Monday 14 September 2026 HSE must offer jobs to early career nurses and midwives in West The INMO has called on the Health Service Executive to offer to graduate nurses and midwives permanent jobs in the HSE West and North-West Region.
Monday 14 September 2026 628 patients on trolleys Management in hospitals where overcrowding is particularly worrying must now make it their focus to de-escalate the number of patients being admitted on trolleys. The aim must be to reduce the number of patients being treated on trolleys across the hospital
Wednesday 9 September 2026 Nurses and midwives vote for cost-of-living industrial action Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have voted in favour of industrial action, following a six-week in-person ballot regarding the need for Government to meaningfully provide for acceptable pay increases in any further public sector pay agreement
Tuesday 1 September 2026 Health service will not be equipped to deal with winter unless staffing prioritised The INMO has reported that over 9,945 patients were admitted to hospital without a bed this August, making this the worst August on record for hospital overcrowding.
Thursday 20 August 2026 INMO raises staffing and safety concerns in Cork hospitals The INMO has stated the situation in Cork University Hospital and Cork University Maternity Hospital is highly dangerous, noting significant frontline nursing and midwifery vacancies in the hospitals that are not being filled.
Tuesday 4 August 2026 617 patients on trolleys following bank holiday weekend - INMO The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has urged the Health Service Executive to get a handle on a ‘summer trolley crisis’. This comes as over 617 patients are without a bed in Irish hospitals this morning.