Emergency department nurses vote in favour of strike action in December

The INMO will serve formal strike notice on the HSE and health employers today

Nurses protesting against the crisis in the health service last month Pic: RollingNews.ie

Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) have voted in favour of a campaign of industrial action, involving strikes, from next month.

In a ballot of emergency department nurses, more than 92 per cent voted in favour of industrial action.

The union will serve formal strike notice on the HSE and all health employers today and action will begin on Tuesday, December 15 and will initially involve a number of emergency ...