by | Feb 22, 2026 | Latest News Home, The Sunday Read
Something is badly broken in Waterford’s housing market, and the numbers make for uncomfortable reading. Average monthly rents in Waterford City now stand at €1,235, a staggering 55% rise since the pre-pandemic period. County-wide rents have increased by 53%...
by | Feb 20, 2026 | Ambulance Sector, General News, Health, Latest News, Latest News Home
SIPTU members in the National Ambulance Service (NAS) are balloting for industrial action in a dispute with management resulting from a failure to implement the recommendations of an independent report on updating staff salary scales in recognition of changes in their...
by | Feb 19, 2026 | General News, Health, Latest News, Latest News Home
Health Care Assistants (HCAs) in the HSE Home Support Service in County Donegal have secured back payment of overtime owed to them since 2018, after a threat of industrial action led to management providing written commitments in talks with SIPTU representatives. A...
by | Feb 19, 2026 | Latest News, Latest News Home
SIPTU has suspended all planned Health Care Assistant (HCA) strikes in the Northwest, West and South regions following agreement with the HSE on key issues regarding underpayments, rostering and working conditions for these critical frontline staff. Strike action,...
by | Feb 18, 2026 | General News, Latest News, Latest News Home
SIPTU members employed in RTÉ have voted overwhelmingly to reject a management plan that will result in the endless outsourcing of jobs at the national broadcaster and deal a fatal blow to public service broadcasting in Ireland, destroying its critical role in...
by | Feb 13, 2026 | Latest News, Latest News Home
SIPTU members employed by the FAI have raised serious safety concerns regarding any proposed Nations League match between Ireland and Israel, calling on the organisation to show consistency in its approach by withdrawing from the fixtures. SIPTU Deputy General...
