The ICTU Public Services Committee has agreed that the planned work stoppages and regional rallies scheduled for Thursday, November 12th will not proceed.

Your INMO Executive Council has met twice since Monday and has endorsed the participation of INMO members in the escalation of the ICTU Public Service unions' pay dispute, taking the form of a public sector strike on Thursday, November 12th 2026.

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has called on the Health Service Executive and the Department of Health to fast-track recruitment of public health nurses. 

The INMO has stated this month was the worst October on record for hospital overcrowding, with 12,672 patients being treated in corridors, on chairs or in other inappropriate locations in acute hospitals.

The Organisation now wishes to fill the following post of Student/New Graduate Officer.  The post will be filled, under a fixed-term contract, for one year, which may be renewed for one further year. 

Industrial action has commenced in Naas General Hospital from today, 28^th October 2026, and will run indefinitely, in relation to significant staffing deficits in the hospital.