Childcare sector on path to addressing low pay – Casey
*Claire Casey. A Clare based Early Years Educator believes that the sector is on the path to addressing low pay for the first time, following a recent government announcement.
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Aer Lingus place 129 Shannon Airport staff on unpaid leave
Aer Lingus have announced that its staff at Shannon Airport will be laid off the next three months.
Retaining of Early Years staff a difficulty
Calls for the introduction of a pay scale and proper recognition as a highly qualified industry have been made by one Early Years educator in Clare.
Shannon Heritage sites to receive €2m less in funding than initially announced
Shannon Heritage are to receive €2m less funding than what had been sought and announced to keep Bunratty Castle & Folk Park and King John’s Castle open till the end of the year.
Save Shannon Airport rally cancelled
Three speakers have been confirmed for the public rally from Save Shannon Airport to be held on July 25th..
‘Patients being ferried from A&E to wards to mask overcrowding figures’, claims former councillor
Members of the Mid-West Hospital Campaign have claimed management at University Hospital Limerick are trying to mask the problem of overcrowding in the accident and emergency unit by ferrying patients to already packed wards throughout the hospital.
Monday’s public meeting ‘the time to speak up’ on health service
*Photograph: John Mangan “An urgent public meeting” has been called to address continuous overcrowding at University Hospital Limerick (UHL).
New group launches to fight for better Mid-West health services
As the fight for better medical services across the Mid-West intensifies, a number of community health campaigns have merged together.
Avara workers ‘totally & utterly abused by management’
Staff at Avara in Shannon “are being totally and utterly abused by management” in their attempts to secure a fair redundancy package.
Tiermaclane workers laid off as farmers protest rolls on
*FILE PIC: Farmers protesting at Kepak, Tiermaclane. Photograph: John Mangan Tensions are rising as the ongoing protest by farmers outside meat processing plants continues.