Student nurses and midwives to get extra allowances Student nurses and midwives are to get extra allowances for meals and subsistence, as part of a €9 million package first recommended in a 2021 … Business • 13 Dec 22
NI health boss calls for restoration of Stormont The head of the South Eastern Health Trust has called for a resurrection of Stormont to tackle demands for pay parity. Ulster • 08 Jan 20
INMO warns more strikes likely if pay row not settled The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has warned that if industrial action by members is reinstated, it will be because of the employers' insistence on … Ireland • 25 Mar 19
The nurses' dispute: Why isn't it over? On Monday 11 February, the Labour Court issued a recommendation aimed at settling the nurses and midwives dispute, which had seen thousands of patients disrupted … Analysis and Comment • 18 Mar 19
Nurses contract talks resume at WRC Intensive talks between nursing unions and the Government are taking place at the Workplace Relations Commission in a bid to finalise a new employment contract … Health • 11 Mar 19
Talks under way at WRC between Govt and nursing unions Negotiations between nursing unions and the Government have moved to the Workplace Relations Commission in a bid to conclude a new contract of employment as … Ireland • 08 Mar 19
INMO favours acceptance of Labour Court recommendations The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation is to recommend acceptance of the Labour Court recommendations aimed at resolving their dispute over pay and conditions. Health • 13 Feb 19
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, … Health • 12 Feb 19
Labour Court recommends new nurse grade with higher pay The Labour Court recommends the implementation of a new Enhanced Nurse Practice grade from 1 March with a new higher pay scale ranging from €35,806 … Ireland • 11 Feb 19
'I'm sick with upset' - A patient's view of strike Sharon Tobin speaks to one cancer patient who had his urgent surgery cancelled because of the disruption caused by the nurses' strike. Health • 05 Feb 19
AIT nursing students show support ahead of strike Students at one of the country's top training colleges for nurses have come out in support of their colleagues in the nursing profession. Leinster • 04 Feb 19
Govt on 'tightrope' to find solution to nurses' strike Minister for Health Simon Harris has said he wants to find a solution to the nurses' strike, but said the Government was on a tightrope … Health • 04 Feb 19
No plans to withdraw nurse pay increments - Varadkar Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Government has no immediate plans to withdraw pay increments from striking nurses, however he warned that position could change … Health • 03 Feb 19
INMO announces further strike days, more services hit The INMO has announced two additional dates for the nurses and midwives strike, with an increase in the number of services on strike rising to … Health • 02 Feb 19
HSE warns of cancellations ahead of second INMO strike The HSE has warned that it expects all out-patient, in-patient and day surgery to be cancelled ahead of Tuesday's planned 24-hour strike by the Irish … Health • 01 Feb 19
Varadkar stands firm in face of nursing dispute The Taoiseach has told the Dáil that money cannot be borrowed to fund pay increases for nurses. Health • 30 Jan 19
Minister defends nurses pay, conditions before strike The Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform has strongly defended the current pay and conditions of nurses and midwives, who are going on strike … Politics • 29 Jan 19
Irish nurses in Sydney hold protest supporting strike More than 250 Irish nurses staged a demonstration at the Sydney Opera House yesterday in support of their striking colleagues. Health • 20 Jan 19
Bid to avert nurses' strikes, hospital cancellations Nursing unions will meet the HSE and the Department of Health tomorrow in a bid to avert a series of strikes over pay and staff … Health • 14 Jan 19
Recruitment issue escalating on monthly basis, PNA says General Secretary of the Psychiatric Nurses Association Peter Hughes has said the issue of recruitment and retention in psychiatric nursing is escalating on a monthly … Ireland • 11 Jan 19
Nurses are victims of most hospital staff assaults Figures released by the HSE show that of almost 11,000 assaults against hospital staff over the last ten years, over 7,500 were targeted against nurses. News • 15 Dec 18
Hospitals dependent on non-EU nurses, INMO claims Irish hospitals are totally dependent on nurses from non-EU countries, according to the General Secretary of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Health • 10 Sep 18
INMO: Nurses could strike if pay demands are not met Nurses and midwives could strike if their pay demands are not met with salary increases in 2019, according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation. Health • 02 May 18
Graduating nurses will be 'offered full-time contracts' Minister for Health Simon Harris has said that all graduating nurses and midwives will be offered full-time contracts. Health • 05 May 17
Over 2,250 nurses cut from register for not paying fee The Nursing and Midwifery Board has removed 2,258 nurses and midwives from the register for not paying their annual registration fee. Ireland • 29 Mar 17
