Fórsa Breakfast News Briefing - Fórsa Breakfast News Briefing - Thursday 4th June 2026 https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/ en-us 04 Jun 2026 08:47:56 IST 04 Jun 2026 08:47:56 IST https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/rss.xml Newsweaver Noreply@forsatradeunion.nw008.com (Fórsa trade union) support@newsweaver.ie (Newsweaver) 60 true On the Nose https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/5neke7xk8lf?lang=en&rss=true Good morning colleagues, The new SNA Workforce Development Plan was launched yesterday. Fórsa's response is widely reported, including a report by RTÉ for Six One [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1q3w1o5iidt/external?lang=en ], featuring officials and representatives of the union's SNA branches. 02 Jul 2021 12:00:00 IST e9e7ec06d9f4ca8f927158fa90ddbc90 Articles A Niall Shanahan <p><span style="color: #000000;">Good morning colleagues,</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">The new SNA Workforce Development Plan was launched yesterday. Fórsa's response is widely reported, including a <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1q3w1o5iidt/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">report by RTÉ for Six One</a>, featuring officials and representatives of the union's SNA branches.</span></p> <p class="c-paragraph paywall"> </p> <p>Fórsa's response to the new SNA plan is also reported in the <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/itgclyeeogz/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Irish Mirror</a>, the <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/xvzztvvw4hm/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Irish Examiner</a>, <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/jhdplp8odvw/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Irish Times</a> while<a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1hk3ib3akqp/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Andy went toe-to-toe with Ciara Kelly</a> on Newstalk's <em>The Hard Shoulder.</em></p> <p> </p> <p>Elsewhere, the Irish Independent reports on the perfusionist industrial action <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1p5ibl4zdp1/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">planned for next week</a>, while <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1mjxaodykz8/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Linda Kelly's interview</a> on <em>Morning Ireland </em>yesterday prompted the <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1axvqp0t42z/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Irish Times </a>to pick up the story.</p> <p> </p> <p class="Paragraph_paragraph__ONnad Paragraph_paragraph--default-sm-default__mFzyN articleParagraph">Meanwhile, some news on the <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1x9y6uxzgca/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">gender pay gap</a>, as a memo to Cabinet yesterday that will make it mandatory for employers to use the new gender-pay reporting website. It comes five years after the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021, which introduced the legislative basis for gender pay-gap reporting in Ireland.</p> <p> </p> <p>Your Zen this morning is a clip from one of my favourite comedians about his fans. I went to see him last night in Drogheda with my pal Paddy Cole. Paddy and I aren't at all like <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/o9vrtuxichw/external?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the men Stewart Lee is describing in this clip</a>. Well, ok, maybe I am a bit.</p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Have a great day. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>NS</strong></span></p> <p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NtFJ1HT3gto?si=LJlpi6_wOCU_iq7g" width="100%" height="315" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"></iframe></p> More news here