Tá sé ráite ag Fórsa go bhfuil sé thar a bheith buartha faoi thuairiscí faoi laghduithe móra ar sheirbhísí cúraim phríomhúil i réigiún an Iarthair de chuid HSE. D'ardaigh oifigeach an Fórsa, Pádraig Mulligan, an imní a bhí air maidir le go leor postanna cúraim phríomhúil gan líonadh le ceann seirbhísí cúraim phríomhúil HSE san Iarthar: Fórsa raises concerns over cuts to primary care in West.

HSE support workers at University Hospital Waterford are to be balloted for industrial action. The dispute centres on trade union UNITE’s claims that conditions of employment had been changed since the company took over the provision of cleaning services at the hospital.

THE IRISH CONGRESS of Trade Unions (ICTU) has called on employers to pay employees as normal if they are directed to self-isolate because of Covid-19. The Department of Social Protection yesterday issued advice for workers who are diagnosed with the Covid-19 coronavirus and those who may need to self-isolate as a precautionary measure.

The Green Party insists there is no room for tax cuts if the other parties are serious about introducing climate action measures in the next programme for government. Sinn Féin, Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil all promised significant income tax cuts in their election manifestos.

Social media users who report feeling higher levels of “overload” from the volume of information and communication online are more fatigued on a day-to-day basis, according to new research from NUI Galway.

New research from Tasc (Think Tank for Action on Social Change) states over half of Irish households cannot save income regularly, and this figure rises to 77% for low-income households as they feel the squeeze from the debt burden placed upon them.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics could be postponed from the summer until later in the year amid concerns around the coronavirus outbreak, Japan’s Olympic minister has said. The Games are currently scheduled to begin on July 24.

Finally, today’s Zen features Harry Styles’ newest single Falling. Enjoy!