Category Archives: Republic of Ireland news
Bord na Mona crisis: Bruton must intervene to restore confidence in Just Transition process
Unite accuses management of tearing up agreement in ideological attempt to undermine company remit July 21st: Unite today (Sunday) called on the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Richard Bruton, to intervene in the crisis at Bord na Mona … Continue reading
Major win for English Language Teachers
QQA Bill is passed and mediator recommends establishment of Joint Labour Committee July 12th: Unite, which represents English Language Teachers, today (Friday) welcomed the passage of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill 2018, and the publication … Continue reading
TCD protest hears workers’ rights being abused on publicly-funded project
Time to turn off contract stream to rogue employers July 11th: Unite, which organises construction workers, held a protest this morning (Thursday) at the site of TCD’s new Oisin House student accommodation block on Pearse Street. The main contractor on … Continue reading
Increased Living Wage figure highlights poverty gap between low pay and high rents
July 3rd: Responding to today’s announcement that the 2019 Living Wage has been calculated as €12.30 per hour – a 40 cent increase – trade union Unite said the increased highlights what Senior Officer Brendan Ogle termed the “poverty gap” … Continue reading
Brendan Ogle: public housing central to resolving housing emergency
July 3rd: Moving Motion 36 at the ICTU Biennial Delegate Conference this afternoon, Unite Senior Officer Brendan Ogle said that the trade union movement – which represents 800,000 working people North and South – must campaign vigorously for measures to … Continue reading









