One in four Aer Lingus workers could lose their jobs if the airline is taken over by IAG, unions have claimed.

Up to 1,200 jobs could be lost at Aer Lingus if the airline is sold to IAG, according to the IMPACT trade union.

The board of the National Museum of Ireland has confirmed it is considering a number of options to address "serious funding challenges" in 2015.

TGIF, or ‘Thank God it’s Friday’, may run through the mind of Aer Lingus CEO Cristoph Mueller this Friday: he stands to net €1.5m at the company’s AGM, or at least have this rubber-stamped by the shareholders.

Aer Lingus chief executive Christoph Müller saw his 2013 pay packet jump by nearly 18%, helped by nearly €1m in bonus payments and pension contributions.

The Six Nations rugby tournament and people returning to Ireland for St Patrick’s Day are likely to be targeted in strikes at Aer Lingus.

Selling the state forest industry would only generate enough cash to pay three weeks’ interest on the nation’s debts but could threaten 12,000 jobs, forestry workers have warned.

Cabin crew at Aer Lingus have joined with their ground colleagues in publicly declaring they will not accept work practice efficiencies in exchange for a company investment in the ailing pension scheme.

Resolution at Aer Lingus still seems a long way off, writes Stephen Rogers

The sale of state assets has been denounced by trade unions, with Siptu general secretary Jack O’Connor claiming there was “no justification” for the move and that the measure was “a tragedy” for Labour.

TRANSPORT Minister Leo Varadkar says he would have no difficulty selling the state’s 25% shareholding in Aer Lingus provided he got a good price for it.

PAY rates in the semi-state companies are “scandalous”, the body representing small and medium businesses has said.

TRADE unions have signalled their opposition to the McCarthy report and the proposed sale of major state assets.

A breakthrough has been reached in the Aer Lingus roster dispute after management and unions agreed the dispute would end and staff would be returned to the payroll.

LOCAL education services face annihilation under plans by Tánaiste Mary Coughlan to more than halve the number of Vocational Education Committees (VECs), staff representatives are warning.

IN SPITE of Aer Lingus cabin crew beginning industrial action this morning, passengers will not see an impact on their flights – for now.

THE transfer of responsibility for payment of teachers in vocational schools to the Department of Education would be firmly resisted, Vocational Education Committees (VECs) and their support staff have warned.

THE Government will never manage to encourage enough Ordinance Survey staff to make a proposed move to Dungarvan in Co Waterford viable, a union boss has warned.