There is an additional reduction for staff who have joined the civil service since January 2013, and who are therefore in the new ‘single public service pension scheme’.

Fórsa’s Oireachtas Ushers branch has raised more than €3,300 in aid of Brother Kevin of the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People in Bow Street in Dublin.

Three significant changes to the public service ‘additional superannuation contribution,’ which replaced the so-called pension levy under the Public Service Stability Agreement, come into force on 1st January.

There is renewed hope that the Oireachtas will pass legislation allowing public servants to retire after age 65 before the Christmas recess.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has welcomed a significant increase in the amount of money people with disabilities can earn before they lose their medical card.

A survey of 590 Fórsa members over the age 60 has highlighted the benefits of being a retired Fórsa member.