by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2014
Cathy Henderson, who designed the 1913 Lockout Tapestry with artist, Robert Ballagh has died after a long illness. Cathy was ill from quite an early stage in the design and production of the Tapestry but she insisted on carrying on with the project. The...
by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2014
There are 412,000 households living in fuel poverty in Ireland today, an increase of over 10,000 since last year. This means that almost 20% of all households in Ireland are unable to adequately heat their homes. The Energy Action Conference,...
by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2014
A planned protest by SIPTU members outside the annual conference of the Nurses and Midwives Board of Ireland (NMBI), on Thursday, 9th October, has been suspended due to the postponement of the event. The protest was to highlight the refusal by nurses...
by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2014
Representatives of SIPTU and other health sector unions have asked to meet with Department of Health officials over an attempt by the Nurses and Midwives Board of Ireland (NMBI) to increase members’ retention fees from €100 to €150 next year. All...
by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2014
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) Youth Committee is to launch its Rights Campaign for young people in Ireland on Wednesday, October 29th. A public meeting will take place at 5.00pm in the Twisted Pepper on Abbey Street and feature young trade...
by | May 16, 2024 | Archives, NewsArchive, NewsArchive2014
More than 350 human rights groups, trade unions and political parties from across Europe – including 16 from Ireland – have called for the EU to hold Israel accountable for its massacre of Gaza earlier this year by suspending the EU-Israel...
