# INMO

Strike days by nurses have been suspended after Labour Court intervention

This evening’s Labour Court recommendation includes a number of proposals.

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Feb 11th 2019, 7:39 PM

The Labour Court is intervening in the nurses' strike

A formal hearing will take place at 3.30pm.

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Feb 11th 2019, 5:00 PM

Nurses 'strongly condemn' protest outside Simon Harris' home

The anti-government protesters left the scene peacefully after gardaí arrived.

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Feb 10th 2019, 6:49 PM

'This campaign has to succeed, it is our time': Tens of thousands march in support of nurses and midwives

About 37,000 INMO members are engaging in strike action over pay and staffing levels.

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Feb 9th 2019, 5:24 PM

Nurses, midwives and their supporters to march across Dublin today

The strike is set to enter its third week as supporters gather at the Garden of Remembrance this afternoon.

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Feb 9th 2019, 6:01 AM

Talks over nurses' strike end at Labour Court

Talks broke up this evening with no commitments for the nurses to call off the action.

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Feb 8th 2019, 10:16 PM

# outside the coombe

Nurses on strike: 'You can't go home after your shift and feel you've done a good job'

We spoke to nurses on the picket line at the Coombe maternity hospital.

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Feb 7th 2019, 1:43 PM

# industrial unrest

Day three of nurses' strike: INMO denies that pay increases would lead to public sector 'free-for-all'

Three more strikes are due to take place next Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.

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Feb 7th 2019, 10:23 AM

# Day Three

Nurses are set to strike for a third day tomorrow - These are the services that will be affected

This comes after nearly 40,000 INMO nurses and midwives took part in industrial action on Tuesday.

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Feb 6th 2019, 7:47 PM

Nurses announce 2 further strike dates in addition to 5 already planned

The INMO made the decision after a meeting of its executive council today.

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Feb 2nd 2019, 5:11 PM

Voices

By all means stand with the nurses when they strike, but don't stand by when others do the same

Rightly or wrongly, valuable jobs do not automatically mean good pay or conditions.

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Feb 2nd 2019, 8:00 AM

Nurses to meet tomorrow to discuss adding further strike dates

Nurses and midwives held their first 24 hours of a full strike on Wednesday this week.

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Feb 1st 2019, 12:10 PM

# Picket Lines

'The relationship between nurses and the HSE is like a bad marriage': Nurses on strike all over country

The dispute centres on pay, conditions and staffing levels.

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Jan 30th 2019, 2:00 PM

# Solidarity

'Everybody should be following the example set by nurses': Here's how to help nurses on the picket today

All the ways you can support nurses, from a simple beep of your horn to bringing them lunch.

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Jan 30th 2019, 12:44 PM

Three-quarters of Irish people support nurses as 24-hour strike kicks off around the country

The nurses have gone on strike over what they call a recruitment and retention issue in the healthcare sector.

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Jan 30th 2019, 6:15 AM

# factcheck

Factcheck: Are Irish nurses among the highest paid in the world?

Nurses and midwives across the country will be on strike from 8am this morning.

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Jan 30th 2019, 12:05 AM

Voices

'In one day I might care for a very ill woman and help resuscitate a baby - and there's no respect'

Midwives didn’t pick the job for the money, but they want their skills to get the same recognition as other healthcare professionals, Maeve Gaynor writes.

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Jan 29th 2019, 9:30 PM

# nurses strike

'You ought to intervene directly': Opposition calls on Varadkar to step in to avert nurses strike

The 24-hour stoppage looks likely to go ahead after Labour Court talks ended without agreement last night.

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Jan 29th 2019, 2:00 PM

# Department of Health

'The largest strike in the health service’s history looms': Talks to avoid nurses strike have collapsed

This would be the second time in the INMO’s hundred-year history that nurses or midwives go on strike.

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Jan 25th 2019, 7:40 PM

Donohoe thanks nurses for 'immense contribution' but says paying them more could lead to others seeking rises

Nurses are set to go on strike this month and next in a dispute over pay and conditions.

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Jan 17th 2019, 8:08 AM

Nurses and midwives are striking this month. Here's how much they get paid

The 24-hour strike on 30 January was announced earlier this week.

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Jan 12th 2019, 6:30 AM

# nurses strike

'Now I can see that there will be nobody nursing me unless we start paying a salary for the job we do'

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have announced a 24-hour strike for 30 January.

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Jan 9th 2019, 12:05 AM

Nurses and midwives are to go on strike for 24 hours on Wednesday 30 January

Further strike days will follow in February if the dispute goes unresolved, the INMO says.

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Jan 8th 2019, 3:52 PM

'We've been brought to this': Nurses and midwives to announce strike action dates

“The last thing the health service needs is a strike,” Health Minister Simon Harris said yesterday.

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Jan 8th 2019, 6:01 AM

# Overcrowding

Worst year on record: Almost 110,000 patients went without hospital beds last year

The INMO says its a 9% increase on 2017 – itself a record high – and nearly double the number in 2006 when records began.

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Jan 2nd 2019, 2:35 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you support nurses and midwives in their vote for all-out strike action?

The INMO is set to announce dates for the 24-hour stoppages in the new year.

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Dec 19th 2018, 8:34 AM

95% of nurses and midwives vote in favour of all-out strike action

The INMO said today that 95% of of its members had voted in favour of strike action.

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Dec 18th 2018, 12:04 PM

Worst November on record for hospital overcrowding as 9,679 wait on trolleys

The INMO has attributed to problem to understaffing and low pay levels.

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Dec 2nd 2018, 9:28 AM

# Doctors

Hospital consultants threaten industrial action next year over unequal pay

Some consultants earn up to €55,000 a year less than some of their colleagues.

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Nov 26th 2018, 10:38 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'An enormous burden falls on the shoulders of our nurses in Ireland'

Our healthcare system in Ireland needs our nurses more than ever but measuring their performance has not been a priority, says former INMO General Secretary Liam Doran.

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Nov 16th 2018, 7:00 AM

# equal pay for equal work

Nurses and midwives to vote on all-out strike action

If the ballot is passed, they will start with a 24-hour work stoppage and escalate their action the following week.

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Nov 6th 2018, 3:15 PM

Agency nurses 'paid over €10,000 more a year than public staff'

The INMO said “the public sector simply isn’t offering the going rate for the job”.

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Oct 27th 2018, 2:56 PM

# Trolley Watch

'A national crisis': Almost 8,000 people forced to wait on hospital trolleys and chairs last month

Some 68 children were among those waiting without a bed, according to the INMO.

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Oct 1st 2018, 3:31 PM

# nursing vacancies

'Worst August on record' for hospital overcrowding with almost 8,000 on trolleys

The HSE has said it regrets any delays experienced by patients.

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Aug 31st 2018, 3:16 PM

# dire situation

There were a record 9,091 patients waiting on trolleys in Ireland's hospitals last month

The 9,091 figure represents a 12% jump from May 2017, and a massive 116% jump from the situation in 2006.

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Jun 5th 2018, 7:00 AM

# staff morale

'There's a relentless focus on us in the media': Why it's so hard to retain midwives

At a recent conference, representatives from the maternity sector spoke about how negative media coverage affects morale.

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May 6th 2018, 4:00 PM

# trollied

'Record-breaking month': Over 10,000 patients were on trolleys during March

Today there were 485 patients on trolleys with 338 in emergency departments and a further 147 on wards.

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Mar 29th 2018, 10:08 PM

# Trolley crisis

'It would not feel right': Simon Harris cancels St Patrick's Day trip away

Yesterday, the INMO said that there were 714 people on trolleys in hospitals across the country.

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Mar 13th 2018, 6:31 PM

'It's absolutely deplorable': Record-breaking 714 people on trolleys in Irish hospitals this morning

University Hospital Limerick saw the highest figures today, with 80 patients awaiting a bed.

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Mar 12th 2018, 2:09 PM