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# nurses - Thursday 11 July, 2019
Psychiatric nurses begin overtime ban as Dáil hears they've been propping up services by working extra hours
As of 7am this morning, psychiatric nurses have not been carrying out work beyond their contracted hours.
# nurses - Friday 28 June, 2019
Nearly 300 health workers have been assaulted in Irish hospitals so far this year
Of the 279 assaults, 249 were on nurses and midwives.
# nurses - Thursday 2 May, 2019
Nurses and midwives vote to accept deal to end industrial dispute
Members of the INMO voted 62% in favour of accepting the proposals.
# nurses - Wednesday 3 April, 2019
'No longer anything to fear': INMO calls on members to accept proposals to resolve pay strike
It follows a Labour Court recommendation in the INMO’s favour.
# nurses - Tuesday 26 March, 2019
These Mater Hospital nurses are raising money to help make patient stays feel more 'like home'
The nurses are raising money for items such as exercise bikes and other forms of holistic care.
# nurses - Monday 11 March, 2019
Talks between INMO and government to return to Labour Court as union rejects new nurses' deal
The negotiations come after nurses went on general strike for a number of days last month.
# nurses - Tuesday 12 February, 2019
'Think of us as you tuck into your turkey': Letters reveal nurses' fury at Varadkar over annual leave comments
Strikes planned for this week were suspended after Labour Court intervention yesterday evening.
# nurses - Monday 11 February, 2019
Strike days by nurses have been suspended after Labour Court intervention
This evening’s Labour Court recommendation includes a number of proposals.
The Labour Court is intervening in the nurses' strike
A formal hearing will take place at 3.30pm.
# nurses - Sunday 10 February, 2019
Nurses 'strongly condemn' protest outside Simon Harris' home
The anti-government protesters left the scene peacefully after gardaí arrived.
# nurses - Saturday 9 February, 2019
'This campaign has to succeed, it is our time': Tens of thousands march in support of nurses and midwives
About 37,000 INMO members are engaging in strike action over pay and staffing levels.
Nurses, midwives and their supporters to march across Dublin today
The strike is set to enter its third week as supporters gather at the Garden of Remembrance this afternoon.
# nurses - Friday 8 February, 2019
Talks over nurses' strike end at Labour Court
Talks broke up this evening with no commitments for the nurses to call off the action.
# nurses - Thursday 7 February, 2019
Nurses on strike: 'You can't go home after your shift and feel you've done a good job'
We spoke to nurses on the picket line at the Coombe maternity hospital.
Day three of nurses' strike: INMO denies that pay increases would lead to public sector 'free-for-all'
Three more strikes are due to take place next Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday.
# nurses - Wednesday 6 February, 2019
'We're absolutely wrecked, we're afraid we'll make a mistake': Psychiatric nurses will have to work through night again
Nurses have been working for 27 hours straight and counting.
Nurses are set to strike for a third day tomorrow - These are the services that will be affected
This comes after nearly 40,000 INMO nurses and midwives took part in industrial action on Tuesday.
# nurses - Tuesday 5 February, 2019
Taoiseach admits it was 'discourteous' to offer engagement with nurses' unions by press release
Micheál Martin said the Taoiseach cannot solve industrial relations disputes ‘with such cynical PR manoeuvres’.
'We're just run off our feet': Nearly 40,000 nurses and midwives begin second day of strike action
Meanwhile, the HSE has said that 50,000 patients will be affected this week.
'A major national emergency': Government called to resolve nurses' strike as 50,000 patients affected this week
Nurses across the country will be out on the picket lines outside hospitals and clinics today for the second day of strike action.
# nurses - Monday 4 February, 2019
INMO calls ministers' invite to talk about issues other than pay 'massively disrespectful' and 'cynical'
INMO and PNA members will take part in further industrial action this week.
# nurses - Saturday 2 February, 2019
Nurses announce 2 further strike dates in addition to 5 already planned
The INMO made the decision after a meeting of its executive council today.
By all means stand with the nurses when they strike, but don't stand by when others do the same
Rightly or wrongly, valuable jobs do not automatically mean good pay or conditions.
# nurses - Friday 1 February, 2019
Nurses to meet tomorrow to discuss adding further strike dates
Nurses and midwives held their first 24 hours of a full strike on Wednesday this week.
# nurses - Thursday 31 January, 2019
Psychiatric nurses begin overtime ban as INMO ends first 24-hour strike this morning
The strike action is over recruitment and retention of nurses within the sector
# nurses - Wednesday 30 January, 2019
'The relationship between nurses and the HSE is like a bad marriage': Nurses on strike all over country
The dispute centres on pay, conditions and staffing levels.
Factcheck: Are Irish nurses among the highest paid in the world?
Nurses and midwives across the country will be on strike from 8am this morning.
# nurses - Tuesday 29 January, 2019
'In one day I might care for a very ill woman and help resuscitate a baby - and there's no respect'
Midwives didn’t pick the job for the money, but they want their skills to get the same recognition as other healthcare professionals, Maeve Gaynor writes.
# nurses - Sunday 27 January, 2019
Poll: Do you support the nurses' strike?
The strike is due to go ahead on Wednesday.
Nurses' strike: HSE releases info on which health services will and will not operate on the day
The action will begin at 8am on Wednesday and finish at 8am on Thursday.
# nurses - Friday 25 January, 2019
'The largest strike in the health service’s history looms': Talks to avoid nurses strike have collapsed
This would be the second time in the INMO’s hundred-year history that nurses or midwives go on strike.
# nurses - Thursday 17 January, 2019
Donohoe thanks nurses for 'immense contribution' but says paying them more could lead to others seeking rises
Nurses are set to go on strike this month and next in a dispute over pay and conditions.
# nurses - Saturday 12 January, 2019
Poll: Do you support nurses and midwives going on strike?
They often have to work in very difficult circumstances.
Nurses and midwives are striking this month. Here's how much they get paid
The 24-hour strike on 30 January was announced earlier this week.
# nurses - Thursday 10 January, 2019
Psychiatric nurses to strike in February over 'recruitment and retention crisis'
They join members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation who are also due to go on strike.
# nurses - Wednesday 9 January, 2019
'Now I can see that there will be nobody nursing me unless we start paying a salary for the job we do'
The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have announced a 24-hour strike for 30 January.
# nurses - Tuesday 8 January, 2019
Nurses and midwives are to go on strike for 24 hours on Wednesday 30 January
Further strike days will follow in February if the dispute goes unresolved, the INMO says.
'We've been brought to this': Nurses and midwives to announce strike action dates
“The last thing the health service needs is a strike,” Health Minister Simon Harris said yesterday.
# nurses - Tuesday 25 December, 2018
'No one would choose to work on Christmas Day, but we're all in it together'
Doctors, nurses, midwives and others will be working across the country today and throughout the week.
# nurses - Wednesday 19 December, 2018
Poll: Do you support nurses and midwives in their vote for all-out strike action?
The INMO is set to announce dates for the 24-hour stoppages in the new year.
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Poll: Should self-driving cars be legally allowed on Irish roads?
SELF-DRIVING CARS could be coming to Irish roads.
The government is set to consider a proposal today to allow self-driving cars to be tested on public roads.
RTÉ News reports that the legislation will aim to change the law so that self-driving cars can legally be tested in Ireland on public roads.
There have been concerns about any potential use of self-driving cars. While it could be years before self-driving cars are a common sight in the country, legal experts have been discussing issues around criminal liability in relation to autonomous vehicles.
But what do you think? Should self-driving cars be legally allowed on Irish roads?
Poll Results:
No (4724)
Yes (4624)
I don't know (468)
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