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Ireland weather: The rules on leaving work as sweltering heatwave continues
Weather
As the Irish heatwave continues with temperatures hovering around 30C, many workers are wondering what their rights are if their workplace becomes unbearably hot
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TikTok restructure could see hundreds of Irish jobs at risk
TikTok
"Deep concern" has been expressed following news of the potential cuts
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Ireland heatwave: Rules on leaving work during extreme heat explained
Irish Weather
As temperatures head towards 30C this week, many Irish workers may be wondering if they can leave work due to the heat.
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Social welfare payments 'should increase by €100 a month'
Social Welfare
Social Justice Ireland has called for core social welfare payments to be increased by around €100 a month by linking them to 27.5% of the average annual wage.
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HR expert urges women to stop wearing 1 thing to office that's 'never appropriate'
Employment
One HR expert is urging women in corporate environments to stop wearing one thing when putting outfits together for the office
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Family of Cork man killed in suspected explosion still in dark three years on
Cork
John Murphy was rushed to Cork University Hospital following an incident on Stryker’s Cork campus
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Popeyes to open multiple new Irish restaurants creating 450 jobs
Applegreen
The US chicken restaurant Popeyes opened its first restaurant in Blanchardstown Centre last Saturday.
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Drogheda mum and daughter jailed for laundering €500,000 for crime gang
Crime
A mother and daughter from Drogheda have been jailed for 18 months after admitting laundering more than €500,000 on behalf of the Boylan organised crime group.
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Man who quit job after €6m Lotto win returns to old workplace
Lotto
A man who quit his delivery job after winning €6 million on the Lotto surprised his former colleagues by returning to his old workplace.
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Irish workers set for bonus day off as 2026 bank holiday quirk confirmed
Holidays
A quirk in Ireland's 2026 bank holiday calendar could mean good news for many workers looking ahead to the festive season.
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Jobseeker’s Allowance overhaul: What government plans mean for Irish claimants
Social Welfare
A major shake-up for Jobseeker’s Allowance is on the cards - are your benefits about to change?
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'I gave years to my company, they did surveillance on me when I became disabled'
Disability rights
Alan Jones was sacked in 2019 after his workplace spotted him helping a friend with a 'farming errand'
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Dublin café worker forced to 'deep clean faeces-covered underwear' awarded €3k in compensation
Workplace Relations Commission
The incident took place at a coffee shop franchise in Dublin, where the worker said management had failed to address a "horrendous" period of bullying and harassment
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HSE warns of bug spreading in Ireland that's 'hard to avoid' right now
HSE
The HSE has warned that the highly contagious norovirus bug is spreading widely across Ireland and can be hard to avoid catching.
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Claire's closes all 154 UK and Ireland stores with loss of 1,300 jobs
Shopping centres
Administrators Kroll confirmed all of Claire's remaining standalone stores have now ceased trading, with around 1,300 workers notified of redundancy
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Mental health nurse had 'loud' sex on ward while patients slept
Tribunals
Kate Sullivan was found to have had sex with a colleague on three separate occasions while patients on the ward were asleep
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Ireland AI job loss warning as new report pinpoints which workers are most at risk
AI
A new report warns AI could displace around 7% of jobs in Ireland, with higher skilled workers most at risk.
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Ireland's next bank holiday date as pressure grows for 3 extra days off
Easter
The Easter bank holiday weekend is underway, but pressure is growing to increase the number of days off to bring Ireland in line with the rest of the EU.
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Pension warning for Irish workers as €500m sits unclaimed from old jobs
Pensions
Thousands of Irish workers are being urged to check now as it's estimated more than €500m in pension savings sits unclaimed from old jobs.
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HSE warns people not to go to work if they have these 2 symptoms
HSE
The HSE has warned people not to go to work or school if they have vomiting or diarrhoea as norovirus cases surge across Ireland.
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€285 social welfare bonus coming this summer even if you have a job
Social Welfare
A social welfare bonus worth up to €285 will be paid to thousands of people in Ireland this summer, with some working households also eligible.
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Primary teacher banned after sending explicit content from Clitheroe school toilets
Employment
Ben Walker was working at Edisford Primary School in Clitheroe, Lancashire, when he sent sexually explicit content to an adult woman from school premises in July 2022 and has been banned by the Teaching Regulation Agency
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Stryker cyber attack latest as hackers wipe devices and Irish employees unable to work
Irish News
The attack is understood to have occurred in the early hours of Wednesday night and has affected all of the company's operations in Europe, Asia, Australia, and the US.
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Irish bookkepper wins €26k after boss repeatedly shouted 'potato' at her
Employment
A bookkeeper in Leeds has been awarded over €26,000 after an employment tribunal ruled she was racially harassed by her boss, who repeatedly shouted offensive terms including 'potato'.
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