Wednesday 31 December 2025 Decision to end Long COVID scheme disappointing The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said the decision to end the Special Leave with Pay Scheme for Healthcare Workers with Long COVID means that workers on the scheme will now face a huge financial cliff-edge...
Tuesday 23 December 2025 INMO and SIPTU members to vote on Caredoc proposals A proposal has now been finalised between health unions and Caredoc, following recent strike action by INMO and SIPTU members.
Wednesday 17 December 2025 24-hour CareDoc strike going ahead on December 18th The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and SIPTU have confirmed that no meaningful engagement with the employer CareDoc has taken place to avert this dispute. Funding paid by HSE to CareDoc has not been paid to the employees in question.
Wednesday 3 December 2025 Ballot for industrial action commenced in University Hospital Galway The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has begun a ballot of its members in the Emergency Department of University Hospital Galway in response to what it describes as “untenable” workloads and unsafe conditions arising from staffing deficits.
Tuesday 2 December 2025 Another predictable bout of trolley overcrowding while flu surges The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation has said the HSE have failed to adequately plan for flu season. This comes as 616 patients are being treated on a trolley, chair or in another inappropriate bed space today.
Friday 28 November 2025 9,036 patients on trolleys in November 9,036 patients have been treated on a trolley, chair or in another inappropriate bed space in Irish hospitals in November according to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation.