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Women concerned about ‘glass ceiling’ on promotions - report
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Zero hour ban comes into force
by Mark Dowd
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Youth-developed children’s website launched
by Mark Dowd
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Hard Brexit worries harden
by Bernard Harbor
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Delegates back women-only mentoring
by Hazel Gavigan
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Union to launch local government campaign
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Fórsa will launch a campaign for greater powers for local authorities and improved local services next week. 

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Working lone parent poverty doubles
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Poverty among working lone parents has more than doubled in five years, according to a new study by the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP).

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Thousands march again for housing action
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Further ‘Raise the Roof’ rallies were held in Dublin and Cork earlier this month after the initial event last October saw thousands gather outside Leinster House in protest of the housing and homelessness crisis.

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Pay deal assumptions need review
by Bernard Harbor
 

The underlying assumptions of the Public Service Stability Agreement (PSSA) need to be reviewed to take account of lost spending power, recent and projected growth rates, and pay movements in the wider economy, according to Fórsa. 

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Tobacco-free initiative launched in Fingal
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

The HSE has launched a new tobacco free initiative in community centres in the Fingal county council area.

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Minister to launch Fórsa’s disability network
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Disability rights minister Finian McGrath will help launch Fórsa’s new Disability Rights Network in the union’s office at Nerney’s Court, Dublin on Saturday 6th April.

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