Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) general secretary Patricia King has said the Government must make a Brexit fund available in the event of a no-deal. The call was one of a number made by representative bodies urging the Government to avail of special emergency funds from the EU to help offset the effects of Brexit.
Fórsa’s nationwide campaign for respect and fair conditions for school secretaries, officially launches later today. The campaign aims to highlight the need for standardised and more secure employment terms for school secretaries. You can find more information on campaign here, and keep an eye on Fórsa's twitter account for the latest on the event throughout the day.
A Fianna Fáil private members motion calling on the Government to engage with nursing unions, and to establish a judge-led commission to examine issues in the nursing sector was debated in the Dáil yesterday.
Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform Paschal Donohoe has said that granting the nursing unions' demand for a pay rise would trigger knock-on claims among other public service grades. The Minister was responding to the opposition calls for an independent review to examine the pay and duties of nurses and midwives to be completed within six weeks.
RTÉ reports on the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board's appearance before the Oireachtas Health Committee yesterday, in relation to the rising cost of the National Children’s Hospital at the St James's Hospital site in Dublin.
Finally, today's zen is (not for the first time) new music from Hozier, Almost (Sweet Music) is his latest single, and is expected to appear on his second album which is due for release later this year.
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