The Pilot's Union is recommending acceptance of Labour Court proposals concerning the ongoing pay row with Aerlingus. IALPA's work-to-rule action has now been suspended, pending the outcome of a ballot.
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The owner of a creche in Innishannon says she can’t see a way of making her business work other than by upping her fees. The core funding agreement introduced by Government caps and subsidises fees to help parents pay for childcare.
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Simon Coveney says the Government is to make a decision on funding for the Cork Events Centre before the end of the month. Yesterday the Cork South Central TD announced his decision to quit politics after 26 years in public life
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Mr Brightside by The Killers has been awarded two Guinness World Records after it spent the most amount of time in the UK charts compared with any other song. An adjudicator with Guinness World Records says "Mr Brightside has filled countless dancefloors and been responsible for many end-of-night singalongs since the mid-2000s".