9 d. ago McEntee says public service pensions 'on the table' for striking school staff if Fórsa joins talks

The education minister said that the government is ready to talk “without preconditions” on pensions, sick leave, and other entitlements with staff currently on strike.

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9 d. ago Education minister says pensions 'on the table' for striking school staff if Fórsa joins talks

Helen McEntee said that the government is ready to talk “without preconditions” on pensions, sick leave, and other entitlements with staff currently on strike.

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1 week ago 'Absolute nightmare': Exhausted school principals urge negotiated resolution to strike

Three teaching unions have called on the government to negotiate with Fórsa immediately, calling the situation “unsustainable”.

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1 week ago Pope says future of Palestinian people must be 'ensured' during meeting with Israel's president

Pope Leo also called for an ‘urgent’ ceasefire and the safe entry of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

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1 week ago FAI union staff threaten strike action over proposed job cuts

SIPTU members said that up to a third of FAI staff could be made redundant.

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1 week ago 'We'll be burnt out before school has barely begun': A letter from a principal to Helen McEntee

A principal in Tipperary tells the Minister for Education how her school is at a loss while its secretary and caretaker are striking for fair treatment.

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2 w. ago Ukraine seeks more pressure on Russia and warns of 100,000 troops readying fresh attack

Moscow opposes western peacekeepers in Ukraine and rejects calls for urgent peace summit with Kyiv

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2 w. ago Local TD critical of Government delay in engaging with school secretaries and caretakers

This article first appeared on Galway Bay FM A local TD is criticising the Government for its delay in engaging with school secretaries and caretakers. Around two thousand members of staff are due to begin indefinite strike action tomorrow morning, due to their exclusion from the public service pension scheme. Trade union Forsa held a […] The post Local TD critical of Government delay in engaging with school secretaries and caretakers appeared first on Connacht Tribune - Galway City Tribune.

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3 w. ago Urgent calls for resolution as school staff strike looms on first day back

Urgent calls for resolution as school staff strike looms on first day back  Dublin Live

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3 w. ago President condemns famine in Gaza City and calls for ‘urgent change’

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification said on Friday that famine is occurring in Gaza City and could spread further south.

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3 w. ago Calls for urgent Fianna Fáil meeting to discuss party's approach to the presidential election

Micheál Martin has said he will set out his party’s stall at the end of the month.

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3 w. ago Billy Kelleher calls for 'urgent' Fianna Fáil meeting over presidential election

Fianna Fáil MEP Billy Kelleher has said that a meeting of his party’s parliamentary party should be "convened urgently" to discuss the forthcoming presidential election

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