The anticipated move towards more widespread remote working is an opportunity to look afresh at issues around working time and work-life balance, according to Fórsa.

More than a million people have now downloaded the Covid-19 tracker app, which was launched by the HSE on Tuesday.

Staff in the Revenue Commissioners are currently contacting every employer who has availed of the Covid-19 temporary wage subsidy scheme (TWSS) as part of ongoing compliance measures to ensure that the temporary State aid has not been misused.

Ireland’s CervicalCheck programme has restarted after a 17-week suspension due to Covid-19.

Irish trade unions have joined the global condemnation of Israel’s plan to annex substantial parts of the West Bank and the Jordan valley this month.

Post-pandemic economic reconstruction is an opportunity to create a more equal society where all work is valued, according to president Michael D Higgins.