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Health workers at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda are to engage in a one day strike on 3 April

Staff at Drogheda hospital to take strike action

Health workers at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda are to engage in a one day strike next Thursday, 3 April in a dispute over staffing numbers.

Fórsa • 27 Mar

In August, the Government reached agreement with unions and staff associations on a set of proposals that would see public sector workers receive a 6.5% pay increase over two years

INMO members vote to accept new public sector pay deal

Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) have voted, by a margin of 97%, to accept the new public sector pay deal.

Business • 05 Oct 22

The INMO is the latest public sector union to announce plans for industrial action ballots in the coming weeks.

Nurses to be balloted for industrial action

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is to ballot members in the public sector for industrial action.

Business • 22 Aug 22

INMO General Secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha said it was a 'June like no other'

10,000 hospital patients without a bed in June - INMO

Overcrowding and the level of patients waiting for a bed in Irish hospitals has reached record levels in June, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

Ireland • 01 Jul 22

The INMO said many healthcare workers are experiencing long Covid

INMO criticises level of engagement on pandemic bonus

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said that the union has had "absolutely no engagement with the [HSE] in a meaningful way" on the issue of compensation for work during the pandemic.

Coronavirus • 29 Sep 21

The INMO's call for an increase in undergraduate places comes on the International Day of the Nurse

Health service facing 'severe' staffing pressure - INMO

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has warned that the coronavirus pandemic will exacerbate the "severe" staffing pressure in Ireland's health service.

Coronavirus • 13 May 20

Phil Ní Sheaghdha said the HSE has confirmed to the INMO that the recruitment embargo has been lifted for nurses and midwives

Nurse and midwife recruitment ban lifted - INMO

General Secretary of the INMO Phil Ní Sheaghdha has said the recruitment embargo on nurses and midwives has been lifted from today.

Coronavirus • 07 Mar 20

The INMO said 1,300 of the patients waiting for beds last year were children under 16

2019 worst year ever for hospital overcrowding - INMO

More than 118,000 patients were left waiting for a bed after being admitted to hospital in 2019.

Health • 02 Jan 20

INMO says the figure is a 7% increase on the same month last year

Over 7,300 admitted to hospital in June waited for bed

Figures produced by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation show that 7,392 patients admitted to hospital in June had to wait for a hospital bed.

Health • 01 Jul 19

Health Minister Simon Harris said it was important the HSE lived within budget

Harris warns of 'runaway train' in health staff costs

The Minister for Health has warned that the health service cannot allow a "runaway train" regarding the cost of recruitment of additional staff.

Health • 10 May 19

The INMO is holding its annual conference in Trim

HSE accused of failing nurses who suffer assaults

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has accused the Health Service Executive of failing to give adequate support to nurses, who are subjected to more assaults than any other health service grade.

Health • 09 May 19

The delegate said children who needed placement often came with other issues

Concern over wards being used for children's refuge

Children who have been removed from their homes for safety reasons are ending up on paediatric hospital wards because there is no alternative place of refuge for them, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.

Ireland • 09 May 19

The dispute triggered three days of strike action this year

INMO members accept proposals to resolve dispute

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has accepted Labour Court proposals aimed at resolving the dispute over pay and staff shortages.

Ireland • 02 May 19

The Labour Court ruled on a new contract which aims to resolve the dispute over nursing staff and pay shortages

INMO recommends acceptance of Labour Court ruling

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is to recommend acceptance of today's Labour Court ruling on the new nurses contract.

Ireland • 03 Apr 19

The hospital with the worst level of overcrowding in March was University Hospital Limerick

510 patients waiting for a hospital bed today - INMO

There are 510 patients waiting for admission to a hospital bed today, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation's daily figures.

Health • 01 Apr 19

The INMO said the Government had offered an unreasonable contract for nurses

INMO and HSE to return to Labour Court over dispute

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and health employers are to return to the Labour Court in a bid to resolve the nurses and midwives dispute.

Health • 11 Mar 19

Paschal Donohoe said how other unions responded to the nurses' agreement was a matter for those unions

Nurses' pay recommendations will cost €35m next year

Implementation of the Labour Court's recommendation on the nurses dispute will cost €10-15 million this year and €30-35m next year, according to Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe.

Health • 12 Feb 19

The HSE said it expected nurses to 'fully attend' work tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday

Nursing unions suspend industrial action

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and the Psychiatric Nurses Association have suspended industrial action scheduled for this week.

Health • 11 Feb 19

The action by up to 40,000 nurses remains set for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

No sign of breakthrough in talks as nurse strikes loom

With just over 36 hours to go to a national three-day strike by nurses, there is still no sign of a breakthrough that would see the industrial action suspended.

Health • 10 Feb 19

The INMO said the rally showed the level of public support for the nurses in their dispute

Rally in support of nurses' dispute as talks take place

Tens of thousands of people took part in a rally today in support of nurses and midwives who are involved in a dispute over pay and staffing levels.

Ireland • 09 Feb 19

Phil Ní Sheaghdha said the process involved exploring all the issues of concern to nurses and the impact of the strike

Labour Court adjourns talks in nurses' dispute

Talks on the nurses' dispute have adjourned after nine hours of engagement today and will resume at the Labour Court tomorrow afternoon.

Health • 08 Feb 19

Dr Henry paid tribute to staff 'who are working in extremely difficult circumstances'

HSE working to prioritise patients with greatest needs

The Health Service Executive's chief clinical officer Dr Colm Henry said they are working closely with hospitals and communities to ensure patients with the greatest needs are prioritised.

Health • 07 Feb 19

Harris: Nurses' pay demands would cause finance spiral

Minister for Health Simon Harris has told the Dáil that to meet the pay demands of the nurses would tilt the handling of the public finances into an unsustainable spiral.

Health • 07 Feb 19

Nurses take part in their third day of industrial action over pay and conditions outside the Mater Hospital in Dublin

Labour Court set to review nurses' dispute

The Labour Court is expected to review the current nurses' dispute tomorrow morning ahead of a three-day strike scheduled for next week.

Health • 07 Feb 19

37,000 members of the INMO staged a second 24-hour work stoppage on Tuesday

All out-patient, inpatient and day surgery cancelled

The Health Service Executive has confirmed that all out-patient, inpatient and day surgery appointments scheduled for tomorrow have been cancelled as a result of the planned 24-hour strike action by nurses.

Health • 06 Feb 19

Irish Nurses And Midwives Organisation

Staff at Drogheda hospital to take strike action

INMO members vote to accept new public sector pay deal

Nurses to be balloted for industrial action

10,000 hospital patients without a bed in June - INMO

INMO criticises level of engagement on pandemic bonus

Health service facing 'severe' staffing pressure - INMO

Nurse and midwife recruitment ban lifted - INMO

2019 worst year ever for hospital overcrowding - INMO

Over 7,300 admitted to hospital in June waited for bed

Harris warns of 'runaway train' in health staff costs

HSE accused of failing nurses who suffer assaults

Concern over wards being used for children's refuge

INMO members accept proposals to resolve dispute

INMO recommends acceptance of Labour Court ruling

510 patients waiting for a hospital bed today - INMO

INMO and HSE to return to Labour Court over dispute

Nurses' pay recommendations will cost €35m next year

Nursing unions suspend industrial action

No sign of breakthrough in talks as nurse strikes loom

Rally in support of nurses' dispute as talks take place

Labour Court adjourns talks in nurses' dispute

HSE working to prioritise patients with greatest needs

Harris: Nurses' pay demands would cause finance spiral

Labour Court set to review nurses' dispute

All out-patient, inpatient and day surgery cancelled