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Concern over Columbian human rights
by Craig Whelan
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Excessive water charge to fund conservation
by Bernard Harbor
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ESRI cites regional health inequalities
by Craig Whelan
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Marriage equality move welcomed
by Hazel Gavigan
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Government fails on child homelessness
by Craig Whelan
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Kevin takes the reins
by Bernard Harbor
 

Kevin Callinan became Fórsa’s Senior General Secretary last week as former leader Shay Cody retired from the post. He will be supported in the role by the existing General Secretary Eoin Ronayne and a deputy general secretary, who will be ratified by the union’s National Executive Committee (NEC) this week following a competition.

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Women deliver most unpaid care
by Hazel Gavigan
 

Women in Ireland spend twice as much time as men carrying out unpaid care work according to new research.

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Brexit and overheating pose risks
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

Brexit poses the biggest risk to the Irish economy, according to the trade union-backed Nevin Economic Research Institute (NERI). But its Quarterly Economic Observer also warns that economic ‘overheating’ is a major risk in the Republic.

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Fórsa withdraws from Garda pay case
by Niall Shanahan
 

Fórsa trade union has withdrawn its support for the long-running Garda equal pay case concerning clerical officers following legal advice.

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Minimum wage increase recommended
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has recommended that the national minimum wage should increase to €10.10, a rise of 30 cent.

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Pension auto-enrolement explained
by Diarmaid Mac a Bhaird
 

An explainer on ‘auto-enrolement,’ setting out the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) stance on changes to the Government’s current plans, and written by ICTU’s social policy officer Laura Bambrick, has been published in the latest edition of the Fórsa magazine.

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