7bn Nama premium be allocated to credit facilities for viable SME businesses, it was stated today.

ANY cuts to teachers’ pay or further education cutbacks look almost certain to trigger industrial action by 15,000 members of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI), who are to be balloted for possible strikes.

The president of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Ireland (CPA) has called on the Minister for Finance to clarify the commitment in the Nama Bill that banks will "increase their capacity" for borrowing to the SME sector by 10%.

NEWLY-qualified teachers are applying for jobs in Britain, Dubai and New Zealand with up to half of this year’s graduates unable to find temporary or permanent posts, according teachers’ unions.

IRELAND’S poor investment in education relative to other countries is actually worse than was suggested in a major comparison of international statistics published yesterday, teacher unions have claimed.

TEACHERS have moved to reassure parents that they will be well prepared to help prevent and deal with the spread of swine flu when schools reopen in the coming weeks.