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German Chancellor Merz the most unpopular head of government in the world, survey shows

Surveys show Friedrich Merz as the most unpopular leader across 24 democracies, far behind Narendra Modi, Lee Jae-myung and Andrej Babiš in approval.

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Members of public had to wait more than five minutes for 999 calls to be answered at Garda centre

That is despite gardai saying on their website that the force’s policy is to try to answer most calls within seconds

Dublin Live

German far-right party overtakes Chancellor Scholz’s Social Democrats in poll

The far-right AfD leapfrogged Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats for the first time to rank as Germany’s no. 2 party in a poll for broadcaster RTL.

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Civil servants could strike as they demand 7% pay increase to match rate of inflation

Inflation is currently running at 7.2% according to the latest figures from the CSO for April

Irish Mirror

Atomic 'angst' over? Germany closes last nuclear plants

Germany will pull the plug on its last three nuclear power stations by Saturday, ending a six-decade programme that spawned one of Europe's strongest protest movements but saw a brief reprieve due to the Ukraine war.

Reuters

Cost of living: School staff face 'day to day battle' as fears grow over eviction ban

Linda O'Sullivan, an SNA and member of trade union Forsa, attended their annual conference in Portlaoise this week and said that cost of living concerns have dominated the event so far

Dublin Live

Cost of living Ireland: Special needs assistants 'living in fear' amid housing and inflation crisis

Linda O'Sullivan, a special needs assistant and trade union representative, says members often travel long distances to schools and are struggling to juggle the cost of their commute with food and other expenses

Dublin Live

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Pension rises on the way for 190,000 retired public sector workers

Under the revised estimates carried out by the State, the current public sector pension bill is €3.7 billion this year

Irish Mirror

Special needs assistants could strike over cost of living crisis

Special needs assistants currently are campaigning for better pay and say inflation has added to their worries

Dublin Live

Majority of Irish women take sick leave due to period pain, survey finds

Forsa, Ireland’s second largest trade union, has called for workplaces to be more accommodating of those suffering from period or menopausal pain as a result of the survey’s findings

Irish Mirror

‘Last in, first out’ policy causes havoc for Ireland’s special needs assistants, says rep

Linda O’ Sullivan, a working SNA and representative for trade union Forsa, believes that SNAs have not received adequate recognition for their work in the past

Irish Mirror

Public Expenditure Minister Michael McGrath says public sector pay deal needs to be 'fair to taxpayers'

Mr McGrath said the Government needs to be careful to avoid “wages chasing inflation”, warning it will make the current economic climate worse.

Irish Mirror

Forsa calls on Government to include rising cost of living in new pay deals

The Forsa conference is meeting in Killarney this week

Irish Mirror

Germany's conservatives on track to win key state vote

Germany's conservative CDU party was on track to win a regional election in North Rhine-Westphalia on Sunday, but the Green party could emerge as "kingmaker" in a potential coalition with Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats and the FDP.

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New Gsco investigative powers breach constitutional rights

Representatives of various levels of gardai criticised new legislation to reform policing oversight.

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