A dispute between members of a family whose firm sells and makes jewellery including the world-famous Claddagh rings has been adjourned for mediation talks.

A High Court action aimed at preventing FÁS from dismissing its director of health and safety Greg Craig, and from making any disparaging comments to the media about him, has been adjourned to later this week.

A FORMER officer has claimed she was unfairly dismissed from the Irish Prison Service after suffering extended illness.

A NUN lost her claim of unfair dismissal from a primary school as the judge said she was appointed through the legal contrivance of not having to compete for her job and she had to accept the rules when the job ended.

Siptu, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions officials and employees at a company involved in a strike at Dublin port have denied that they have harassed or intimidated staff who are continuing to work.