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Season’s greetings to all our readers
by Róisín McKane
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Limerick Soviet centenary publication: submissions sought
by Niall Shanahan
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Court defeat for Deliveroo riders
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Minimum wage reduced gender gap
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
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Civil servants’ pay to improve
by Bernard Harbor
 

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’.

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Oireachtas Ushers raise funds for Brother Kevin
Fórsa branch event boost for Capuchin Day Centre
 

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.

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Public servants benefit from pension levy changes
by Bernard Harbor
 

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.

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Hopes for law on pension age
by Bernard Harbor
 

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

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Congress welcomes disability threshold rise
by Bernard Harbor
 

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.

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Survey highlights benefits of being retired Fórsa member
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

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

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