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Barristers conduct criminal trials every day to high standards — their pay rates should reflect that, writes Tony McGillicuddy, a senior counsel joining colleagues for a series of strikes at courthouses in July.

Criminal barristers will once again down tools in a protest over stagnant fees today. Despite this week's unprecedented announcement in support of strike action in the autumn, representative body the Bar Council is not fully on board with all the practitioners' demands.

When RTÉ staff were facing pay cuts, slashed allowances and voluntary redundancies, the broadcaster's most highly paid presenter was getting secret salary top-ups. The trade unions have called this a "breach of trust" and are looking for answers.

The start of the kite-flying season includes a proposed Dublin weighting allowance for public servants, which makes less sense than just increasing people’s pay.

The Keep scheme is currently under review again. This time, however, the changes need to be wide-ranging and designed to ensure the scheme is simple and effective. And, unlike with the last review, the changes need to be implemented.

Ireland’s public sector unions are gearing up to renegotiate their pay agreement. In the end, the state will pay more, workers will work about the same, and taxes will have to be found to pay for it all. Then, workers in loads of other sectors will ask for more too.

Like the sectors they serve, Ireland's corporate law firms are suffering the financial pain of the coronavirus pandemic. Drastic times call for a serious response.