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Ottawa Citizen
30-07-2025
- Business
- Ottawa Citizen
Statistics Canada to end more than 140 workers' contracts this fall
Statistics Canada will scrap the contracts of 142 employees by Oct. 8 as part of cost-cutting measures. Article content The federal department confirmed the workers impacted have term, casual, part-time and secondment agreements. Article content Article content 'Exceptions to the new measure will be made only where essential to avoid significant impacts on the delivery of a program or service to Canadians, such as for the upcoming Census of Population and certain critical data collection roles,' said Jada Cormier, a spokesperson for Statistics Canada said, in an emailed statement. Article content Article content Some student hirings will continue at Statistics Canada 'in areas facing workforce gaps,' Cormier added. Article content Article content Other departments and agencies in the federal public service continue to bleed temporary workers as public service leadership scrambles to find savings. Article content Over the past year, thousands of temporary workers at the Canada Revenue Agency and Immigration, Citizenship and Refugee Canada have had their contracts ended as the federal government has tried to rein in the size of its workforce. Article content The federal public service ballooned to 367,772 individuals in 2024, from 257,034 in 2015. Last year, the public service saw a reduction of almost 10,000 jobs, according to the latest Treasury Board data. Article content Under Prime Minister Mark Carney, the federal government is set to launch a three year spending review, seeking to cut up to 15 per cent across most departments, agencies and crown corporations. Article content The review involves a 7.5 per cent cut in 2025-26, 2.5 per cent in 2026-27 and 5 per cent in the 2027-28 fiscal year. Article content
RTÉ News
03-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
On This Week: THAT 'Normal People' Chain raises €70k for charity
On This Week: Irish Moments from History (2nd - 8th June) Welcome to On This Week, where we delve into the standout stories from the years gone by, featuring standout news stories, major sporting events, and pop culture highlights that helped shape Irish life. Here's your dose of Irish nostalgia from 2nd - 8th June. This Week In Irish News McDonagh Tower, a 15-storey block of flats in Ballymun, north Dublin, was reduced to rubble as part of a regeneration project. Thousands of people gathered to witness the tower's demolition, which was brought down by a controlled explosion. Oscar McAuley, the great-great-grandson of Thomas McDonagh, one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, after whom the tower was named, pressed the detonator. 2024: CSO marked 75 years of counting the Irish economy The Central Statistics Office (CSO) celebrated its 75th anniversary this week. The CSO was established in 1949 to gather, analyse and publish independent statistics and insights about Irish society, its economy, and the environment. In 1951, it carried out its first census, the first Census of Population, which is conducted every five years. This Week In Irish Sports Barry McGuigan captured the WBA and lineal featherweight titles after 15 rounds against Eusebio Pedroza. The fighter, nicknamed the 'Clones Cyclone', was on a 27-fight winning streak before facing Pedroza, who held the title for seven years and made 19 successful defences before this fight. Yet it was McGuigan who had the upper hand, flooring Pedroza in the seventh round before winning unanimously. 2024: Gold for Ireland in 4x400m mixed relay in Europe Team Ireland produced a magnificent performance to win gold at the European Athletics Championships. The relay team included Chris O'Donnell, Rhasidat Adeleke, Thomas Barr & Sharlene Mawdsley who finished in a time of 3:09:92, a championship record. The four join Sonia O'Sullivan as the only gold medallists for Ireland in the 90-year history of the European Championships. This Week In Irish Entertainment Gay Byrne returned to the Late Late Show set to mark the 50th anniversary of the talk show. After receiving a standing ovation upon his arrival, Byrne spoke about how people hated it when the show started, but it quickly became popular, and the rest is history. The anniversary also included Brendan Balfe, who was in the audience for the very first Late Late Show, who recalled his memories of the first show. 2020: Paul Mescal raises €70,000 raffling THAT chain for charity Paul Mescal raised over €70,000 for suicide prevention charity Pieta by raffling off the iconic chain worn by his Normal People character Connell. The chain became a hit with fans to the point that it had its own Instagram account with over 180,000 followers. Mescal said he particularly wanted to help Pieta because "suicide and depression are themes directly linked to Normal People." This Week In Irish Culture 2003: St Anthony relics tour Ireland The relics of the Franciscan monk Saint Anthony of Padua, one of the Catholic Church's most popular saints, came to Ireland for a nine-day tour. Saint Anthony is famous for his power to return lost possessions, and his tour began at Fairview in Dublin. At one point, the poles used to carry the reliquary were lost in Dublin Airport, but Franciscan Conventual friar Father Xavier Goulet, who helped organise the tour, knew who to turn to. They found them about an hour before the official reception of the relics in Fairview started. 2023: Largest collection of Cumann na mBan memorabilia goes on display One of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Cumann na mBan memorabilia has gone on display at the Cork Public Museum after its surprise discovery in a dusty attic. The archive, which contains over 5,000 items, including photographs, letters, pamphlets, and newspaper clippings, gave insight into the role of the women's Republican paramilitary organisation during tumultuous times in the country's history, especially during the Civil War. The collection would have been lost forever if a house owner had not contacted the museum and asked them to assess the material before selling the property in 2007. What was Number 1 in Ireland This Week? 1979: 'Sunday Girl' by Blondie Sunday Girl was written by Blondie's guitarist Chris Stein and was inspired by Debbie Harry's cat having run away. 1983: 'Every Breath You Take' by The Police The Police's signature song was recognised by BMI in the US as the most played song in radio history. 1998: 'C'est La Vie' by B*Witched The iconic song from B*Witched made them the youngest girl group ever to have a UK number one. Irish Celebrities Celebrating Birthdays This Week Liam Cunningham (64) Actor best known for roles in Game of Thrones, The Wind That Shakes The Barley, and Hunger. Donal Skehan (39) Television presenter, chef and food writer. Helen McEntee (39) Minister for Education and Youth, and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael. Other Irish Trivia From This Week 2019: The Irish pigeon who played a vital role in D-Day An Irish pigeon played a small but vital part in bringing the news of the Normandy landings on D-Day 75 years ago. Paddy the Pigeon was one of 32 pigeons released from Normandy to bring back the news of D-Day to England. He travelled 368 km (230 miles) in four hours and 50 minutes. For this feat, Paddy was awarded the Dickin Medal, which has been described as the animal equivalent of Britain's Victoria Cross, and is the only Irish animal to have been so decorated. Looking Ahead
The Irish Sun
22-05-2025
- Politics
- The Irish Sun
Major ‘first-time' change coming for Census 2027 as 5m Irish citizens hit with new update
A MAJOR change has been made to Ireland's next nationwide census which is set to be held in 2027. The 3 The 2027 census will be available digitally Credit: Getty 3 Hildegarde Naughton announced the change Credit: PA In two year's time, people will be able to fill out the box-tick form online. It's the first time ever that the Irish census will be available digitally. In every other year, a paper form has been the only option. A paper option will still be available in 2027 for those who want to fill it out that way. Read more in Irish news It will be held in April and May of 2027, although no exact date has yet been confirmed. The news was announced by She explained: "On 1 March 2022, the Government formally decided to conduct a Census of Population in 2027 to be carried out by the Central Statistics Office (CSO). "The exact census date has not yet been decided. It is however expected that census data collection will run in April and May 2027. Most read in Irish News DATA HELP "Census 2027 will be a major undertaking for the CSO as, for the first time in Irish history, the public will have the option to complete their census form online. "While the majority of the public are likely to avail of the new online option, it is expected that several hundred thousand households will opt to handwrite their census responses onto a paper form. "Both online and paper census forms will be available in Irish and English. "This is a complex digital transformation programme, which involves a fundamental redesign of how the census is conducted." PILOT SCHEME He added: "The census is critical for planning on the effective use of state resources. 'The option will still be there for the paper forms. 'Politically the next census will also be important as it will be used to revise the local, European and Dáil constituencies in advance of the 2029 elections. 'Given population growth, we will need to look at limiting the Dáil size but also to increase the number of local councillors that we have.' A Census Pilot survey took place last year to prepare for the 2027 event. The CSO selected 20,000 households across 44 locations in Ireland. Households in 3 The census happens every five years
