Analysis: Demands could pose problems for Government and for unions in other sectors

Doctors, nurses and midwives accuse Government of ‘head in the sand’ approach on recruitment

Impact national secretary’s comments interpreted as response to nurses’ 12% claim

Nursing union head rebukes Kevin Kelleher for ‘patronising and insulting’ comment

Letter to Taoiseach signed by academics and artists urges Government to act ‘without delay’

INMO members had voted for industrial action in December but entered talks at WRC

Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation boss says he will retire at the end of this year

Industrial action by nurses deferred to allow for ballot on revised Government proposals

Inside Politics: Nurses’ union INMO announces industrial action to start on March 7th

INMO says no progress made during meeting at the Workplace Relations Commission

HSE says families leaving elderly in hospital to avoid impact of care fees on inheritance

INMO planning strike action over recruitment and retention of staff

Seven people have died from flu so far this winter, latest figures show

Competing interests and focus on immediacy makes long-term strategy difficult

Simon Harris responds to crisis as John Halligan calls for the HSE to be disbanded

INMO chief says the situation is a ‘disaster’ as the figure reaches a new record high

INMO says this is only the second time the count has ever breached 600

Nurses looking for financial incentives to encourage staff recruitment and retention

Simon Harris says strikes not the solution to dealing with health service staffing problems

Union has mandate for mixture of one-day strikes and continuous action, says Doran

The HSE is hiring again in Ireland, but mostly for short-term positions

Nurses, doctors and other professionals can find work in the US, Canada, Australia and elsewhere

Current timeframe for pay restoration for public service is ‘unacceptable,’ INMO says

Government facing further pressure on public service pay as nurses warn of strikes

INMO is seeking an acceleration of pay restoration and incentives for recruitment

In light of gardaí offer, commission on public pay must report before any new negotiations

Dáil committee told ability of consultants to treat patients ‘compromised’ by cutbacks

IMNO: Government ‘going to have to address hours issue for nurses and midwives as well’

Areas outside captial see 14 % increase in trolley numbers, according to nurses’ union

Healthcare bodies criticise Simon Harris’s five-point strategy to tackle in-patient lists

Only 90 recruited in push but Government to offer permanent jobs to graduates

Liam Doran said comments from Paschal Donohoe on Lansdowne Road ‘very disappointing’

Recent productivity gains unlikely to be rolled back, according to Coalition sources

INMO delegates vote to review continued co-operation with Lansdowne Road agreement

INMO criticises ‘minimalist’ provisions for health in new government agreement

Cost of deal set to be added to executive’s financial overrun which may hit €300m

Restrictive new hiring rules in the health service ‘could drive qualified nurses to UK’

General secretary Patricia King says high earners ‘taking advantage’ of business expansion

INMO says March one of worst months on record for overcrowding

Negotiations should take place if new recruits cannot be attracted to positions says Mulvey