https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/ en-us 03 Jul 2025 08:17:45 IST 03 Jul 2025 08:17:45 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/1mlrewmmf5/7vc55efwx41?lang=en?rss=true Good morning colleagues, News coverage of the ICTU BDC focuses on violence against women in both the Irish Times [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1t2kwt188pl/external ] and Irish Independent [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/4mqi5li6arq/external ]. The Indo story opens with a quote from ICTU general secretary Owen Reidy, who told delegates he wants his son "to respect strong women like Nikita Hand and not “thugs and gurriers” like Conor McGregor." Well said. Fórsa's motion to conference on health and safety [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/r9cfi4x3ihw/external ] was proposed by our colleague Hazel Nolan yesterday. At the same time yesterday, a significant scandal came into view as HSE chief Bernard Gloster acknowledged “We took our eye off the ball” as he "sought to explain how the practice known as third-party insourcing had expanded into a multimillion euro industry living inside the public hospital system" (Irish Times [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/qp9p0vfh57f/external ]). Elsewhere, the Government’s trade forum has been told uncertainty over trade and economic policy has soared to highs not seen since the pandemic [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/e7inh4ye6yi/external ], while Carl O'Brien reports in the Irish Times that families of children with special needs say the “education system is broken” [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/pf7yrj88d92/external ] with many unable to access school places or support needed to help pupils with basic care needs. Meanwhile, the state forestry company Coillte owns 14,500 hectares of the 26,000 damaged by Storm Éowyn, and has made “significant progress” [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1ff2cv3igiu/external ] in recovering its storm-damaged forests. The ICTU BDC will hear international motions in today's final conference session. Palestine will be on the agenda, as the death toll in Gaza passed 57,000 yesterday [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/108wlj7e6d5/external ], while reports of a potential new ceasefire agreement remain unclear [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1p25hrtm1vo/external ]. Zen is short and sweet today. It was on this day 34 years ago I decided to Let Love Rule [ https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/f7gz3uz4685/external ]. It worked out pretty well. Niall Shanahan 02 Jul 2021 12:00:00 IST 7347639c1799a792534c143f8ad12b1a Articles A Niall Shanahan <p>Good morning colleagues,</p> <p> </p> <p>News coverage of the ICTU BDC focuses on violence against women in both the <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1t2kwt188pl/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Irish Times</a> and <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/4mqi5li6arq/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Irish Independent</a>. The Indo story opens with a quote from ICTU general secretary Owen Reidy, who told delegates he wants his son "<em>to respect strong women like Nikita Hand and not “thugs and gurriers” like Conor McGregor.</em>" Well said. <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/r9cfi4x3ihw/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Fórsa's motion to conference on health and safety</a> was proposed by our colleague Hazel Nolan yesterday.</p> <p> </p> <p>At the same time yesterday, a significant scandal came into view as HSE chief Bernard Gloster acknowledged “We took our eye off the ball” as he <em>"sought to explain how the practice known as third-party insourcing had expanded into a multimillion euro industry living inside the public hospital system" </em>(<a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/qp9p0vfh57f/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Irish Times</a>).</p> <p> </p> <p>Elsewhere, the Government’s trade forum has been told uncertainty over trade and economic policy <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/e7inh4ye6yi/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">has soared to highs not seen since the pandemic</a>, while Carl O'Brien reports in the Irish Times that families of children with special needs say <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/pf7yrj88d92/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the “education system is broken”</a> with many unable to access school places or support needed to help pupils with basic care needs.</p> <p> </p> <p>Meanwhile, the state forestry company Coillte owns 14,500 hectares of the 26,000 damaged by Storm Éowyn, and has made <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1ff2cv3igiu/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“significant progress”</a> in recovering its storm-damaged forests. </p> <p> </p> <p>The ICTU BDC will hear international motions in today's final conference session. Palestine will be on the agenda, as <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/108wlj7e6d5/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the death toll in Gaza passed 57,000 yesterday</a>, while reports of a potential new ceasefire agreement <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/1p25hrtm1vo/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">remain unclear</a>. </p> <p> </p> <p>Zen is short and sweet today. It was on this day 34 years ago I decided to <a href="https://forsatradeunion.newsweaver.com/1mlrewmmf5/f7gz3uz4685/external" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Let Love Rule</a>. It worked out pretty well.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Niall Shanahan</strong> </p> <p> </p> <p><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TcU57tAKzng?si=NZ7CLo4GJpyNWiBz" 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>