https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/ en-us 06 Jun 2025 09:41:55 IST 06 Jun 2025 09:41:55 IST https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/rss.xml Newsweaver Noreply@forsatradeunion.nw008.com (Fórsa trade union) support@newsweaver.ie (Newsweaver) 60 true https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/6omt9egcr4i?lang=en?rss=true Good morning colleagues, Fórsa members at Barnardos have served notice of industrial action [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/158gpsh1q9p/external ] from 25th June. There's more on that story today in the Health & Welfare members' news bulletin, which will be published this morning, alongside bulletins for all divisions. ECB rates are down [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/psp8unv76kd/external ] (way down) and the other big economic news today is that the State’s corporate tax receipts fell 30% last month, with the exchequer collecting €1.1 billion less [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/fi9gkom22ju/external ] in May compared to the same month last year. 02 Jul 2021 12:00:00 IST b1babf32f2866dd6f68b413802550add Articles A Niall Shanahan <p>Good morning colleagues, </p> <p> </p> <p>Fórsa members at Barnardos have <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/158gpsh1q9p/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">served notice of industrial action</a> from 25th June. There's more on that story today in the Health & Welfare members' news bulletin, which will be published this morning, alongside bulletins for all divisions.</p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/psp8unv76kd/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ECB rates are down</a> (way down) and the other big economic news today is that the State’s corporate tax receipts fell 30% last month, with the exchequer <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/fi9gkom22ju/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">collecting €1.1 billion less</a> in May compared to the same month last year. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Inevitably, the relationship between two spoilt brats will sour, and so it has in Washington DC, where the agent of chaos is now outside the Trump tent and redirecting his micturations. <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/15xvrsapkcu/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Keith Duggan writes</a> (oh so very well).</p> <p> </p> <p>Ronan McGreevy reminisces about the homes and infrastructure <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/agrzjzlv0p1/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">output of the Celtic Tiger era</a> which, even at the time, was considered insufficient to meet future needs.</p> <p> </p> <p>Finally, a solicitor working with Afghan refugees in Ireland has said that Government delays in processing refugee family reunification applications <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/jb8p65rrp7j/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">are having a “devastating” impact </a>on families torn apart by war and violence.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Zen</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>The morning briefing will take a little break next week to have a gawk around Milan and Turin. Here's a sizable chunk of zen in the form of <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/dqjrj7nnqzo/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hania Rani's 2023 concert film</a> which has just been released on the wonderful <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/eqdnwyfhmpk/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">ARTE channel</a> on YouTube. She's amazing. </p> <p> </p> <p>Have a lovely weekend.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Niall Shanahan</strong></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> Hania Rani https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/v3files/shard1/63805/d8/8087b4ee551dae9bb512de.gif