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SIPTU vice president Patricia King has been appointed as the new general secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU), the umbrella body for the trade union movement in Ireland. She takes over from David Begg who has retired after 14 years in the position.
The Irish Neutrality and Peace Alliance (PANA) has organised a public meeting in Dublin, saying that much attention has been given by the media to those who supported World War One and scant coverage to those in opposition.
Thousands of students are facing extreme educational disadvantages because of the failure of SUSI to treat grant applicants properly, according to Kieran Allen, President of the Education Sector of SIPTU.