Emmet Malone

The union representing more than 3,000 school secretaries and caretakers who went on strike in September over their pension entitlements says further industrial action is likely if talks at the Labour Court this week fail. About 2,300 of the State’s schoo... See more

The number of work permits granted to non-European Economic Area residents fell by almost a quarter last year with the health, technology and agriculture sectors all seeing sharp drops. The total number of permits issued over the course of 2025 was 31,044... See more

Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at Meta contractor Covalen participated in strike action on Tuesday in a dispute over redundancy payments and collective bargaining rights. The company announced 420 job losses in November but that number h... See more

Irish doctor Lorraine Nolan has taken over as head of the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), the Lisbon-based organisation that provides independent research and analysis on all aspects of drug use. Elected to the position last June, Dr Nolan succeeds Be... See more

Eliza McClure considers herself lucky she can strike a better balance between work and family life thanks to remote and hybrid working. “I feel you get to work like you don‘t have a family, then parent like you don’t have a full-time job,” the Co Donegal-... See more