Cuts loom after Croke deal ends

It came as Labour reacted with open fury to an Irish Examiner article co-authored by eight Fine Gael TDs which questioned aspects of the current agreement.
The eight TDs — Sean Conlan, Paul Connaughton, Pat Deering, Brendan Griffin, Noel Harrington, Sean Kyne, Anthony Lawlor, and Eoghan Murphy — said incremental pay rises and allowances for high-earning public servants should be revisited.