‘It’s part of the dance’: State and union sides posture over new public-service pay deal
Industrial action threats mounting since accord expired in June, but Coalition will want to know exposure before Budget 2027
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation
Public sector unions preparing for possible industrial action ballots over pay talks
Move comes after exploratory meetings between Irish Congress of Trade Unions and Department of Public Expenditure failed to reach deal
Nurses and midwives at Limerick maternity hospital striking over ‘unsafe’ staffing levels
INMO says cut to frontline posts has been ‘catastrophic for a hospital already under significant pressure’
Survey showing low morale in health sector should ‘serve as a wake-up call’
Oireachtas committee hears criticism of health service management for focus on narrow issues and cost containment measures
HSE chief says it’s ‘too soon’ to say whether more funding or measures needed to curb overruns
Anne O’Connor says patient services should not be disrupted despite overspend concerns
Long shifts, understaffing and mental toll ‘causing six in 10 nurses to consider quitting’
‘Heartbreaking that we cannot do what we were trained to,’ delegate tells INMO conference
Nurse and midwife union members think workplace is ‘very unsafe’ as assaults rise – INMO
Trade union general secretary Phil Ní Sheaghdha calls on Government and HSE to ‘put safety first’
Frontline health workers who developed Long Covid set to have full sick pay restored amid case reviews
Special Leave Scheme which kept the staff, mainly nurses, on full pay had been discontinued at end of last year
Unions hoping meeting on Long Covid will produce resolution for frontline health workers
Nurses and other hospital staff currently on half-pay after expiry of special payment scheme
Could Ireland face a period of worker discontent after the fuel protests?
Package for sectors hit by high diesel costs noted by some who believe militant response is needed in relation to rising cost of living
INMO welcomes Taoiseach’s pledge to look again at long Covid payments to frontline workers
More than 120 healthcare staff, mostly nurses, were on special leave with pay until December 31st, 2025
Stillborn and newborn baby deaths ‘hidden issue’, politicians told
‘We continue to hear of tragic cases where medical assessments for reduced foetal movements were delayed,’ says charity head
Healthcare workers with Long Covid feel ‘abandoned’ as special payment ends
More than 120 staff were receiving financial support intended to cover pay before it was discontinued last December
Nurses suspend industrial action at Naas General Hospital following intense talks
INMO members had been engaged in work-to-rule since Monday over ‘unsafe’ staffing levels
Naas General Hospital nurses at ‘breaking point’ ahead of protest over staffing levels
Work-to-rule to begin on Monday with INMO warning industrial action could escalate if problems not addressed
Nurses at Naas General Hospital set to take industrial action over ‘frustration, burnout’
INMO serves notice of action due to start on February 9th over unsafe staffing levels
Main public-sector unions add 16,000 members in two years
Unions representing healthcare workers, teachers and local government workers increase revenues and reserves despite challenges faced by wider movement
Migrant health workers in Ireland living in fear of racist abuse, warns medic
The atmosphere of fear created by racially motivated abuse has led healthcare professionals to take steps to ensure their own safety
Letters home: ‘I could barely afford groceries in Ireland, never mind a mortgage’
Yasmin Rather in Melbourne: I’m learning so much. Nurses here have time to show me stuff, back home it was so busy
Maynooth University officially launches new school of nursing
Nursing school currently has 27 undergraduates, with number of students due to rise to 100 within four years
Health unions trigger review of HSE staffing, citing 6,000 vacancies
March deal on pay and conditions allows for early evaluation if unions believe changes not being implemented
Nurses serves notice of industrial action at Mayo University Hospital
Nurses union says emergency department staffing levels are unsafe
Budget 2026: Little for middle-income earners amid VAT cuts and public spending
‘No budget can do everything, nor should it attempt to’, says Paschal Donohoe
Career Siptu official John King set to become union’s general secretary
John King holds senior role on Ictu public services committee and was key figure in pay deals for sector
Indian health workers in Ireland: ‘Any nurse getting ready to come here will now be warned’
Amid increased awareness of racist attacks on Indian nationals, healthcare professionals say nurses and doctors from India are nervous to work in Ireland
Ireland’s grubby treatment of Covid-19 heroes will cause frontline workers to think twice next time
Nurses who contracted long Covid remain trapped in a post-pandemic freeze frame, battling extreme fatigue, brain fog, weakened immunity, headaches and pain
More than 11 nurses and midwives assaulted daily, union conference told
Nurses call for more security and CCTV amid rise in assaults and abuse
Newly-qualified nurses being ‘driven away’ from profession due to high housing costs
Nurses working in Cork and Dublin spending up to 77% of wages on rent
Almost quarter of nurses, midwives saw doctor over work stress, INMO survey finds
Staffing was a major concern in terms of staff and patient safety, according to survey of members
Section 39 workers accept pay proposal, paving way for end to years-long dispute
Increase worth 9.25 per cent over two years for carers employed by organisations providing services for HSE
Who got what in the deal between unions and HSE that averted Monday’s strike?
Analysis: Patients will be the real winners says HSE chief as threat to service disruption this week is lifted
Industrial action by more than 80,000 healthcare workers on Monday called off
Decision follows 22 hours of engagement at Workplace Relations Commission
HSE and unions to meet again on Saturday after WRC talks fail to produce agreement
Unless compromise can be reached, 80,000 healthcare workers will begin work-to-rule on Monday
Talks continue late at WRC between HSE and unions to avert nationwide work-to-rule by 80,000 staff
Dispute centres on 'inadequate' staffing levels in health service and a ceiling on total pay and workforce numbers
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