The Irish Times reports that military representative body Permanent Defence Force Other Ranks Representative Association (PDFORRA) has formally sought to affiliate with ICTU. The paper reports that the absence of this affiliation has led to Defence Force personnel not doing as well as others across the public service.
Beef farmers have met to select representatives to voice their concerns at any future talks aimed at resolving their beef (sorry!) with meat processors. Farmer representatives have continued their criticism of the Agriculture Minister, accusing Michael Creed of "total dereliction of his duties".
The Government is to challenge the Data Protection Commissioner's order that the Public Services Card has no basis in law for non-welfare related purposes. The Departments of Welfare and Public Expenditure and Reform are to present a memo to Government arguing for this course of action.
The Irish Hospital Consultants Association has warned that the country's acute hospital system is at "breaking point". In their pre-budget submission, the IHCA called on the Government to do more to address unacceptably long waiting lists
The State Examinations Commission has announced that this year's Junior Certificate results will be released on October 4th, more than two weeks later than usual. The Commission says that this delay is due to changes in how the Leaving Certificate examinations were marked this year.
US Vice President Mike Pence continues his visit to Ireland today. He will travel to Dublin for a series of meetings, including engagements with President Michael D Higgins and An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
Our Zen this morning is something which has provided endless joy in the Communications Unit this summer. Why does this cat have better moves than me?
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