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
Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation
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
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