Press releases

The INMO has stated that 11,130 patients have been treated without a hospital bed in March 2026, making it the second highest March on record in terms of hospital overcrowding. 

The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has objected to the lack of required engagement with the HSE regarding staffing increases necessary before transfer of services in Killarney Community Hospital to a new building.

The INMO is calling for government to consider the impact on healthcare workers in its response to fuel price surges in the coming weeks.

Responding to the launch of the Artificial Intelligence for Care Strategy, the ICTU Group of Healthcare Unions has stated that any integration of Artificial Intelligence into the public health service must be done in consultation with the human backbone of the health service - its workers. 

The INMO has stated that 11,595 patients were treated without a hospital bed in February 2026, making it the worst February on record for hospital overcrowding. 

Ahead of an Oireachtas Health Committee hearing reviewing the National Maternity Strategy 2016-2026, the INMO has called for safe midwife staffing that incudes the full roll out of BirthRate Plus to be implemented.