A reported rise in the number of people being arrested at airports for anti-social public order offences is a cause for deep concern about the safety of cabin crew and other aviation workers, according to Fórsa.

Fórsa members in Wicklow County and South Dublin County partnerships have backed industrial action in a dispute over income restoration.

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.

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).

Fórsa has welcomed legislation banning zero hour contracts, which came into force earlier this month.

Developments in Westminster and Brussels this week deepened uncertainty over the direction of Brexit, with three options – no deal, a version of Teresa May’s deal, and no Brexit – all still on the table.

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.