What to do with the horses of Darndale?
Grazing in public parks means other uses are being pushed out, and adding momentum to calls for an equine centre and stable club to properly support horse culture in the area.
Deliveroo riders have differing demands around what would make their job better and different views on the paths to advocate for that.
Vivian Agwe thought there’d be more women welders in Ireland, but more than 90 percent of those working in skilled trades here are men.
Delivery cyclists say it nudges them to deliver to unsafe areas, and has undermined attempts to strike for better conditions. A spokesperson for Deliveroo said safety of riders is an “absolute priority” and it supports their right to express themselves by not working.
“The Irish Council for Psychotherapy has about 4,000 therapists, and right now I have less than 10 people,” says Ejiro Ogbevoen, the founder of Black Therapists Ireland.
Ex-Debenhams staff on the picket want Debenhams UK, to agree to a collective agreement made in 2016 during a round of voluntary redundancies.
While staff at Tesco, Aldi and Dunnes Stores have had bonuses on top of their pay for working during the pandemic, staff at SuperValu haven’t.
Debt relief in the current crisis has to go beyond mortgages, to those struggling to cover the basics, writes the author of a recent report on household debt in Ireland.
Covid-19 has exposed the deficits in our income-support system, writes Michael Taft. “We don’t have to wait for the emergency to end to start discussing a new dispensation.”
Councillors say posts should be filled by employees, not self-employed contractors. Swim Ireland says it’s legal and allows for flexibility for staff.
While it varies from school to school, some teachers say they face low pay and precarious work. They hope this joint labour committee might bring improvements.
In a survey of more than 1,000 recent adverts for jobs in Dublin, two-thirds didn’t say the wage. Some say that’s private, others that it should be public.
The Green Kitchen is a social enterprise, meant to provide a pathway to employment for those who might otherwise be left behind. It also serves tasty wild-mushroom risotto.