Tomorrow’s nurse’s strike is still scheduled to go ahead after marathon talks at the Labour Court failed to reach agreement last night. COPU
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), the HSE and government officials spent eight hours at the negotiations, which ended shortly before 1am this morning.
37,000 nurses are staging a 24-hour strike tomorrow in a row over pay and conditions.
The Labour Court heard lengthy presentations last night and INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha has said it is due to reflect and make contact again today.
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Politicians in the UK will today vote on a series of measures aimed at clarifying Britain’s ‘Plan B’ approach to Brexit.
The votes come after the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement was rejected by the UK Parliament.
One of the amendments on the table would see the backstop - aimed at avoiding a hard border in Ireland - replaced with "alternative arrangements."
Theresa May has told her MPs to support the amendment - which she hopes will then give her more leverage in talks with Brussels aimed at securing concessions on the backstop.
The Irish Government here and the EU27 are continuing to warn that is up to the UK to come up with a way forward.
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The Housing Minister is being urged to make more emergency beds available for rough sleepers – as the country is gripped by a cold snap.
A five-day Status Yellow snow-ice warning came into effect this morning.
Most areas will experience sub-zero overnight temperatures this week.
The west and northwest will get the worst of snow and sleet showers.
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Just over 40,000 mortgages were drawn down last year, with a value of over €8.7bn.
It represents an increase of nearly 20% in value and 15.5% in volume on the total in 2017.
That's according to the latest figures from the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland.
Felix O'Regan from the BPFI said there was growth across the board – and particularly among first-time buyers and those switching mortgages.
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The funerals of four young men, who died in a single car collision in county Donegal on Sunday, will take place later this week.
Shaun Harkin, John Harley, Michael Roarty and Daniel Scott - who were all in their early 20s - died when their Toyota Corolla car left the road near Gortahork.
The principle of PCC Falcarragh, were some of the men went to school, has said the local community is struggling to come to terms with what happened.
The funerals will be held separately on Thursday morning and afternoon.
