The ongoing A&E crisis is among the main issues up for discussion at the annual conference of the Irish Medical Organisation, which gets underway in Killarney today.

IT is now more than a year since the Tánaiste’s €70 million 10-point A&E plan came into operation, but there are huge divisions among hospital staff as to whether it is making any difference to A&E patients.

GARDAÍ have launched a murder investigation into the fatal shooting of a man in Sligo on Friday night.

The ongoing problem of overcrowding in accident and emergency departments is expected to dominate the annual conference of the Irish Nurses Organisation, which gets underway in Killarney, Co Kerry, today.

HEALTH managers are threatening to withhold pay increases due to nurses next month for failure to co-operate with the introduction of a new tier of health worker.

Nurses are due to continue their campaign of protests today to highlight the ongoing problem of A&E overcrowding and the Government's failure to address the situation.

Nurses are due to continue their campaign of demonstrations today in protest at ongoing A&E overcrowding and the Government's failure to tackle the problem.

LESS than one third of adults have faith in Mary Harney sorting out the hospital accident and emergency crisis.

Members of the Irish Nurses Organisation are to stage a two-hour work stoppage in accident and emergency departments throughout Ireland tomorrow in protest at patient overcrowding and staff working conditions.