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Strike action is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 8 October

IMO rejects invite to LRC talks on junior doctors

A 24-hour strike by non-consultant hospital doctors looks set to proceed next week after the Irish Medical Organisation rejected an invitation to talks at the Labour Relations Commission.

News • 02 Oct 13

Junior doctors will hold a one-day strike next week in protest

IMO says HSE talks broke down over sanctions

The IMO has said the failure of the HSE to agree to sanctions for hospitals that continue to force junior doctors to work long hours was one of the reasons why talks between the two sides broke down.

News • 01 Oct 13

The action is to affect all public hospitals in the country

IMO announces strike action for 8 October

The Irish Medical Organisation has said that it will resume planned strike action next Tuesday, 8 October, over "dangerously" long hours for junior doctors.

News • 30 Sep 13

The NCHD Committee of the IMO will meet again on Thursday

IMO seeks greater detail on HSE proposals

The IMO has said HSE proposals on reducing the working hours of non-consultant hospital doctors do not go far enough to warrant putting them to a ballot of members.

News • 23 Sep 13

The IMO's Eric Young said doctors had no alternative to going on strike

IMO and HSE discuss arrangements for strike

A meeting between the HSE and the Irish Medical Organisation to discuss contingency arrangements for the one-day junior doctors' strike on 25 September has ended.

News • 06 Sep 13

The IMO says emergency services, oncology and dialysis will not be affected

Junior doctors to strike on 25 September

The Irish Medical Organisation is to hold a one-day national strike of non-consultant hospital doctors on Wednesday 25 September.

News • 03 Sep 13

97% of those balloted backed industrial action

Junior doctors to take industrial action

Non-consultant hospital doctors have voted in favour of industrial action over long working hours, which they say are unsafe for patients and staff.

News • 02 Sep 13

The IMO says such long shifts put both patient and doctor at risk

IMO balloting junior doctors on long working hours

The Irish Medical Organisation has begun a ballot of its 2,000 non-consultant hospital doctor members for support for action to reduce long working hours.

News • 08 Aug 13

The Competition Authority had challenged the planned withdrawal of GP services

IMO agrees to suspend withdrawal of GP services

The Irish Medical Organisation has agreed before the High Court to suspend plans by its GP members to withdraw from certain services in protest at new fee cuts.

News • 23 Jul 13

Under European law, NCHDs should not be working longer than 48 hours a week

Junior doctors in campaign to reduce working hours

Non-consultant hospital doctors have launched a campaign to reduce what they say are dangerously long working hours.

News • 15 Jul 13

The Competition Authority says self-employed GPs are subject to competition law

IMO misses Competition Authority deadline

The Irish Medical Organisation has told the Competition Authority it does not believe it is in breach of competition law as a result of its GPs deciding to withdraw from certain services over cuts in State fees.

News • 15 Jul 13

IMO sought additional time to consider competition law implications of GP action

IMO given time to consider GP action implications

The Irish Medical Organisation have asked the Competition Authority for additional time to consider the competition law implications of a withdrawal by general practitioners from certain care programmes in a dispute over fees.

News • 12 Jul 13

CPSU general secretary accused the Government of putting a gun to members' heads

CPSU votes to accept Haddington Road Agreement

The Civil Public and Services Union, which represents lower paid civil servants, has voted to accept the Haddington Road Agreement on public sector pay and conditions.

News • 26 Jun 13

The IMO said it would not regard an aggregate Yes vote in Congress as a collective agreement

IMO may consider industrial action over Croke Park

The Irish Medical Organisation has said that industrial action is an option as a last resort in its opposition to the Croke Park II agreement.

News • 06 Apr 13

The Irish Medical Organisation AGM rejected three motions on abortion

Doctors reject abortion motions at IMO conference

The Irish Medical Organisation has rejected a motion supporting regulation of abortion in line with the X Case following a heated and emotive debate.

News • 05 Apr 13

George McNeice's salary rose to just under €500,000 a year last December

IMO presidents paid around 25% of CEO's pay

The presidents of the Irish Medical Organisation were paid an allowance for their year in office based on a percentage equivalent to around 25% of the chief executive's salary.

News • 06 Apr 13

The IMO claims it would have gone into liquidation if it had paid a payout

IMO urges members to vote No over Croke Park II

The Irish Medical Organisation has passed an emergency motion at its annual conference in Killarney urging all members to vote 'No' in its ballot on the Croke Park II proposals.

News • 05 Apr 13

There is a joint campaign to oppose the pay deal from four unions

Five unions announce opposition to Croke Park deal

The INMO, IMO, Unite, ASTI and the Civil Public and Services Union have recommended a No vote to extend the Croke Park Agreement.

News • 07 Mar 13

The IMO council has endorsed the decision of IMO negotiators to walk out of the talks

IMO to urge rejection of Croke Park deal

The Irish Medical Organisation is to ballot its public service members with a recommendation to reject the Croke Park proposals.

News • 06 Mar 13

David Hughes said the deal would roll back on two decades of family-friendly work place initiatives

GRA accuses Govt of excluding them from pay talks

The Garda Representative Association has accused the Government and trade unions of excluding them from the Croke Park pay talks.

News • 01 Mar 13

The Chair of the Irish Medical Organisation GP Committee, Dr Ray Walley, said it could be free care for an extra 200,000-250,000 people

IMO in warning over plans to extend free GP care

The IMO has warned that GPs will not be able to cope with Government plans to extend free GP care to patients, regardless of income, with long-term illness.

News • 22 Feb 13

IMO President Paul McKeown said that he shares the fury of members about the controversial pension arrangements

Former IMO chief's pension could have topped €25m

The Irish Medical Organisation has confirmed that its outgoing chief executive's pension entitlements could have topped €25m had he stayed on.

News • 14 Jan 13

IMO warns of waiting lists if Govt cuts GP fees

The Irish Medical Organisation has claimed that general practice is at breaking point and it cannot withstand further plans by the Government to cut GPs' fees.

News • 09 Jan 13

HSE consultant talks end without agreement

Talks between the Health Service Executive and two unions representing consultants on new work practices have ended without agreement.

News • 12 Oct 12

Reilly dismisses free GP care delay report

Minister for Health James Reilly has dismissed as “nonsense” a newspaper report suggesting a delay of around a year in providing free GP care on the Long-term Illness Scheme.

News • 14 Sep 12