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Doctors say coma man was working for Fas

By The Mire

A man doctors thought was in a vegetative state for 23 years was actually working for Fas, The Mire has learned. »

Shops hoping for sales bonanza from striking public servants

By The Mire

Small businesses and the unemployed are hoping for a reprieve from floods and recession when up to 250,000 public servants bring their considerable spending power to towns around the country. »

Monitors reveal 37% of state employees are ‘probably’ dead

By The Mire

Results from the Performance Evaluation monitors placed on 200 public servants yesterday have come to the controversial conclusion that as many as 37 per cent of state employees are probably dead. »

Public servants to trial pay-related performance monitors

By The Mire

Public service unions desperate to avoid another round of pay cuts in the December budget have reluctantly agreed to the trial of  pay-related Performance Evaluation Monitors for public servants. »

Cost benefit analysis of state agencies fails to find any benefit

By The Mire

A cost benefit analysis of all state agencies which was ordered by Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan has had to be abandoned after it could find no discernible benefit to measure cost against. »

Public servants to go on work experience

By The Mire

Leading public service trade union, IMPACT, is understood to be seeking a comprehensive work experience scheme for public servants before it will entertain any Government attempts to reduce the public service through redundancy programmes. »

Unemployment study focuses on public servants

By The Mire

The Health Service Executive (HSE) and Dept of Social Welfare are looking for volunteers from the public service for a joint study into the impact and implications of long term unemployment. »