Irish EU budget gamble: Now the real negotiating begins
So tightly guarded and last-minute was the Irish Government's draft proposal for the next seven-year EU budget that Thomas Byrne, the Minister of State for European Affairs, had only one…
Fórsa warns of winter strikes if no pay deal reached
Public sector workers feel 'no choice' but to strike, says Fórsa Updated / Saturday, 10 Oct 2026 15:23 More than 300,000 workers including nurses, doctors, teachers and civil servants will…
High Berth Rate: The growth of the cruise industry
Last week Dublin Port welcomed Atlas Ocean Voyages' World Voyager, which was wrapping up a ten-night cruise from Reykjavik. The ship’s arrival also happened to mark the end of Dublin’s…
Is next Wednesday’s public sector strike now inevitable?
The money is there and both sides say they want to do a deal so how are we facing into a massively disruptive public sector strike on Wednesday? More than…
Residents protest against major data centre in Waterford
Over 300 protesters have taken part in a slow drive protest in Kilmeaden, Co Waterford against a major data centre and energy development proposed near the village. A convoy of…